Category: Music
Forget Me Now: Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Enters the Canon of Pop Icon Divorce Albums
Thanks to Taylor Swift’s ever-increasing monopoly on the subject, if there’s anyone who flies increasingly under the radar for writing and singing about love/breakups apart [Read More…]
Joining An 00s-Related Trend in Declaring What Amounts to “That Wasn’t Me, That Was Patricia,” Jennifer Lopez Says “J. Lo” Was Just A Larger-Than-Life Character
Like Paris Hilton saying she was “playing a character” (specifically, that of a dumb blonde) during her early to mid-00s heyday, Jennifer Lopez is the [Read More…]
Selena Gomez’s “Love On” Can Act As Both Sequel or Prequel to “Single Soon”
As Selena Gomez continues to give listeners a sonic sample of what might constitute her next album, it’s plain to see she’s been in a [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo and the Myth of “Kennedy Class,” Or: The Kennedy Fallacy
In keeping with the tradition of elevating the Kennedys to the height of glamor in American politics (which should be telling of how “glamorous” American [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus Is In Her No-Frills Music Video Era With “Doctor (Work It Out)”
As is the case with Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus is undoubtedly sitting on a lot of previously unreleased content that’s actually widely available online [Read More…]
The “Toxic” Video for a New, Less Glamorous Era: Charli XCX’s “Von Dutch”
Although Charli XCX’s first album, True Romance, wasn’t released until 2013, she has always exuded the sonic and visual aura of being a daughter of [Read More…]
Sacramento Media Slept on Madonna Gracing the Town With Her Presence for the First Time in Concert
It should have been something momentous to the locals. But perhaps when Madonna said long ago of Chicago (in Truth or Dare), “We’re in a [Read More…]
Forget About Eyes Without A Face, It’s Time to Bow to the Girl With No Face (Not to be Confused With Madonna’s Character in Dick Tracy)
It’s been an entire presidential term since the last time Allie X released an album. The record in question, Cape God, came at an all [Read More…]
As Usual, It’s Overblown News When Madonna Falls, But Her Latest Tumble Is Yet Another Metaphor for How She Lives (to Tell)
While some pop stars are “allowed” to trip or fall (e.g., Taylor Swift on the top of her precious “Folklore cabin” during The Eras Tour) [Read More…]
Cringe Overload, Yet Somehow J. Lo’s Best Album: This Is Me…Now
Long before Taylor Swift became the so-called queen of dissecting romance and prattling on about fairytale love, there was Jennifer Lopez. A woman who has [Read More…]
