Category: Music
A Pied Piper By Any Other Name…Than Michael Jackson
Though it may be hazy for some people to remember now, the furor surrounding Michael Jackson and his “purported” pedophilia when Jordan Chandler’s father, Evan, [Read More…]
The Death of the 90s in the Span of a Week: Keith Flint, Luke Perry & the Release of Leaving Neverland
Despite the steady and constant stream of 90s nostalgia that has kept Urban Outfitters afloat for the past decade, the actual death of all the [Read More…]
“Smack My Bitch Up” Video Remains One of the Most Provocative In Terms of Challenging Our Views on Gender
With the distorted perspective that Jonas Åkerlund would end up unwittingly commercializing in the video for Madonna’s “Ray of Light” in 1998, he implemented on [Read More…]
MARINA Likens the Incongruities of Love to Celebrity on “Superstar”
Not to be confused with Madonna’s own “Superstar” (which featured backing vocals from Lourdes Leon) from 2012’s underrated breakup record MDNA, MARINA has given us [Read More…]
Blame It On Daddy: Clean Bandit feat. Ellie Goulding’s “Mama” Video
Though it is an oversimplification that parents are perhaps ultimately the root of all evil when it comes to the children they hath wrought (here’s [Read More…]
Madonna Takes on the Character of Her Truth or Dare Persona for 1990 Iteration of Maternalness
Sucking on her candy of choice in those days–a Mike and Ike–she says, “I think I have unconsciously chosen people that are emotionally crippled in [Read More…]
Don’t Forget About Lorde: Before thank u, next Melodrama Was The Post-Breakup Go-To
With Ariana Grande’s cathartic (not just for her either), recently released and record-shattering thank u, next, it’s easy to forget that it was just two [Read More…]
“Finesse” Redux: Cardi B & Bruno Mars Can’t Get Together Without Serving Faux 90s R&B Vibes
Because most people are incapable of discerning that which is synthetic from that which is real, it’s only natural that Cardi B and Bruno Mars [Read More…]
“Unloveable” As Evergreen Valentine’s Day Anthem
Regardless of whether or not one manages to find themselves “attached” at the time of the Feast of Saint Valentine (or whether one finds The [Read More…]
Almost More Pointed Than thank u, next Album: Pet Shop Boys’ Agenda EP
If you thought that Pet Shop Boys were the type of blokes who could be silenced with old age, you would seem to be forgetting [Read More…]
