Putting A Moratorium on “Barracuda” to Connote Female Empowerment
In the same way it appears to be a requirement to use New Order’s “Blue Monday” to indicate it’s the 80s (most recently manifest in [Read More…]
High Road is Animal 2.0
A deliberate contrast to 2017’s catharsis-intended Rainbow, Kesha’s latest, High Road, comes practically on the heels of the ten-year anniversary of Animal’s release. The very [Read More…]
Latina Girl Power: Shakira & J. Lo Deliver a Tongue-in-Cheek Message at One of The U.S.’ Most “American” Institutions
Apart from apple pie and shittily made cars, America a.k.a. the United States is most clichely known for its zeal for football. Because a boy [Read More…]
“Tonight,” Kesha Isn’t Taking No For An Answer On Whether or Not You Want to Go Out
Commencing with the gospel tinge that “Raising Hell” also showcases, a slow intro to “Tonight” briefly dupes her listeners into believing it’s going to be [Read More…]
La Roux Slightly De-Stigmatizes Golf As A White Man’s Game on “Automatic Driver”
As promotion ramps up for La Roux’s forthcoming third record, Supervision, so, too, has her release of singles (though she ought to be more parsimonious [Read More…]
Wigs and Body Doubles: The Snag in Calling Tyler, The “Creator” Innovative After Ripping Off Sia and Eminem’s Shtick
Tyler, the Creator was one of the many musicians to contribute a performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26th, the day of [Read More…]
Pet Shop Boys Still Know Where the Hotspot(s) Are
Like their fellow 80s contemporary and occasional collaborator Madonna, the Pet Shop Boys have seen fit to bring us their fourteenth studio album, Hotspot, in [Read More…]
Reaction Shot: The Despairing Expression of Lana Del Rey at the Grammys Is A Reflection of All Those Who Lost to Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish may be the new resident princess of doom and gloom in the pop realm, but she had too much to smile about (or [Read More…]
Jessica Simpson’s Tell-All Is the One Britney Spears Should Be Giving Us
Perhaps only the hardened millennial girl willing to admit her age to herself will concede to acknowledging that Jessica Simpson was a pretty big fucking [Read More…]
No “Gentlemen” in England…Nor in the Tacit Generational Power Struggle: Guy Ritchie’s Latest Is A Biting Statement on Young Vs. Old
After the overt “for the paycheck” movie that was the live action remake of Aladdin last year, Guy Ritchie has seen fit to re-prove his [Read More…]