Tag: prince
On How It’s Gotten So Shitty That People Are Actually Romanticizing 2016
Because there is no rhyme or reason to anything anymore, the same goes for what trends might “reanimate” at any given moment. Except the “2016 [Read More…]
An Album for the Patrick Bateman Bros: Doja Cat Is An 80s Lady on Vie
After releasing the deliberately polarizing Scarlet in 2023 (followed by a reissue called Scarlet 2 Claude in 2024), Doja Cat seems to have done yet [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus Only Gets Hard for Optimism on “Something Beautiful”
After giving us “Prelude,” the door to an elevator opens and through a smoky sheen, Miley Cyrus emerges, the camera filming her from overhead (per [Read More…]
Trump Brings Back the Worst of the 80s
Although some could argue that Ronald Reagan’s oppressive regime in the 1980s is part of what fueled better pop culture than the schlock of the [Read More…]
“Let Me Love You Like A Human Being That Subscribes To Neither Gender Trope”
In a move that seems to continue to prove that Lana Del Rey doesn’t exactly have her finger on the pulse of what “the kids [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…]
Denim Jeans and Rosary Beads: Like A Prayer at 30
Establishing a certain fondness for releasing the “serious album” in the spring (as she would later do with Ray of Light in March of 1998 [Read More…]
2018 to 2016: Ima One-Up Your Death Scene
2016 was a legendary year for so many reasons. Not just because it signaled the true demise of American politics, but because it offed so [Read More…]
Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer: Well, Somebody to Had to Pick Up Where Prince Left Off
At a time when “gender fluidity” is the term bandied more freely than “pussy grabs back,” Janelle Monáe has seemed to remember that she is [Read More…]
Leonard Cohen Chose the Right Time to Check Out
Just when you thought that maybe–just maybe–2016 would leave some icons left standing, it decides to go and check Leonard Cohen’s ticket, too. That puts [Read More…]
