Tag: Phil Spector
Move Over Phil Spector, Charli XCX’s Latest Song From Wuthering Heights, “Wall of Sound,” Conveys a Level of Yearning on Par with Groups Like The Ronettes
Knowing Charli XCX and her love/appreciation for music, it would be unlikely that she wasn’t aware of the Phil Spector connection to a title like [Read More…]
Beauty and the Beast: The Specter of Phil Over Ronnie in Death
Although a “fair” amount of attention has been given to the death of Ronnie Spector a.k.a. Veronica Bennett, who never saw fit to change her [Read More…]
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Phil Spector
Had Phil Spector died in a pre-#MeToo world, the barrage of articles about his legacy might have been presented with a different, slightly less scathing [Read More…]
Amy Winehouse: A Final Emblem of a Generation of Women Willing to Justify Cad-ish Male Behavior as True Love
It was the most overt and major stain on her. A scarlet F for Fool. And yet, it was the very thing that propelled her [Read More…]
The Discomfiture of the 2014 Golden Globes
There is no awards show like the Golden Globes. It does its best to hide behind a carefully cultivated veil of refinement, but glimpse briefly [Read More…]
