Tag: pop music
Kylie Minogue Tries To Turn the World Into A Disco Ball Again, But We’re A Long Way From the Bacchanalian Days of the 70s
When all else has failed (to attract interest), Kylie Minogue has always returned to her dance floor roots. The ones that launched her to international [Read More…]
The Death of Roxette’s Marie Fredriksson Signals A Further Death in “Keeping Sweden Swedish”
Sweden has had to grapple with some unwanted revelations of late. Chiefly pertaining to the “icky” acknowledgement that Stockholm has become one of the European [Read More…]
Can We Get A Bechdel Test For Pop Songs?: Katy Perry Takes A Lyrical Page From “Ex”-Nemesis Taylor Swift’s Playbook on “Small Talk”
Perhaps there ought to be a separate definition for the Bechdel test when it comes to the pop song, for it appears practically impossible for [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…]
Hailee Steinfeld Shuts Down the So-Called Compliment of Males Who Use the Cliche “You’re Not Like Most Girls”
As it gets to be less and less socially acceptable to pigeonhole women as any one thing–or as a “thing” at all–Hailee Steinfeld, who, in [Read More…]
Ariana Grande: A Demarcation of the New Era of Gay
There was something different about the past. And it wasn’t just that it was better, pop culturally speaking, but also that gay men seemed to [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Famous” Video: A Disturbing Snapshot of Modern Life
Charli XCX, who has become something of a video maven over the past year, has yet to disenchant us with her song narratives. The latest [Read More…]
The Irony of Shania Twain’s “You’re Still The One”
Considering “You’re Still The One” is among the most romantic songs ever, the irony behind the love story that inspired it seems almost Greek in [Read More…]
The Existential Beauty of “Lucky” by Britney Spears
Has any recent pop star ever so eloquently captured the meaninglessness of life than Britney Spears with “Lucky”? Quite simply, no. Released at a time [Read More…]
