Category: Music
The Video for “Runway” Offers “Glamorized Backrooms” a.k.a. Corporate Gay Settings to Go With Its Corporate Gay Sound
Like the shit-tastic, highly sanitized Michael, Lady Gaga and Doechii’s “Runway” video is bound to be a “crowd pleaser.” Which is to say, of course, [Read More…]
Witchy Woman in a Wedding Gown: ROSALÍA’s “Focu ‘Ranni” Video
Continuing to build on her arsenal of visuals from Lux, ROSALÍA tapped Petra Collins to help bring to life “Focu ‘Ranni,” her fourth single and [Read More…]
“Sanitized” Doesn’t Even Begin to Convey the Nature of Michael—But Maybe “Vomit-Inducing Puff Piece That Erases the Facts” Does
While critics have panned Michael (with one particularly poetic headline from BBC reading, “A bland and barely competent daytime TV movie”), it of course hasn’t [Read More…]
Madonna Is Proof That It Should Be More Impressive to “Achieve Things” (Especially of the Physical Variety) When You’re Old(er) Than It Is When You’re Young
A few years back, a random burst of appreciation for Madonna took hold of TikTok (before the “Thief of Hearts” phenomenon, that is). This after [Read More…]
Madonna Might Not Be As Free as She Thinks on “I Feel So Free”—But the Sense of Freedom She Instills Within Others Continues to Work
After an unprecedented seven years of a Madonna album cycle drought, the dam broke on April 15th, with the announcement that Confessions II would be [Read More…]
With Her Full-Circle Confessions Moment, Madonna Steals the Show at Sabrina Carpenter’s Weekend 2 Coachella Performance
There’s no shortage of people who have argued that Madonna’s appearance at the 2006 edition of Coachella is what truly “killed” the festival. Or rather, [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo Does Marie Antoinette Cosplay With “Drop Dead” Video
While, upon first glance, a title like “Drop Dead” might make one believe that the song is in the style of Olivia Rodrigo’s angstier Sour [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey Finally Gets Her James Bond Moment
For years, people wondered why Lana Del Rey was never invited into the “James Bond universe.” As it turned out, however, Del Rey had tried [Read More…]
Lady Gaga’s “Corporate Gay” Single, “Runway”
When The Devil Wears Prada came out in 2006, Lady Gaga was still slumming it at shows on the Lower East Side. Which is, incidentally, [Read More…]
Laufey Goes 60s Chic in the “Madwoman” Video For a Decidedly Slim Aarons-Meets-The Twilight Zone Experience
As Laufey continues to remind why A Matter of Time won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, she’s also reminding that there’s now [Read More…]
