Category: Music Videos
“Papa Don’t Preach” Speaks to the Complexity of the Father-Daughter Relationship
Quite possibly more than any other piece of pop culture, musically speaking, Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” speaks to just how intense and often contentious the [Read More…]
Selena Gomez’s “Bad Liar” Video Channels Lameness In Its Shock Value
Selena Gomez has probably “shocked” more expertly with other music videos of hers in the past, like the Alek Keshishian-directed “Hands to Myself” or even [Read More…]
2D’s Brain on Drugs Showcased in “Sleeping Powder” Video
2D may have been kidnapped into Gorillaz, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t liable to break out on his own musical stylings upon occasion–a new [Read More…]
Vintage Sci-Fi Meets Doo-Wop Video in “Lust for Life”
As the trailer for the Lust for Life album already indicated, Lana Del Rey’s continued obsession–or rather, muse–remains the 60s and Los Angeles. And now, [Read More…]
How the “Black Hole Sun” Video Shaped Many Suburban Escapees’ Drive to Leave
The genre that gave us Soundgarden was unique to the 90s. That mournful, yet almost sultry tone of Chris Cornell being the norm for other bands [Read More…]
Strip Away the Irony & Katy Perry’s “Bon Appétit” is The Perfect Ho Summer Anthem
Every summer has its anthem, and regardless of your opinions on Katy Perry (especially if you’re a Britney Spears fan), her latest single, “Bon Appétit” [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ Latest, “Malibu”: Hole It Is Not & May Secretly Be a Love Letter to That Collie She’s Running Around With in the Video
If anyone is going to lay claim to the title “Malibu” for a song, it’s still going to be Hole, who released the song from [Read More…]
Seeking A “Real High,” Nite Jewel Takes Us on an Ambient, Trippy Journey in Latest Video
Ramona Gonzalez a.k.a. Nite Jewel has been rather prolific of late, following up 2016’s Liquid Cool with her upcoming fourth album, Real High. The eponymous [Read More…]
Kendrick Lamar Appears to Be Taking Aim at Kanye West, Most of the Rap Industry in “Humble” Video
As Kendrick Lamar fever continues to escalate in the wake of the release of his first single, “The Heart Part 4,” from his first forthcoming [Read More…]
A Talking Pizza & A Commentary on Decay Amid Gentrification Among Some of the Standouts of the “Saturnz Barz” Video From Gorillaz
Picking up in a similar vein as where the video for “Hallelujah Money” featuring Benjamin Clementine left off, “Saturnz Barz” keeps the tone of Gorillaz’s [Read More…]