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A Selection of Great Smiths and Morrissey Covers by Female Artists

By Tom Hawking on

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of The Smiths’ first single, the enduringly excellent “Hand in Glove.” The song failed to chart — but it was later covered, curiously enough, by British pop singer Sandie Shaw, whose version reached #27 in the UK charts and helped a great deal in introducing the general public to the band. The idea of female singers covering the Smiths and/or Morrissey is interesting, simply because their songs are so quintessentially male in their own effete way. And so, in a repeat of the thought exercise we carried out with Leonard Cohen a few weeks back, we’ve rounded up a selection of Smiths covers (with the occasional Morrissey song for good measure) by female artists — including one particularly amazing track by Tiffany, of all people. … Read More

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Pop Culture

10 Clean-Cut Teen Idols Who Really Weren't

By Alison Nastasi on

The original Gidget and late ’50s, early ’60s cutie pie starlet Sandra Dee would have turned 70 years old today. We doubt the actress would still be willing to brave a surfboard in her senior years, but the scenario is funny to imagine given Dee’s clean-cut, wholesome image that often pegged her as a total square. While her peers were slinking across the big screen, Dee was busy perfecting her lifelong role as the wide-eyed ingénue and singing innocent songs about falling in love.

However, the performer’s career proves appearances can be deceiving. The teen idol struggled with drug and alcohol problems, and an eating disorder her entire life — having started starving herself as an up-and-coming model early in her career.

We looked at other Hollywood, chart topping teen idols whose clean-cut images betrayed their messy and often tragic lives. Although many fans assume their favorite stars are practically invincible, these teen talents prove the shocking truth about humans: we’re all flawed. … Read More

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Music

Video of the Day: Watch Tiffany and Debbie Gibson Brawl

By Caroline Stanley on

This sneak peek at SyFy’s Mega Python vs. Gatoroid represents the internal struggle we felt back in the late ’80s when we couldn’t decide which song we loved same-sex couple-skating to more: “I Think We’re Alone Now” or “Only In My Dreams.” It’s funny, Tiffany always won back then, too… … Read More

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