Category: Music Videos
The Obsession With Marking Time Through Pop Culture
In the past several years, it’s become more and more common to “celebrate” (or mourn) the passing of milestone anniversaries for films and albums. This [Read More…]
It’s Raining Heteronormativity: Miley Cyrus Gets Wet With “River” Video
One thing about Miley Cyrus is that she wants you to know she’s down for whatever and, accordingly, whoever. Among those who would like everyone [Read More…]
Fire and Ice Combine For Something Nice: Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG”
Having only freshly released her fourth album, Mañana Será Bonito, Karol G’s “TQG” featuring Shakira already marks the fifth single from the record. Granted, Karol [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s “Lavender Haze” Video Induces Little More Than Malaise
If the domicile in “Lavender Haze” appears slightly familiar, perhaps it’s because of how similar it looks and feels to the one in “Anti-Hero.” And [Read More…]
Anne Geddes Meets American Beauty: Kali Uchis’ “I Wish You Roses” Video
After a nearly three-year Kali Uchis album drought, the singer is set to return with a new offering in March called Red Moon in Venus. [Read More…]
Shakira Just Knocked Every Post-Breakup Diss Track Into the Toilette
If anyone ever wanted proof that you don’t fuck with a Colombiana woman, Shakira is here to provide it in the form of a new [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Takes the Sologamy Message of “thank u, next” To A New Level
At the beginning of 2019, Ariana Grande was coming out of a whirlwind romance (complete with an engagement) to Pete Davidson. No one was all [Read More…]
SZA’s “Kill Bill” Video: A Sequel, of Sorts, to the Equally Tarantino-Influenced “Shirt”
By now, paying homage to Quentin Tarantino movies in music videos and songs has been done to death (no pun intended, or whatever). Among others, [Read More…]
On the Arrogance of “The Boy” and the Logistical Nightmare of Boning Two Different Women Who Live Next Door to Each Other
There are many moments in “The Boy Is Mine” video that require more than just “a little” suspension of disbelief. But chief among them is [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Take A Bow” Video As Harbinger of Technosexuality and Obsessing Over a Simulacrum of a Person
By the time Madonna’s Bedtime Stories album came out in 1994, the postmodern era was well into effect. Indeed, one might say Madonna single-handedly created [Read More…]