Tag: Genna Rivieccio
Nicki Minaj’s “Barbie Dreams” Rewrites the Misogyny of Notorious B.I.G.’s “Just Playing (Dreams)”
Because of Notorious B.I.G.’s untouchable status as rap legend, it’s often difficult to talk as frankly about how unwell his lyrics hold up with the [Read More…]
Bow Down to the Generous Queen: Nicki Minaj
Like most celebrities toeing the line between expected controversy and some modicum of respectability, 2018 has presented a challenge for a few people in terms [Read More…]
Machete As Forerunner to 2016 Political Campaign
Robert Rodriguez’s 2010, let’s call it, cult classic, Machete, might not have been, shall we say, necessary as something to build on from the series [Read More…]
They Stoop to Pander: Idiocracy Continues with Oscars Doing Most Popular Movie
The Academy has made a few missteps in a new era defined by seeking to disseminate some of the overall “sameness” (that means whiteness) of [Read More…]
J. Lo in Capri & the Myth of Italy
People have such staunch and unshakeable ideas about Italy, especially when it comes to idealizing it. Who knows if this was always the case or [Read More…]
Thinkin’ Bout How Jack Antonoff Has Somehow Remade Lana Del Rey in Lena Dunham’s Image
It’s not feminist or whatever to talk about women’s looks in the present climate, especially when famous women already have enough scrutiny on a daily [Read More…]
“Blue Jeans”: The Forever Pool-Drenched Song of End of Summer
While Lana Del Rey had to “just ride” on the coattails of a remix’s success in order to find a larger audience in the mainstream [Read More…]
Sky Ferreira’s Version of “Voices Carry” Packs A Lot of Intent
Like many women in the music industry who deal with the constant uphill battle that is simply being a woman in the music industry, Sky [Read More…]
If “Get Together” & Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem Reproduced, It Would Be Something Akin to CHVRCHES & Wednesday Campanella’s “Out of My Head” Video
The impact anime and animation has had on the music video world has only steadily increased ever since A-ha’s “Take On Me” (that’s right) wowed [Read More…]
Hot Summer Nights (Mid-July, When You And I Were Forever Wild)
During 2017, the year that vetted Timothée Chalamet to be a part of the next generation of Hollywood “stars” (if such a term can really exist [Read More…]
