Category: Music
If a (Certain Kind of) Shark Stops Swimming, It Dies; If Charli XCX Stops Evolving in “Used To Know Me,” She Gets Caught in a Bad Romance
Keeping with the current motif in pop culture of how there are many different versions of ourselves (e.g. Anitta’s Versions of Me and Daniels’ Everything [Read More…]
Familia Affair: Camila Cabello’s Third Album Addresses the Little-Loved (In the U.S.) Ideal of Interdependence
It’s ironic, when considering the theme of Camila Cabello’s third album, Familia, that the entire basis of her rise to pop superstardom was founded on [Read More…]
Attention: Miley Live is a Push for Concert-Going Resuscitation (If You Can Afford It)
We’ve known so many iterations of Miley Cyrus. Starting from her first acting role in Big Fish to her breakout as Hannah Montana (even though [Read More…]
Madonna Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop the “Frozen” Reboot Parade, This Time Adding 070 Shake to the Sickick Remix
Even though spring is formally upon us, Madonna can’t seem to quit her talk of things being “Frozen” (which is actually germane when factoring in [Read More…]
Unlucky Thirteen: Diane Warren, Mainstream Underdog
It was, of course, a more under-the-radar headline from the Oscars, but, nonetheless, an important one. Diane Warren did not win for “Somehow You Do,” [Read More…]
Crash All Over Again With Charli XCX’s Deluxe Edition of the Album
Not one to lose control of her creamy smooth pop icon goddess (yes, that’s a Madonna reference) status, Charli XCX has followed the release of [Read More…]
Motomami Rides Every Flavor
Unlike how it usually goes down in the U.S., studying music at a collegiate level can actually pay off in Europe (the U.K. being a [Read More…]
Three’s Company: Lorde Turns to Herself for Comfort in “Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All)”
Lorde has been admittedly disappointing in terms of coming up with the visuals for Solar Power. And arguably the most exciting thing she did for [Read More…]
A Crash into the Mainstream Limelight: Charli XCX’s “Right Proper Pop Star” Performance Art
Charli XCX has decided to go out with one final blaze of glory for the last album she will release under mega-label Atlantic Records. And [Read More…]
The Pratfalls of Monogamy: Charli XCX Breaks “Every Rule” For “Love”—and with Her Single Release Momentum
Just when you think you’ve finally mastered the choreography to one of Charli XCX’s bops from Crash, she goes and decides to release another song [Read More…]
