Josie Cotton is a classic example of an artist whose entire career is overshadowed by one song. This album's hit, the in-dubious-taste "Johnny Are You Queer?," was such a controversial song at the time of its 1982 release that the rest of this fine album was overlooked in the brouhaha. That's a shame, because Convertible Music is a classic of the whole California girly pop scene of the early '80s, on a level with the Go Go's' Beauty & the Beat, Bonnie Hayes' Good Clean Fun, and the ...   [ read more ]

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Josie Cotton suffers the curse of the one-hit wonder whose song wasn't that big a hit; "Johnny, Are You Queer?" might have been a smash on alternative radio if there had been such a thing in 1981, but outside of Los Angeles she was just another new wave novelty act whose act didn't play in the Midwest. Cotton is thankfully still making music 25 years later, and the results are intelligent, witty, and imaginative in ways her 15 minutes of sorta-fame would not lead you to expect. Built around ...   [ read more ]

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