Category: Music Videos
Was Fiona Apple Just Attempting to Self-Quarantine the Whole Time in “Criminal”?
In 1997, self-quarantining was essentially the norm for the suburban teenager. A role Fiona Apple plays to angst-ridden perfection (because, yes, people in their twenties [Read More…]
Grimes’ Latest Music Video “Gimmick” Is A Foretelling of the Entertainment Industry’s Future
As a longtime champion of the DIY and carving out what the “Grimes brand” meant to her–especially as she put all the work into it [Read More…]
The Resurgence of “Ghosttown”
While Madonna’s 2015 album, Rebel Heart, faltered on the charts at times thanks to the precedent established by a rocky start with the majority of [Read More…]
Dua Lipa Continues to Reiterate the Benefits of Staying at Home With “Break My Heart”
Although the non-sonorously named Dua Lipa couldn’t have known in 2019 that “Don’t Start Now,” the first single from her sophomore record, Future Nostalgia, would [Read More…]
CYN’s “Drinks” Is The Perfect Soundtrack for a Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The still somehow under the radar CYN (who recently made a cameo on another amazing soundtrack, Birds of Prey with the track, “Lonely Gun”) is [Read More…]
100% That (Booty Poppin’) B.I.T.C.H.
Unceasing in her ability to bring the noise, Megan Thee Stallion accompanied the release of her latest EP, Suga, with a fierce video for its [Read More…]
Taylor Swift: A Drag King That, Unlike Drag Queens, Doesn’t Exaggerate the Behavior or Aesthetic of a Gender
Move over Charlotte York, there’s a new drag king in town. Of course, with Taylor Swift being a predictable “statement maker” (something quite apparent in [Read More…]
“Delete Forever” Is An Opioid Lullaby, Wanting Only to Put the Crisis to Bed
Possessing a neo-folk aura, Grime’s fifth single (“We Appreciate Power” doesn’t count) from Miss_Anthropocene (leaving just five more left to hear on the record), “Delete [Read More…]
Unclear Why Britney Spears’ “Lucky” Isn’t the Official Opening Song to the Oscars
It’s been two decades since Britney Spears brought us the second single from Oops!… I Did It Again. That masterpiece being, of course, “Lucky,” a [Read More…]
La Roux Slightly De-Stigmatizes Golf As A White Man’s Game on “Automatic Driver”
As promotion ramps up for La Roux’s forthcoming third record, Supervision, so, too, has her release of singles (though she ought to be more parsimonious [Read More…]