Category: Music Videos
“La Isla Bonita” Redux: “Hung Up on Tokischa” Video Continues Madonna’s Tradition of Catholic Imagery and Latino Fetishism
In 2005, when Madonna first repurposed the lines, “Time goes by so slowly for those who wait,” it still felt somewhat earnest. Even if she [Read More…]
M.I.A. Offers A Touch of Severance For “Popular” Video
As predicted, M.I.A. was never really going to make 2016’s AIM her “last” album. And it’s good to be vindicated about that because the world [Read More…]
Only Chill Vibes in the Building: There’s No Harshing Rema and Selena Gomez’s Mellow in the Video for “Calm Down”
Selena Gomez’s determination to come fully into her own as she embarks upon her thirties seems to be continuing with the release of a new [Read More…]
American Booty: Nicki Confirms That All the “Super Freaky” Shit Happens in Suburbia
With a song that speaks to sexual freakdom, no one should have been surprised that Nicki Minaj’s concept for the “Super Freaky Girl” video would [Read More…]
Polio Who? Tove Lo Goes J. Lo in Water-Drenched “2 Die 4” Video
In a time when being afraid of everything seems inevitable, luckily, we have pop music to make us believe it’s all “just fine.” This includes [Read More…]
And So The Pop Star Begat… Lolahol
In the end, it was only a matter of time before Madonna’s firstborn should fully take advantage of the womb from whence she came. Sure, [Read More…]
Carly Rae Jepsen “Regales” Friends With Horror Stories of Single Life in “Beach House”
If anyone can bring wry wit to a sunny California backdrop, it’s Carly Rae Jepsen. She already brought straightforward “sunny (read: often burning) California” vibes [Read More…]
Pussy Power: Anitta’s “Gata” Video Riffs On “Express Yourself”
In addition to serving up Catwoman vibes (someone please cast this gata), Anitta’s visuals for her latest video in support of Versions of Me, “Gata,” [Read More…]
Charli XCX Makes the Case for Mattress Shopping in “Hot In It”
Because Charli XCX is a “90s girl” at heart (hear: “1999”), it’s to be expected that she would come up with a concept as “retro” [Read More…]
Pancake Dropper Not Panty Dropper: Why “Tik Tok” Remains an Attack on the Normies and a Carefree Glimpse Into the Last of the 00s
It was August of 2009. Obama had freshly taken up the presidency after an eight-year Republican reign and social media apps like Instagram and, ironically, [Read More…]
