Tag: Aidan Zamiri
“Putting yourself through something uncomfortable in pursuit of art and performance”: Charli XCX’s Music, Fashion, Film: The Film
Since, evidently, calling something a “visual album” is now so 2013 (yes, a nod to Beyoncé “chang[ing] the game with that digital drop”), it appears [Read More…]
With Some Help From Vincent Cassel, Charli XCX Expresses How the “Camera” Makes Her Feel
Almost immediately after Charli XCX found herself caught up in the immense success of 2024’s “Brat summer,” she seemed determined to pivot away from music [Read More…]
Charli XCX Is Not a Bad Girl Anymore (Wink Wink)
It would seem that Charli XCX’s love-in with Madonna during Paris Fashion Week (whether sitting together at Yves Saint Laurent’s SS27 menswear show or cohosting [Read More…]
Charli XCX Roams the Streets of Paris in a Hangover Haze While Hoping to Write a Song Like the “Playboy Bunny” (a.k.a. Something That’s Just as Iconic and Recognizable)
On the heels of releasing the B-side to “Rock Music,” “I Keep Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night,” Charli XCX has not only [Read More…]
Charli XCX Does “Rock Music,” Her Way (That Is to Say, Not Seriously)
As someone who has continually talked about the ways that The Velvet Underground has influenced her, it seemed inevitable that Charli XCX would, sooner or [Read More…]
As If Truth or Dare, Spice World and Josie and the Pussycats Joined Forces to Spawn a Macabre Child: The Moment
In the still short amount of time (though not to no-attention-span Gen Z) since Brat was released on June 7, 2024, Charli XCX has systematically [Read More…]
The Video for A. G. Cook’s “Residue” Is Brat, David Lynch Edition
Because there’s no argument at this point that Charli XCX is a bona fide cinephile (further confirmed by her unofficial “Queen of Sundance” title), the [Read More…]
Love Is An Invisible String In Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” Video
For someone who is often seen as an “anti-Taylor,” the motif presented in Billie Eilish’s latest visual offering from Hit Me Hard and Soft, “Birds [Read More…]
A Panty-Dropping, Project X Affair: Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s “Guess” Video
When Charli first, er, teased the album artwork for the “Guess” remix featuring Billie Eilish, she dared her fans to, that’s right, guess who it [Read More…]
An Ode to It Girls and Sociopathy: Charli XCX’s “360”
In Madonna’s seminal 1990 hit, “Vogue,” she talks about how Rita Hayworth “gave good face.” That’s at least eighty percent of the “job” description of [Read More…]
