Tag: 90s music
With “The Boy Is Mine” Remix, Ariana Grande Puts A Mostly Faux Feud to Rest
In 1998, few songs had as much of a chokehold on the nation as Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine.” In fact, it came [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo Tries to Fill the Hole Where Hole Used to Be
As supposed Olivia Rodrigo nemesis Taylor Swift once said, “I come back stronger than a 90s trend.” That’s precisely what’s happened of late in the [Read More…]
A Daughter’s Telephonic Manifesto on Suppressing the Truth About Her Life: Tracy Bonham’s “Mother Mother”
The mother-daughter relationship is perhaps the most special of the possible parent-child permutations. “Special,” for some, occasionally being a euphemism for “the worst.” But that’s [Read More…]
When Ace of Base Wrote A Prophecy About Britney
While some have already moved on from the revelations of Britney Spears’ June 23rd conservatorship testimony (a date that will live on in pop culture [Read More…]
Bikini Kill Gets Passed Down to a New Generation in Moxie
A girl runs through the woods in a panicked frenzy. It’s the stuff of nightmares (and also something out of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)–and that’s [Read More…]
Like Playing With Matches: Summoning Millennials With Britney Spears & Backstreet Boys
Because releasing “bonus tracks” for Glory has become some kind of compulsion for Britney Spears (perhaps she needs her own tailored version of the DSM)–in [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s Only Mentions of Madonna in Her Autobio Are Expectedly Shade-Drenched
While Madonna is no stranger to being her own Master of Shade, it has always been, in this particular dynamic, Mariah Carey to keep the [Read More…]
How the “Black Hole Sun” Video Shaped Many Suburban Escapees’ Drive to Leave
The genre that gave us Soundgarden was unique to the 90s. That mournful, yet almost sultry tone of Chris Cornell being the norm for other bands [Read More…]
When Garbage & Daria Combined to Create the Ultimate Alt 90s Experience
There are a lot of “most 90s” things that occurred during the decade of Clinton and dial-up internet, but among the annals of distinctive 90s [Read More…]
Shirley Manson Is My Homegirl
Decades after Garbage’s relevancy, I still have to say that Shirley Manson is one of the most inspiring women to have graced the pop culture [Read More…]
