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by Jordan Mark
The final round of episodes is underway on Reflection Section! It’s time to discuss the final two episodes of This is Pop: “What Can a Song Do?” and “The Brill Building in 4 Songs.”
“What Can a Song Do?”… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
Welcome back to Reflection Section! We’re onto the next two episodes in the eight-part Netflix series, This is Pop, “Hail Britpop!” and “Festival Rising.”
“Hail Britpop!” explores the local 90s trend of British pride heavily fueled by Blur and their competitor Oasis.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
It is time for another Reflection Section! This post reflects on episodes from the This is Pop series on Netflix. The next two in line are “Stockholm Syndrome,” which focuses on Sweden’s impact on pop music, and “When Country Goes Pop,” which focuses on the country-pop hybrid that raised authenticity concerns within the country world.… Click here to continue reading!
by Kyle Welsh
We’ve all been there, scrolling through Netflix for hours looking for the perfect movie to watch. However, nothing seems to suit your style, and now you’ve spent more time watching the Netflix main screen than an actual movie.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
Welcome back to another Reflection Section. This post is devoted to the first two episodes of This is Pop, a series on Netflix chronicling different pinnacles of the pop music landscape.
I’d shamefully gotten myself Netflix back in December.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
Reflection Section is back for more explorations! Shifting over to a new series, I’ll be plunging into McCartney 3, 2, 1: a six-part episodic series on Hulu featuring Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin conversing about McCartney’s career as a member of The Beatles and as a solo artist.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
We’ve made it to final episode of the first batch of Behind the Music episodes on Reflection Section. The final episode featured Fat Joe, a rapper from the Bronx.
Unlike the other artists, Fat Joe hadn’t been featured previously on Behind the Music.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
Time to dive into another Reflection Section! This post reflects on the new, updated Behind the Music episodes of Bret Michaels and New Kids on the Block.
Poison frontman Bret Michaels has had determination that’s leveled him throughout life.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
In this Reflection Section, I’m going to look into the next two episodes of the new rendition of Behind The Music. These episodes showcased Busta Rhymes and Duran Duran, respectively. It just so happens that the next two artists to evaluate are a rapper and a rock band, but nonetheless, it’ll be a fun journey seeing these careers for what they are worth.… Click here to continue reading!
by Jordan Mark
For this Reflection Section, I’m looking back at the second and third episodes of the new Behind The Music series that showed LL Cool J and Huey Lewis and the News respectively.
While I knew a few things about LL Cool J before watching the episode, I never realized he’d been known as a carefree rapper that didn’t talk about the issues his fellow contemporaries did.… Click here to continue reading!