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beyondtheencore.com | Matthew Hocter
Lady Gaga has never been content with mere evolution—she obliterates, rebuilds, and redefines. With Mayhem, her most conceptually cohesive and sonically dissonant work in years, she doesn't ask for attention—she reclaims it. This is not the Gaga of glitz and gloss, nor the stripped-back torchbearer of Joanne or Chromatica's synthetic catharsis. This is a Gaga who burns down the framework entirely. And in the ashes, she crafts an album that is intimate, apocalyptic, and utterly unafraid.
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2 weeks ago |
beyondtheencore.com | Matthew Hocter
There are artists whose music you admire. Then there are those who define eras, shift paradigms, and embed themselves into the fabric of your personal history. As a journalist, I’m not supposed to gush or fanboy. Objectivity is the golden rule. But this time—for me—Cyndi Lauper falls irrevocably into the latter.
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albumism.com | Matthew Hocter
[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 55th Anniversary to Linda Ronstadt’s second studio album Silk Purse, originally released April 13, 1970. In April 1970, Linda Ronstadt released Silk Purse, an album that didn’t just mark a sonic shift—it captured an artist in the act of becoming.
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albumism.com | Matthew Hocter
[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 45th Anniversary to Dolly Parton’s twenty-second studio album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, originally released April 14, 1980. Forty-five years ago, Dolly Parton released an album that—on the surface—seemed like a soft pivot, or even a placeholder. Titled Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, its cover featured the artist glowing in full crossover glamour, and its contents showcased songs penned entirely by others.
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albumism.com | Matthew Hocter
[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 20th Anniversary to Mariah Carey’s tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi, originally released April 12, 2005. When The Emancipation of Mimi arrived in April 2005, it didn’t just mark a commercial resurgence for Mariah Carey—it redrew the blueprint for what an artist's "comeback" could sound like.
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On the eve of Cyndi Lauper's upcoming farewell Adelaide show at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, here is a little flashback to her 2013 tour of Australia for the 30th Anniversary of her groundbreaking album, #ShesSoUnusual. https://t.co/DmuKaz5Byx #CyndiLauper #Adelaide