Nostalgia-Wise, HAIM’s “Take Me Back” Shares Plenty in Common With Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s “1999”
In the spirit of nostalgia as only a millennial can convey it (e.g., reviving Goosebumps in its TV series form or releasing another Final Destination installment), HAIM’s fourth single [Read More…]
The Hard Truth: Ellie Goulding Already Did Miley Cyrus’ “Easy Lover”
Despite Miley Cyrus’ latest album, Something Beautiful, being among her best work to date, the decision to write and record a song called “Easy Lover” after [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ Latest Album Is Something Beautiful, Disparate and Wild
The gradual birth of Miley Cyrus’ ninth album, Something Beautiful, began almost exactly two months before its official release date. That is to say, when the [Read More…]
Wes Anderson’s “Donald Trump Movie”: The Phoenician Scheme
It’s been made apparent that, in life, you can’t count on much. Certainly not in terms of consistency. But Wes Anderson has demonstrated, time and [Read More…]
“Taste,” Or: Sophie Ellis-Bextor Offers a Taurus Anthem to Rival Sabrina Carpenter’s (An Actual Taurus) Song of the Same Name
Although herself an Aries (and also married to one), Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s latest single from the cleverly-titled Perimenopop, “Taste,” is nothing short of an anthem for Tauruses. [Read More…]
Addison Rae’s “Fame Is a Gun” Highlights That Britney Adage, “With a taste of a poison paradise/I’m addicted to you”
In the tradition of songs ruminating on fame (largely begat by Madonna with 1998’s “Drowned World/Substitute for Love”), Addison Rae adds to the genre with [Read More…]
The Gender-Broadening of Lorde: “Man of the Year”
Like her friend (though the two haven’t been spotted together lately), Taylor Swift, Lorde has been fond of wielding “Easter eggs” in the lead-up to [Read More…]
The Madonna Stylings of Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova” and “Pink Pony Club” Performances for MTV Push
On the May 20th episode of Ts Madison’s new podcast, Outlaws, Chappell Roan was a guest alongside Sasha Colby. Because, as it is well-known by now, [Read More…]
MAC’s Nepo Baby Campaign is a Reflection of Living in a Time Where Everyone Has Decided to Say “So What?” About Embracing Shitty Behavior and Systems
While outlets like New York Magazine might have thought that calling out nepo babies (by, among other tactics, quite literally naming names) could deter them or the [Read More…]
The Mask Comes Down (As Much As It Can) on Paul Reubens for Pee-wee as Himself
Perhaps the only other “personality”/comedian committed to “the bit” as much as Pee-wee Herman a.k.a. Paul Reubens (and now, a.k.a. Paul Rubenfeld) was Andy Kaufman. [Read More…]
