Category: Music
Did You Know That Lana Del Rey Wouldn’t Give Us A Song Without A Bit of L.A. History To It?, Or: “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”
Having recently cited Harry Nilsson’s “Coconut” as one of her all-time favorite songs, maybe it should come as no shock that Lana Del Rey has [Read More…]
“Mouth” As The Soundtrack to Being Infected While Out and About
Among Bush’s often underrated oeuvre is a song from their 1996 album, Razorblade Suitcase. Although “Swallowed” was its lead single—garnering the most attention—“Mouth” would later [Read More…]
Britney: The Pop Star Barbie America Turned Into Its Fucked-Up Voodoo Doll
Britney Spears was never given much of a chance in the way of being “taken seriously.” From the beginning, she was written off as another [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter’s “nonsense” and Ariana Grande’s “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored”: A Study in Two Types of Alter Ego-Based Narcissism
To further prove that every celebrity is ultimately just in love with themselves, Sabrina Carpenter has released a video for her new single from emails [Read More…]
The Eras Tour and the Obvious Connection Between Presales and Selling Would-Be Elitism
As Taylor Swift reckons yet again with having the kind of clout that could invoke the swarming of various attorneys general onto Live Nation and [Read More…]
Lolahol’s “Cuntradiction” Video: A Familiar Equine Scene
Seeming to no longer have any qualms about following in her mother’s footsteps, Lolahol—still better known as Lourdes Leon—has not only stepped up behind the [Read More…]
Lolahol Seeks to Take Up the Mantle of Madonna’s “Weird Art Kid” Persona on Go EP
Inching her way ever forward into the spotlight, Lolahol, which media outlets are certain to remind is “Madonna’s daughter” (just in case the music itself [Read More…]
SZA & Clyde: The “Shirt” Video Offers a Variation on Bonnie and Clyde and Pulp Fiction With Far More Betrayal Involved
Every time SZA comes out of the woodwork, it always seems to be worth the wait (case in point: “I Hate U”). And her latest [Read More…]
Billie Eilish Said “I’m the Problem” Before Taylor Swift and, Historically, That Tends to Track
Perhaps because it’s so unusual to encounter a Gen Zer doing anything either original or “first” (not that anything really can be at this point), [Read More…]
When a Relationship is Flatlining, Ellie Goulding Recommends: “Let It Die”
Veering away from her more “DIY aesthetic” that took hold of most music videos circa 2020, Ellie Goulding is back with a new single to [Read More…]
