Category: Music
Nicki Minaj Reminds She Was Doing Megan Thee Stallion’s Act First on “Super Freaky Girl”
As proof that she “fears no bitch” taking over her reign (least of all Cardi B), Nicki Minaj opted to release her first solo single [Read More…]
Read All About What A Broke Loser You Are in Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine
Although it’s been almost a full two years since Megan Thee Stallion released her debut album, Good News, she hasn’t, by any means, stayed out [Read More…]
Charli XCX Makes the Case for Mattress Shopping in “Hot In It”
Because Charli XCX is a “90s girl” at heart (hear: “1999”), it’s to be expected that she would come up with a concept as “retro” [Read More…]
Pancake Dropper Not Panty Dropper: Why “Tik Tok” Remains an Attack on the Normies and a Carefree Glimpse Into the Last of the 00s
It was August of 2009. Obama had freshly taken up the presidency after an eight-year Republican reign and social media apps like Instagram and, ironically, [Read More…]
Olivia Newton-John As Blueprint for the Late Twentieth Pop Star
With her tan complexion, blue eyes and sandy blonde hair, Olivia Newton-John personified the “all-American girl” despite being an English lass of Jewish descent who [Read More…]
Pillaging Loot That’s Already Been Plundered: On Beyoncé Doing Madonna
“The loot we pillaged had been plundered.” It’s one of the most indelible lines from Jeremy Atherton Lin’s Gay Bar. An aphorism that speaks to [Read More…]
Madonna Reinforces an Increasingly Anachronistic Message on an Updated “Material Gworl”
Madonna has been quite busy repackaging her music this week. In addition to proving that Beyoncé is just as much of an opportunist (frequently posing [Read More…]
Who’s Afraid of Beyoncé Knowles? Everyone (And Diane Warren)
Diane Warren’s songwriting is what the modern, jaded type might refer to as “schlock.” Maudlin, antiquated shite about yearning and pining that doesn’t actually exist. [Read More…]
Monica Lewinsky Is Right to Shoot Her Shot at Asking Beyoncé for a Re-Record of “Partition”
Not long ago in some ways, 2013 was still a cultural moment when a person like Monica Lewinsky could continue to be mocked despite a [Read More…]
A Walking Dildo in the Desert: Tove Lo’s “2 Die 4”
Unlike the overly sample-happy Beyoncé (who recently made that predilection more blatant than ever on Renaissance), Tove Lo has never actually taken the plunge on [Read More…]
