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
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“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…]
Charli XCX Still Explores the Idea of Being a Selfish “Brat” on Music, Fashion, Film—For That’s Kind of What Being an Artist Is
There was a reason that Charli XCX called Brat an “albatross” during her 2024 interview with Zane Lowe. For she knew then that it would [Read More…]
