Tag: Madonna
Among the Wreckage: Kim Petras in the “Broken Glass” Video
As snow cascades down over a tire in the opening scene to the latest single from Kygo featuring Kim Petras, “Broken Glass,” Griffin Stoddard’s dramatic [Read More…]
Lady Gaga & Elton John’s “Sine From Above” Is 2020’s Ultimate Eurovision-Ready Song
Because Netflix’s recent Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga has gotten many thinking about the sonic and aesthetic themes of the long-running competition, [Read More…]
“Best Black Album”: The Music Industry’s Award Categories Have Long Been Steeped in Limiting Labels
As Billie Eilish has come forward as one of many “white allies” to speak out among the reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement, her [Read More…]
The Fine Line Between White Savior Grandiosity and the “Like A Prayer” Video Doing The Very Thing White People Are Being Called Upon to Do
There has been an accusation of late, one that can’t be quelled amid the present climate of hostility and rage that has been brewing for [Read More…]
In Chromatica, Future Nostalgia Apparently Never Happened
After years of angling toward the “singer-songwriter” persona with Joanne and the A Star Is Born Soundtrack, one is reminded that despite Lady Gaga’s clout [Read More…]
Too Gay To Function: “Rain On Me”
In the tradition of gay icons having songs about rain–from Barbra Streisand’s “Don’t Rain On My Parade” to Geri Halliwell remaking “It’s Raining Men” to [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #17: Katy Perry Grafting “Sexy” Pregnancy From Those Who Have Done It Better
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Every Madonna Song With Bull Imagery Is Taurus In Sentiment As All Get-Out
It began in 1994, of course, when Madonna and MTV joined forces (yet again) to air a making the video type special (before Making the [Read More…]
The Gender Double Standard of Drinking in the 60s & Beyond
It was at the end of the 1960s that a staged protest by Betty Friedan and other feminist activists supporting the National Organization for Women [Read More…]
Was Fiona Apple Just Attempting to Self-Quarantine the Whole Time in “Criminal”?
In 1997, self-quarantining was essentially the norm for the suburban teenager. A role Fiona Apple plays to angst-ridden perfection (because, yes, people in their twenties [Read More…]
