Lykke Li’s “Lucky Again” Gives a Tantalizing Preview of What’s to Come on The Afterparty
Just as Madonna, once upon a time (in the pre-Madame X era), never let four years go by without releasing a new album, that same [Read More…]
La Grazia: Paolo Sorrentino’s Wish for How Italian Politicians Would Act in Real Life
In something of a groove with his recent trifecta of film releases, starting with 2021’s The Hand of God, continuing with 2024’s Parthenope and, now, [Read More…]
Margaret Dances Again: Bleachers’ “You and Forever” Video
In what marks Margaret Qualley’s third role in a Bleachers’ video (following “Alma Mater” and “Tiny Moves”) for the band’s latest single, “You and Forever,” [Read More…]
“Cannibal” as Jennifer Check’s Theme Song
Among the many examples of a certain song being perfect for a certain scene of a movie—but not yet even being out in time to [Read More…]
Hilary Duff’s Comeback Success Has Nothing to Do With Luck (…Or Something) and Everything to Do With the Same Earnestness That Established Her Career to Begin With
The last time Hilary Duff released an album, it was just days before anyone knew that Donald Trump would make his intentions to run for [Read More…]
Louche in Louisiana: Lana Del Rey’s Visual Accompaniment for “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” Has Its Roots in “Video Games”
Being that Lana Del Rey is hardly a stranger to making “no frills” videos interspersed with “found footage,” her visual accompaniment for “White Feather Hawk [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey Is Cringe, Therefore Free on “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter”
Perhaps after so many years of being wrapped up in one’s own “persona” (something that Lana Del Rey has claimed to never have or need), [Read More…]
Divine (Desert) Intervention: ROSALÍA’s “Sauvignon Blanc” Video
Slightly “leveling up” on the music video front after some were disappointed by the “simplicity” (which is, in this case, really just a euphemism for [Read More…]
Marie Antoinette Lit the Path for Wuthering Heights (And Was Also Panned Upon Its Release)
Considering the obvious comparisons of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights to Sofia Coppola’s work, perhaps there’s a chance that, one day, Fennell’s take on [Read More…]
There’s Carnal Love and Then There’s Love That Leaves Carnage In Its Wake: Charli XCX’s “Always Everywhere” Video
Continuing to go “vag-deep” into the Wuthering Heights universe, Charli XCX has provided yet another visual accompaniment to one of her songs from the soundtrack [Read More…]
