Category Archives: Soul Seduction

Prince, Todd, RuPaul, & Me

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Robert Burke Warren

Prince and I did not get off, so to speak, on the good foot. While he would ultimately influence me – both personally and musically – as much as Bowie or the Beatles (my Trinity), his presence initially challenged the most important friendship of my life. Then, it cemented that friendship, and led to funk n’ roll adventures alongside a superstar-in-exile named RuPaul. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Memoir, Music, Popped Culture, Sex, Soul Seduction, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged dirty mind, Prince, robert burke warren, RuPaul | 9 Comments

Hasten Down the Wind: Adventures in Babysitting, 1977

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

What to do when you’re 12 and a mysterious, beautiful, troubled woman moves in next door with her four-year-old? You babysit, of course! RBW offers some more summertime musical memoir. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, Saturday Music, Sex, Soul Seduction, The Arts | Tagged 1977, adventures in babysitting, babysitting, bildungsroman, butyl nitrate, coming-of-age, Disco, joys of fantasy: a book for couples, linda ronstadt, your erroneous zones | Leave a comment

The 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

For once, internet-fostered shamelessness is a good thing, with “The Top 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love.” Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren boldly goes where we’ve all gone before – into the realm of uncool, guilty pleasures; rock, pop, soul, rap, and, of course, disco all get their dork due. You know you love it. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Cinema, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, Science, Sex, Soul Seduction, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged anchorman, bertha butt boogie, bettencourt, bridesmaids, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, don't stop believin', dork, dork-alicious, dorkgasm, dorkitude, dorky, edison lighthouse, extreme, gangnam style, gary cherrone, hanson, Jimmy Fallon, Journey, kelly keagy, love grows where my rosemary goes, mmmbop, mr. roboto, nuno, paul mccartney and wings, paul rudd, paul thomas anderson, psy, Queen, robert burke warren, shiny happy people, sister christian, starland vocal band, styx, supertramp, will ferrell, wilson phillips | 17 Comments

Soul Seduction : Eddie Bo

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Hank Cherry

They sang in churches, played on street corners, in gin joints. They did it for you and they did it for me. They did it because music ran in their veins. These are the forgotten stories of soul music’s swinging past Continue reading →