The Video for A. G. Cook’s “Residue” Is Brat, David Lynch Edition
Because there’s no argument at this point that Charli XCX is a bona fide cinephile (further confirmed by her unofficial “Queen of Sundance” title), the [Read More…]
Keshacore Permeates Slayyyter’s “DANCE…” Video
To those who would try to say that Kesha never had any influence, one need only look either to Reneé Rapp’s undying devotion or to [Read More…]
Mondo Ironico #11: Despite Her Disgust With Their Style, Cher Horowitz’s Generation Now Looks Positively Dapper (Or At Least More Audacious)
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture is (in this case, to the present state of [Read More…]
Harry Styles’ “Aperture” Video: David Bowie Meets Fatboy Slim Meets Dirty Dancing
In choosing Aube Perrie to direct the video for “Aperture,” Harry Styles clearly knew he wanted a tone that was both playful and satirical. After [Read More…]
This Above All to Thine Own Expression of Grief Be True: Hamnet Reminds That Mourning Takes Different Shapes
While it can be said that movies about William Shakespeare (whether his life or something less straightforward than that [e.g., Shakespeare in Love, which focuses [Read More…]
Mondo Ironico #10: Mariah Carey Singing “Feelin’ Myself Like I’m Norma Jeane”
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture is. Long ago now, in a pre-pandemic world called [Read More…]
On How It’s Gotten So Shitty That People Are Actually Romanticizing 2016
Because there is no rhyme or reason to anything anymore, the same goes for what trends might “reanimate” at any given moment. Except the “2016 [Read More…]
With the Video for “Bad Enough,” Madison Beer Suggests That the Only One Keeping You Trapped in a Relationship is…You (Which is Probably Why You Can’t Leave It)
As the fourth single from her candid and confessional album, Locket, “Bad Enough” might just be Madison Beer’s most emotional offering from the record. Accordingly, [Read More…]
Eternal Sunshine Redux: Madison Beer’s Locket
In the three years since Madison Beer released her last studio album, Silence Between Songs, it isn’t as if she’s left her listeners totally bereft [Read More…]
Move Over Phil Spector, Charli XCX’s Latest Song From Wuthering Heights, “Wall of Sound,” Conveys a Level of Yearning on Par with Groups Like The Ronettes
Knowing Charli XCX and her love/appreciation for music, it would be unlikely that she wasn’t aware of the Phil Spector connection to a title like [Read More…]
