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Tag Archives: Mark Kamins

Mark Kamins 1955-2013

25 Monday Feb 2013

Posted by marina72 in Madonna, Music

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Danceteria, DJ, EDM, Everybody, Madonna, Mark Kamins

Photo by Michael McKenzie, 1984

Photo by Michael McKenzie, 1984

Mark Kamins, the legendary club DJ – who produced Madonna’s first single, and helped her to win a record deal – has died aged 56. Continue reading →

Madonna – The First Album

15 Monday Sep 2008

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Borderline, Burning Up, Everybody, Holiday, John 'Jellybean' Benitez, Lucky Star, Madonna, Mark Kamins, Mary Lambert, Reggie Lucas, The First Album

This is the first in an ongoing series where I will be reviewing all of Madonna’s studio albums, in order of release. You can read my previous post on her latest, Hard Candy, here

In 1982, an unknown singer named Madonna Ciccone was signed to Sire Records, a New York-based subsidiary of Warner Brothers that was home to new-wave heroes, Talking Heads. Madonna was 24, a former dance student from Michigan who had touted her demo tape around underground clubs such as Danceteria and Paradise Garage.
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