Annie Zaleski – Medium

Mar 21, 2021

My 33 1/3 Book on Duran Duran’s ‘Rio’: Coming May 6, 2021

I’m thrilled to announce that May 6, 2021, brings my debut book: a 33 1/3 book on Duran Duran’s Rio. Pre-order the book here. What’s the book about? From the Amazon listing: In the ’80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre…

Duran Duran

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Published in Human Parts

·Jul 27, 2018

On Dr. Martens and Disability

My cerebral palsy often turned footwear into a wedge issue — My love affair with Dr. Martens started while I was hunting for “cool” at a gigantic St. Louis mall. In an otherwise nondescript store, I spotted a pair of black Dr. Martens boots covered in flaky gold glitter. The sparkles weren’t baked into the material, but were instead glued all…

Fashion

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Published in Cycle

·Jul 27, 2016

When ‘Now That’s What I Call Music! ’ Ruled the World

On the anniversary of its #1 debut, the CD-compilation series leaves a legacy that’s heard in the way we listen to music today. — The ’90s and early 2000s were a golden age for pop music and the Top 40, in part because all bets were off as to what would be successful. Ska? Swing bands? Indie-rock? World music? Electronic? Power-pop? Hip-hop? Soul? Slipknot? No matter how irreverent — or mainstream — these genres…

Music

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