Madonna and Kylie Minogue’s Collaboration on the “Love Sensation” Afterhours Mix is the Culmination of Years of Foreplay—Thus, What an (Ear) Orgasm!
The sexual tension, so to speak, between Madonna and Kylie Minogue has been simmering and sizzling since at least 2000 (though also long before, with [Read More…]
Slayyyter’s “Beat Up Chanel$” Reanimates in the Form of “Brand New Chanel$”
As Slayyyter prepares the world for her inverse album to WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, WOR$T MAN IN AMERICA (not sure why it’s not “WOR$T BOY”), [Read More…]
Reimagining Madonna’s “School” as the Song That’s Playing During Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” Video
Because Britney Spears announced herself to the world in a way that essentially shouted, “Hey pedos, check me out!,” it would still be deemed problematic [Read More…]
Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex: A PSA for Gen Z to Fuck
If anyone was “sex positive” long before that term became chic, it’s Gregg Araki (and, well, Madonna). Known as a leading voice in the Queer [Read More…]
Killing the Audition: Ariana Grande’s “Petal” Video
Ostensibly set during a time when “cattle calls” were still the norm for casting, the opening to Ariana Grande’s “Petal” video (directed by her go-to [Read More…]
Ariana Grande Continues to Show Her Mettle with Petal
Now eight albums in, Ariana Grande has the skill of “mining her life for her art” down to a science. And yet, with Petal, something [Read More…]
On Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” Being Destined for Drive and the Blessing/Curse of Being Perennially Associated With One Song
If there was ever a posterchild for a musician forever tied to one song, it’s Kavinsky. More to the point, a posterchild for providing a [Read More…]
The Swedish Dream Team: Zara Larsson Works Up a Vibe for Robyn on the Remix of “Talk to Me”
In the four months since Sexistential was released, Robyn has been unstoppable. A tour de force. Creating such pop cultural moments as revealing that “Blow [Read More…]
“Putting yourself through something uncomfortable in pursuit of art and performance”: Charli XCX’s Music, Fashion, Film: The Film
Since, evidently, calling something a “visual album” is now so 2013 (yes, a nod to Beyoncé “chang[ing] the game with that digital drop”), it appears [Read More…]
“Crash Out” is Tinashe’s “Piece of Me” Moment
Among other “pop stars” of late, Tinashe keeps proving that “becoming a household name” is a slog that can take anywhere from four to six [Read More…]
