Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Die Antwoord’s Resuscitation of “Alien” Feels Right for the Times
Despite announcing their intended breakup for September 2017 and then putting a kibosh on the rumors, Die Antwoord has still managed to keep some focus [Read More…]
Pardon Me, While I Burst Into Flames: Trump’s Celebrity-Motivated Politics
But then, you already knew that, didn’t you? That the current U.S. president is driven by the favor and popularity of celebrities, no matter how [Read More…]
Topsy-Turvy Trainspotting Shit: Lily Allen Comes Down From A Relationship in “Lost My Mind” Video
On the eve of the release of Lily Allen’s fourth album, No Shame, the reluctant pop star has graced us with another single and video, [Read More…]
Selena Gomez Does Her Best Impersonation of A Jean-Luc Godard Movie (Meets Bonnie & Clyde Meets Badlands) in “Back to You” Video
While some would prefer to effortlessly liken Selena Gomez’s latest video for the single, “Back to You,” to something out of a Wes Anderson movie [Read More…]
Seek And “Ye” Shall Find…A Mental Illness Scapegoat
It’s already surrendering to the monster that Kanye West’s celebrity has become to grace His Highness (on ego) with an album assessment. And yet, here [Read More…]
Like the Rest of Us, J. Lo Ignores the Demise of Capitalism With “Dinero”
Before Jennifer Lopez rolled out the music video for “Dinero,” she unleashed the first live performance of it at the Billboard Music Awards, where, as [Read More…]
“Boschian Spectacle” Is Perhaps Too Kind a Phrase to Describe the Image of Donald Trump & Kim Kardashian Together
It’s taken a few days to digest a certain image that one thought surely must have been the manufactured creation of Syrian legend Saint Hoax. [Read More…]
The Arrested Development Cast Dynamic Feels Ickier In Season 5: Or Bad Men Are Bad Dads, Too
“There are some moments that are hard to take back. Moments that create too great a shift in dynamics. An earthquake in a family that [Read More…]
The Ongoing Battle Between Kesha & Dr. Luke Casts A Spotlight on the Music Industry’s Inability to Absorb #MeToo
Timed to coincide perfectly with Lily Allen’s recent comments about the #MeToo movement in her interview with The New Statesman, it would appear that the [Read More…]
Gorillaz Further Prove That Non-Human Bands Have More Stamina, Announce New Album & Tour
Though their last album, Humanz, released only last year, might suggest that there was something at least mildly human about Gorillaz (mainly Damon Albarn), the [Read More…]
