Tag: Jonas Åkerlund
FKA Twigs’ “Love Crimes” Video Shows Off a 90s Influence with Aesthetics That Recall The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers and, Of Course, Madonna
On a seemingly unstoppable mission to create visuals for her songs with Jordan Hemingway, the latest video from FKA Twigs is “Love Crimes,” the first [Read More…]
Madonna’s Interview for On Purpose with Jay Shetty: A Reminder That She Considers Herself the Queen of Kabbalah Before the Queen of Pop
If Madonna has been consistent about one thing since 1996 (though, to outsiders, it’s more like 1998, when Ray of Light came out), it’s her [Read More…]
The Promising Young Woman Vibes of Strange Darling
Although JT Mollner might have given the world a feature length debut that was a Western (specifically, Outlaws and Angels), he was so clearly destined [Read More…]
Madonna Ushered “Yeehaw Culture” Into the Mainstream
While the term “yeehaw culture” (an oxymoron if ever there was one) has only recently become a “trend” (along with the phrase “yeehaw agenda”), Madonna [Read More…]
“Beautiful” 2.0 and What’s Changed Since Xtina’s Original “Beautiful” Video
To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Stripped—the album that Christina Aguilera carved out for herself to assure the masses she wasn’t just another “cookie-cutter” pop [Read More…]
“Bitch I’m Madonna” As An Archetype and Amalgam of SOPHIE’s Work
When “Bitch I’m Madonna” was first released in the summer of 2015, it was met with mixed reactions. Often, that was the case with SOPHIE [Read More…]
The Resurgence of “Ghosttown”
While Madonna’s 2015 album, Rebel Heart, faltered on the charts at times thanks to the precedent established by a rocky start with the majority of [Read More…]
Jonas Åkerlund Manipulates Time Again In “God Control”–Because Nostalgia Is Required to Make NYC Relatable
As Madonna has likened her time in Lisbon to the early years of her New York days, when she had first moved there and knew [Read More…]
“Smack My Bitch Up” Video Remains One of the Most Provocative In Terms of Challenging Our Views on Gender
With the distorted perspective that Jonas Åkerlund would end up unwittingly commercializing in the video for Madonna’s “Ray of Light” in 1998, he implemented on [Read More…]
The Video for Madonna’s “Music”: An Ode to Feminine Masculinity
When Madonna re-teamed with “Ray of Light” director Jonas Åkerlund to create the concept behind the 2000 video for “Music,” many likely believed that the “day-old [Read More…]
