Tag: LDR
The “Ride” Stylings of the “Pink Pony Club” Video
Every time a new “pop girl” comes to the fore, it seems that their primary influence—whether in aesthetics or lyrical content—is Lana Del Rey. Indeed, [Read More…]
Lana Del Shill: On the Skims Campaign Everyone’s Gone Heart-Eyed For
For a while there, it seemed as though there was nothing Lana Del Rey could do right. It started at the beginning of her career, [Read More…]
When Lana Tried to Heal the Coast War With Her Placement of “Brooklyn Baby” Before “West Coast” on Ultraviolence, But Just Ended Up Making the Divide More Palpable
Lana Del Rey, like many looking for that “perfect” place in the U.S. that doesn’t exist, is a notorious flitter between the coasts. If not [Read More…]
With the Official Death of BlackBerry, “BBM Baby” Reminds of a Simpler Technological Time
BlackBerry, at last, has allowed its lingering smartphones to “go dim” (not RIM). It’s a rather historical moment in technology, as it’s yet another example [Read More…]
An Insulated Society for the Matriarchal: Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Banisters” Video
Perhaps what stands out most about Lana Del Rey’s latest visual foray is the fact that there is nary a man present. Considering what Del [Read More…]
For A Song Called “Hallucinogenics,” Matt Maeson and LDR Make It Sound Soberly Vanilla
Maybe it was appropriate that Matt Maeson’s first single was called “Cringe,” for that’s the effect his music has on anyone who doesn’t view the [Read More…]
LDR Does Some Live Action/Animation Blending for a Mary Poppins Effect in Norman Fucking Rockwell Video Trilogy
One of the many bottom lines of Lana Del Rey’s latest video (one-upping the double video concept of “Fuck It I Love You” and “The [Read More…]
Grimes & Lana Del Rey Have The Kind of Conversation Overheard in the Paid For by Parents SoHo Lofts of NYU Kids
Although Grimes was the opener for Lana Del Rey for parts of her 2015 Endless Summer Tour, it doesn’t seem like the two would have [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…]
Vintage Sci-Fi Meets Doo-Wop Video in “Lust for Life”
As the trailer for the Lust for Life album already indicated, Lana Del Rey’s continued obsession–or rather, muse–remains the 60s and Los Angeles. And now, [Read More…]
