Category: Music
Kylie Minogue Loses Some of Her “Magic” With Latest Song
While the first single for Disco, “Say Something,” was a hopeful glimpse (and apparently a source of inspiration to Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky” video) into [Read More…]
Cardi B’s Divorce From Offset Was Written Plainly On The Wall With “Be Careful”
What feels like long ago now, in a magical time called 2018, Cardi B put out another single from her debut album, Invasion of Privacy. [Read More…]
The Streets of Salvador Are a Runway in Anitta’s Video For “Me Gusta”
With the clout (no song allusion intended) of Cardi B’s recent “WAP” success, Anitta has picked the perfect moment to feature her on her latest [Read More…]
“Bedtime Story” and “Dark Ballet” Bone Fellini in “911”
While it is perhaps redundant (not reductive) at this juncture to point out that Lady Gaga has a tendency to “borrow” from Madonna–a fact that [Read More…]
Amy Winehouse: A Final Emblem of a Generation of Women Willing to Justify Cad-ish Male Behavior as True Love
It was the most overt and major stain on her. A scarlet F for Fool. And yet, it was the very thing that propelled her [Read More…]
SZA Brings Back 00s-Inspired Costuming and Choreography in “Hit Different”
From the orange cargo-inspired pants to the off-orange crop tops worn by SZA and her dancers (in a look reminiscent of Britney Spears in “Sometimes”–with [Read More…]
There Still Remains No More Uncomfortable Moment in Recent Cinema History Than When Liza Minnelli Materialized in Sex and the City 2 to Sing “Single Ladies”
For whatever reason, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” remains one of Beyoncé’s biggest hits despite the fact that it is one of her [Read More…]
We Must Always Remember Even the Gods Are Capable of Frailty, Or: Beyoncé’s Dalliance With Sisqó
We know, we know: Beyoncé is a goddess. Yet that doesn’t mean she doesn’t possess the frailty of an average human. For even goddesses have [Read More…]
Trinkets: Shoplifting’s The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
When Natalie Portman as “Alice” in Closer delivered her infamous line, “Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off,” [Read More…]
Disclosure Defibrillates 2020 With A Bit of Energy
While a seemingly generic album title, there can perhaps be no better name than Energy for Disclosure’s third record, and their first full-length one to [Read More…]