Less Phallic, More Spiritual: Megan Thee Stallion’s “Cobra”
While one might automatically assume that a song called “Cobra,” coming from Megan Thee Stallion, would be inherently innuendo-laden (it was, after all, in “WAP” [Read More…]
The Sacramento Teen Weeping Over Titanic
Every time the name Greta Gerwig is brought up, it’s practically a non-starter that Sacramento will be as well. That much held true in Gerwig’s [Read More…]
A Lana Del Rey Song Posing As a Bleachers One, Or: The Antonoff-Del Rey Partnership Persists on “Alma Mater”
For those hoping that being a “superstar” producer had left Jack Antonoff no time to remember his own musical “project,” Bleachers, the media regrets to [Read More…]
Maybe Listening to Depeche Mode Instead of The Smiths Would Make You A Better Hitman: The Killer
After a project as sentimental (in large part due to being written by Jack Fincher) as David Fincher’s last one, Mank, one might believe that, [Read More…]
Sevdaliza and Grimes Enlist Madonna, Julia Fox and A$AP Ferg to Remind Us That “Nothing Lasts Forever”
There is perhaps no better person to incorporate into a song called “Nothing Lasts Forever” than Madonna. Not just because she has made a career [Read More…]
When the Plebes Had Diamond Hands: Dumb Money
Toward the end of 2020, the only thing more pervasive than COVID-19 was “WAP” by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. A song whose prowess [Read More…]
No Smoke, Just Mirrors: Dua Lipa Offers Up Some Madonna-Inspired Magic on “Houdini”
By now, it’s not exactly “undercover” (despite any “spy movies” a certain pop star is about to be in [*cough cough* Argylle]) that Dua Lipa [Read More…]
The Morning Show Season 3: Hollow Tears for a Hollow Billionaire
“Jumping the shark” is bound to happen on any TV series if it goes on long enough. And maybe, after a mere three seasons, The [Read More…]
The Meaning of Lana Del Rey Snubbing the Priscilla Soundtrack
Practically since the “dawn of Lana Del Rey,” a.k.a. the Tumblr era, there’s been that image circulating around that features her head Photoshopped (this was [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo Enters Her Soundtrack Era With “Can’t Catch Me Now”
Since everyone is in the mood to turn the clock back right now (see also: the Mean Girls x Wal-Mart commercial), it makes sense to [Read More…]
