Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
The Missed Opportunity to Take the Low Road in That “Thank U, Next” Version of the Burn Book
While most praised the very straightforward re-creation of four seminal 00s movies for Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” video, it has to be said that [Read More…]
If Selling Vacuity Is Wrong, Celeste Doesn’t Want to Be Right–And Neither Does the 21st Century: Vox Lux
Just before her career is about to skyrocket her into the realm of irrevocable fame that perhaps only a few pop stars with the rare [Read More…]
“I Should’ve Followed Your Example and Never Married”: Mary, Queen of Scots Gives One of Europe’s Most Complex Monarchs An Overdue Feminist Twist
While one would think that, based upon the previews, Mary, Queen of Scots was destined to be a more historically accurate foil to The Favourite [Read More…]
What Is Love? Clean Bandit Tries Their Best to Answer
With the swelling opener to What Is Love?, “Symphony,” Clean Bandit seems to say, “Don’t worry, we’ve returned.” For yes, it’s somehow been four years since [Read More…]
Buzzcocks’ “Ever Fallen In Love (With Some You Shouldn’t’ve)” Speaks to Everyone’s Innate Attraction to Tainted Love
As one of many key Manchester bands to form in the late 1970s, Buzzcocks’ sound was one of distinction, melding the frenetic aggravation of punk [Read More…]
Clean Bandit’s “Rockabye” As Lyrically Tamer, More Visually Graphic “What Would You Do?” By City High
Despite the fact that we’re “in the future” there’s quite a bit that somehow seems much tamer than it used to “back in the day” [Read More…]
It Takes Taste to Enter The Avant-Garden
Just a year after releasing her debut, Intro To, the Moroccan-born, Queens-raised Dounia brings us The Avant-Garden, a similarly chilled out, ideal for getting high [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey Goes Country–a.k.a. Maintains Her Normal Sound–For Two New Songs Performed at The Ally Coalition Talent Show
Dolly Parton has nothing to worry about in the wake of Lana Del Rey’s performance of two more new tracks written with Jack Antonoff, performed [Read More…]
The Blonde/Brunette Divide As Manifested by Jessica Simpson & Natalie Portman
While Jessica Simpson hasn’t been that adroit at “grabbing headlines” since the height of her early 00s popularity when Nick and Jessica: Newlyweds served as [Read More…]
Roz Chast’s Retrospective at SVA Chelsea Gallery Reminds Us That You Don’t Have to Feel Ashamed About Liking New York
In an era of New York in which it has become increasingly difficult to find anyone left who truly loves, truly appreciates not just what [Read More…]
