Tag: Jonas Åkerlund
The Promising Young Woman Vibes of Strange Darling
Although JT Mollner might have given the world a feature length debut that was a Western (specifically, Outlaws and Angels), he was so clearly destined [Read More…]
Madonna Ushered “Yeehaw Culture” Into the Mainstream
While the term “yeehaw culture” (an oxymoron if ever there was one) has only recently become a “trend” (along with the phrase “yeehaw agenda”), Madonna [Read More…]
“Beautiful” 2.0 and What’s Changed Since Xtina’s Original “Beautiful” Video
To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Stripped—the album that Christina Aguilera carved out for herself to assure the masses she wasn’t just another “cookie-cutter” pop [Read More…]
“Bitch I’m Madonna” As An Archetype and Amalgam of SOPHIE’s Work
When “Bitch I’m Madonna” was first released in the summer of 2015, it was met with mixed reactions. Often, that was the case with SOPHIE [Read More…]
The Resurgence of “Ghosttown”
While Madonna’s 2015 album, Rebel Heart, faltered on the charts at times thanks to the precedent established by a rocky start with the majority of [Read More…]
Jonas Åkerlund Manipulates Time Again In “God Control”–Because Nostalgia Is Required to Make NYC Relatable
As Madonna has likened her time in Lisbon to the early years of her New York days, when she had first moved there and knew [Read More…]
“Smack My Bitch Up” Video Remains One of the Most Provocative In Terms of Challenging Our Views on Gender
With the distorted perspective that Jonas Åkerlund would end up unwittingly commercializing in the video for Madonna’s “Ray of Light” in 1998, he implemented on [Read More…]
The Video for Madonna’s “Music”: An Ode to Feminine Masculinity
When Madonna re-teamed with “Ray of Light” director Jonas Åkerlund to create the concept behind the 2000 video for “Music,” the, as far as the music [Read More…]
Kesha Goes Hippie Dippy Kabbalist for “Praying”
“Am I dead? Or is this one of those dreams?” The opening to Kesha’s latest video for the single, “Praying”–the first official release since 2016’s [Read More…]
