Category: Music Videos
Lana Del Rey’s “Candy Necklace” Video Deliberately Blurs the Line Between Fantasy and Reality With Its Meta Framework
When an artist reaches a certain point in their career, self-reference can’t be avoided. In Lana Del Rey’s case, that tends to become quite a [Read More…]
David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray’s “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” Pays More Homage to A Night at the Roxbury Than Haddaway
As the latest in an increasingly long line (no nightclub pun intended) of songs that have seen fit to extract 90s dance hits for a [Read More…]
Better Off With No “Alone” Video
As though the song itself weren’t disappointing enough, Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj teamed up again to bring listeners a visual for “Alone”—their poor adaptation [Read More…]
“Love Is A Battlefield” As Forerunner to “Papa Don’t Preach”
It’s slightly uncanny that, in the early pre-fame days of Madonna’s career, her first manager, Camille Barbone, was grooming her to look and sound more [Read More…]
Ciara’s “Da Girls”: An Update on “Independent Women Part I” (But Is That Really A Good Thing?)
In 2000, Destiny’s Child heralded the dawning of the new century by unveiling “Independent Women Part I.” On the heels of TLC’s “No Scrubs,” released [Read More…]
Against One’s Better Judgment, It’s Easy to Heed Romy Urging You to “Enjoy Your Life”
Although Romy Madley Croft, better known as the xx’s Romy or just Romy, still has yet to give us that solo album she teased back [Read More…]
Where There’s “Smoke”…There’s Fiery Hot Lava About to Burn You: Caroline Polachek Releases the Perfect Volcano Anthem
In case anyone was looking for a song to dance to when the next inevitable volcano eruption ensues, Caroline Polachek has you covered with “Smoke,” [Read More…]
Symphorophiliac Is the New Black: Tove Lo Takes J. G. Ballard’s Crash to A Different Level in “Borderline”
When last we left Tove Lo’s jilted robot lover in the Alaska-directed video for Dirt Femme’s second single, “No One Dies From Love,” Annie 3000 [Read More…]
The Obsession With Marking Time Through Pop Culture
In the past several years, it’s become more and more common to “celebrate” (or mourn) the passing of milestone anniversaries for films and albums. This [Read More…]
It’s Raining Heteronormativity: Miley Cyrus Gets Wet With “River” Video
One thing about Miley Cyrus is that she wants you to know she’s down for whatever and, accordingly, whoever. Among those who would like everyone [Read More…]
