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MARK J. MARRACCINI

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MARK J. MARRACCINI’s Biography

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Mark J. Marraccini is an Executive Producer, TV/Film Editor and Writer who started out in music television / news writing and producing at VH1, MTV and Fuse. He is not the Mark Marraccini who writes about fish and wildlife in Kentucky.

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Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' Turns 40

Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' Turns 40

Madonna's breakthrough second studio album is an incredible timestamp of a period in her career when so much …

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Taylor Swift's '1989' Turns 10 | Album Anniversary

Taylor Swift's '1989' Turns 10 | Album Anniversary

Swift's rock-solid commitment to her artistry and confidence in maneuvering her sound into a new direction wi…

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The Loves of His Life: Albumism's Mark J. Marraccini Selects the 25 Albums He Can't Live Without

The Loves of His Life: Albumism's Mark J. Marraccini Selects the 25 Albums He Can't Live Without

Selecting our 25 favorite albums proved an agonizing exercise for the Albumism crew.

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Everything But The Girl's 'Amplified Heart' Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Everything But The Girl's 'Amplified Heart' Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Following upheaval of both the personal and professional variety, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt had a reason agai…

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Pet Shop Boys Reexamine the Human Condition on Evocative, Elegantly Crafted 'Nonetheless' | Album...

Pet Shop Boys Reexamine the Human Condition on Evocative, Elegantly Crafted 'Nonetheless' | Album...

The duo's fifteenth studio affair is a wise, wistful and sometimes witty collection of songs that often keeps…

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Everything But The Girl 'Fuse' | Album Review

Everything But The Girl 'Fuse' | Album Review

Skillfully constructed, carefully crafted, familiar and fresh all at the same time, 'Fuse' finds the duo more…

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Patty Griffin’s Debut Album ‘Living With Ghosts’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

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By MARK J. MARRACCINI
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[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 30th Anniversary to Patty Griffin’s debut album Living With Ghosts, originally released May 21, 1996. Instead of Living With Ghosts, singer-songwriter Patty Griffin could have easily named her 1996 full-length debut Nowhere To Hide. It’s a powerful album of ten songs, each featuring only Griffin supported by acoustic guitar—thus resembling the nakedness of copyright demos.
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Whitney Houston’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Whitney Houston’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

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By MARK J. MARRACCINI
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[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 40th Anniversary to Whitney Houston’s eponymous debut album Whitney Houston, originally released February 14, 1985.
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Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

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By MARK J. MARRACCINI
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[As an Amazon affiliate partner, Albumism earns commissions from qualifying purchases.] Happy 40th Anniversary to Madonna’s second studio album Like A Virgin, originally released November 12, 1984. When I agreed, almost a year ago, to write this article about Madonna’s Like A Virgin album for its fortieth anniversary, I got myself into a bit of trouble. Look, I’m a huge Madonna fan and always have been.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporting for VH1 News in New York City on Michael Jackson's collapse and hospitalization in 1995.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My long-form anniversary retrospectives on Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' and Britney Spears' 'Blackout' albums.