Category: Music
In Honor of Wonder Woman 1984, DC Heroines (and Villainesses) Cast As 80s Pop Stars
With the upcoming release of Wonder Woman 1984 at last firmly secured (or is it?) for Christmas Day, Gal Godot is back in the role [Read More…]
Like Playing With Matches: Summoning Millennials With Britney Spears & Backstreet Boys
Because releasing “bonus tracks” for Glory has become some kind of compulsion for Britney Spears (perhaps she needs her own tailored version of the DSM)–in [Read More…]
Ever Thine, Ever Mine… Evermore, Or: Taylor Swift Swears Multiple Times on A Record! (While Evoking Less Sinister Twin Peaks Imagery)
Just when her devoted public was vaguely getting over digesting the surprise release (as pioneered by Beyoncé) of her eighth record, folklore, Taylor Swift goes [Read More…]
The “Invisible Thread” Narrative (Along With Peter Pan) Ties Into Taylor Swift’s Mennonite Chic “Willow” Video
Picking up where she left off with the “cardigan” video back in July, Taylor Swift brings us a companion single (to go with a folklore’s [Read More…]
Mariah, Ariana and Jennifer: A Christmas Simulation
Mariah Carey, by now a well-known whore for Christmas and all the dividends that arrive in her bank account with it, has not gotten lazy [Read More…]
Even With 80s Flair, Black Eyed Peas and Shakira Remind That the 00s Remain the Only Relevant Decade
As the Black Eyed Peas occasionally materialize to prove that they’re still around and “thriving” (even without Fergie), it usually requires a “feature” from another [Read More…]
Madonna’s “You’ll See”: The Music Video That Lends A Touch of Glamor to Seasonal Depression
In time for a seasonal and mid-decade shift, “You’ll See” served as the first single from Madonna’s 1995 compilation of ballads, Something to Remember. Unleashed [Read More…]
The Bisection of Britney’s Personality As Likened to the Norman Bates Defense Mechanism
As everyone continues to cry #FreeBritney on her thirty-ninth birthday, wondering how much agency this woman approaching forty really has, it bears noting that Britney [Read More…]
J. Lo Points Out the Value of Declaring One’s Love “In the Morning”
As someone who has surely been exposed to her fair share of pre-fame (and probably post-fame, knowing that sordid little minx) nights wherein men declared [Read More…]
Look Out Mariah, Sabrina Claudio Has Her Own Xmas Flavor on Christmas Blues and Its Lead Single, “Warm December”
While Mariah Carey would like to believe she’ll hold the monopoly on Christmas forever (as Dean Martin also probably thought he would), it doesn’t mean [Read More…]
