023: Rhythm Nation (part 1)

A Black History Month special celebrating the contributions of pioneering Black musicians in shock rock, industrial rock, new wave, techno, electro, and more. Music by Screaming Jay Hawkins, Tackhead, Janet Jackson, Q Lazzarus, and interview with DJ Datura Prime (California).

SOURCES

Alcorn, Chauncey. (2021, March 9). The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds. CNN Business. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/media/grammys-diversity/index.html 

Art Fein. (2008, November 8). Screamin’ J Hawkins - interviewed on Poker Party [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w563zV6Y8so

BBC SNUB TV. (1990). Tackhead - Interview & “Dangerous Sex” live. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4HF1dysw7E

Blistein, J. (2022, August 18). Q Lazzarus, cult favorite behind ‘Goodbye Horses’ who disappeared for decades, dead at 61. Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/q-lazzarus-diane-luckey-goodbye-horses-dead-obituary-1234577321/ 

Boxil-Clark, C. (2020). In search of Harmony in Culture: An analysis of American rock music and the African American experience. https://doi.org/10.33015/dominican.edu/2020.hum.04 

Last.fm: Janet Jackson https://www.last.fm/music/Janet+Jackson 

Last.fm: Q Lazzarus https://www.last.fm/music/Q+Lazzarus 

Last.fm Screamin’ Jay Hawkins https://www.last.fm/music/Screamin%27+Jay+Hawkins 

Last.fm: Tackhead https://www.last.fm/music/Tackhead/ 

The Jacksons Music. (2019, November 11). MTV Entrevista a Janet Jackson (1989) | Rhythm Nation 1814. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-3wodheX_M