Kesha Selflessly Sacrifices Her Straight Girl Anthem, “Boy Crazy,” By Making It An All-Out Gay Boy One for the Video
It would be easy (for some) to misread Kesha’s “Boy Crazy” video in the same way that people have misread Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend album cover. Which [Read More…]
RAYE and Mark Ronson’s “Suzanne”: A “Valerie” for the 2020s (Which Means It’s Decidedly Less Gritty and Much More Corporate)
For many, it’s been a long time coming that RAYE should collaborate with Mark Ronson. After all, the parallel between her voice and Amy Winehouse’s [Read More…]
Taylor’s Re-Records: The Biggest Troll in Recent Music History
While everyone (read: the Swifties) has been quite overjoyed to hear that Taylor Swift was able to buy her music catalogue back for, well, the [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s “Type Dangerous”: A Dichotomy of Desires With a “Retro”-Inspired Video
Because Mariah Carey seems to remain consistent in terms of her presence in the public eye, it’s easy for some to forget that, despite her [Read More…]
Tate McRae’s “Just Keep Watching”: The Philosophy Behind Bread and Circuses
To help create even more anticipation for F1 (the soundtrack more than the movie), Tate McRae has become the latest musician to offer up a single from [Read More…]
On the Backlash to Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Album Cover
As is the norm with female pop stars, Sabrina Carpenter was able to go along with unchecked praise and reverence there for a while (read: [Read More…]
Brian Wilson’s Death Arrives at an Uncanny Moment In Terms of His Relationship to California & How It’s Being Treated
The death of Brian Wilson has come at an uncanny moment. Aligning with a time in California’s history that is inarguably among its most fraught. [Read More…]
A Violinist, A Cellist and A Flautist Walk Onto a Ferry…In Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” Video
There are often many things about music videos that don’t “jive” with the real world. And why should they? Because isn’t a “music video universe” [Read More…]
Mike Mills, Saoirse Ronan and Talking Heads Join Forces to Remind It’s the “Groundhog Day Effect” That Makes You Feel Like a “Psycho Killer”
Almost forty-eight years ago, in December of 1977, the Talking Heads released “Psycho Killer,” their first charting hit (and yes, coming in at number ninety-two [Read More…]
Addison Rae Goes With the Flow in “Times Like These” Video
As the single that Addison Rae pointedly chose to release on the same day as her debut album, Addison, “Times Like These” is loaded with intention. [Read More…]
