Tag: Max Martin
The “Elizabeth Taylor” Video Only Serves to Remind That Taylor Swift is Trying to Shape the Screen Legend into the Image of Her Own Narrative
In falsely fancying herself as an Elizabeth Taylor type (at least in spirit if not in looks), perhaps it was inevitable that Taylor Swift (whose [Read More…]
Britney Spears, A Drink Called “The Slave” and the Ever-Mounting Complication With “I’m A Slave 4 U”
Because Britney Spears continues to be a commodifiable resource well-past her “prime” in the 00s, even the most Podunk of places can find a way [Read More…]
If Selling Vacuity Is Wrong, Celeste Doesn’t Want to Be Right–And Neither Does the 21st Century: Vox Lux
Just before her career is about to skyrocket her into the realm of irrevocable fame that perhaps only a few pop stars with the rare [Read More…]
Dave Meyers Turns Ariana Grande’s PTSD Topsy-Turvy in “No Tears Left to Cry” Video
Max Martin, another Swedish prodigy (apart from the entity that is ABBA and the now deceased ΛVICII–damn, the Swedes really love to stylize their monikers), has [Read More…]
My Loneliness Is Killing Me (No, Really)
Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” might have been written off as “a little tween ditty” when it was first released–with Spears herself regarded as [Read More…]
The Real Meaning Behind “…Baby One More Time” Makes It Seem Even More Dated
For decades, people have long pondered the true meaning behind Britney Spears’ debut single, “…Baby One More Time.” In urging her lover to “hit me [Read More…]
