Billie Eilish Signals the Dominance of Gen Z in (Anti-)Pop Music, Or: Fiona Apple Redux
Ah, gone are the days of such straightforward simplicity as being called a “Pop Princess.” Even Ariana Grande isn’t quite the same animal as a [Read More…]
Cléo from 5 to 7 as It Applied to Agnès Varda’s Later Years
While Agnès Varda might not have been a vain or decidedly frivolous woman, the manner in which she fell prey to death harkens back to [Read More…]
When Opportunity Knocks: Jordan Peele’s Us and the Underlying Argument in Favor of the Marginalized
In case there was any confusion about what year Us begins, the audience is given about three minutes’ worth of footage from a Hands Across [Read More…]
Men Are Having Way Too Much Fun Crying Rape About Cardi B
Considering that men are all too eager to grasp at any means to reclaim the power they feel has been stripped away from them (which [Read More…]
Broad City’s “Along Came Molly” Waxes on the Phenomenon of Becoming Irrelevant in NY After One’s Mid-Twenties
As though to drive home the point of just how palpable the void is going to be with regard to an accurate depiction of the [Read More…]
“Patience” Finally Turns Out to Be A Virtue for Tame Impala Enthusiasts
With four years having lapsed since the last record from Tame Impala, Currents, Kevin Parker has seemingly finally decided that it can no longer coast [Read More…]
Uffie Makes You Feel Comfortable in Dreamy Beats at the Tokyo Love Hotel
In keeping with the reformed party girl path that Lily Allen has taken of late, Uffie builds upon the same theme from “Drugs,” the track [Read More…]
MARINA’s “Orange Trees”: A Better Representation of Greece Than Lohan Beach Club
As MARINA continues to unlock the singles from both sides of her thematically titled LOVE + FEAR album (not to be confused with Mrs. Farmer’s [Read More…]
Denim Jeans and Rosary Beads: Like A Prayer at 30
Establishing a certain fondness for releasing the “serious album” in the spring (as she would later do with Ray of Light in March of 1998 [Read More…]
Augmented Reality Only Augments Pain: Grimes’ “Pretty Dark”
Continuing to feed us but only small doses of new music as we await her long rumored fifth album (the one that likely Elon Musk [Read More…]
