Category: Music
Cape God Gets Gregory Crewdson’s Visuals Across on a Sonic Level
Allie X is one of those musicians you feel has been around for much longer than she really has thanks to a breadth of work [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…]
2.23.20 Le Grand Rex: “I’ve noticed French people don’t laugh a lot.”
The Polaroid bitch (a nickname best used to describe those who shell out thousands of dollars/euros for a picture Madonna takes of herself during the [Read More…]
Welcome to the Darkseid: Miss Anthropocene
While the opening track to Grimes’ first record in five years (and fifth in her line of discography), Miss Anthropocene, might lull one into a [Read More…]
The Slow Rush Finds Kevin Parker Asking A James Murphy Question: “Am I Losing My Edge?”
Five years is a fair amount of time to let slip by when you’re in the music industry. Yet that’s what the gap between Currents [Read More…]
Daughter of Del Rey: Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” Is the Most Non Bond-Like Theme Yet–And That’s A Good Thing
It was arguably in 1973, with Paul McCartney & Wings stepping up to perform “Live and Let Die” for the Bond film of the same [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…]
Birds of Prey: The Album: As Much of an Instant Classic as the Movie
With Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) as the bona fide anarchistic hero(ine) of 2020 (sorry Joker, your time has come and gone), Birds of Prey could [Read More…]
Miss Americana: Taylor Swift Still Clearly Wants to Be America’s Sweetheart With An “Edge”
It’s no secret that Taylor Swift has been “changing.” That she’s been “evolving” to a point where she’s finally comfortable enough to feel unmuzzled about [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…]
