Tag: Madonna
Why Desperately Seeking Susan’s Eponymous Heroine Could Never Get By in New York Now
Susan, no last name, no inhibition. That was the name of the game in the New York of the 80s, wasn’t it? Getting by on [Read More…]
The “Delicate” Video Channels Britney In Her Barefoot Gas Station Phase More Than Her “Lucky” One–With a Dash of “Drowned World/Substitute For Love” Thrown In
Every musician/celebrity reaches that point in their career where they wonder if, as Madonna once said on the first bookend to Ray of Light, they “traded [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…]
Lana Del Rey’s Cover of “You Must Love Me” Isn’t Problematic for Technical Reasons
It is never an easy thing to cover a musical legend’s song. And, though, in the past Lana Del Rey has released her share of [Read More…]
Everyone Is So Literal, Or: Britney Spears Rendered As Cleopatra
As recently complained about by Madonna via one of her Instagram stories, “Everyone is so literal.” This, however, is something she’s spoken out about for [Read More…]
“Drowned World/Substitute For Love” & “Mer Girl”: Two Perfect Bookends on an Indelible Album
Because it is the twentieth anniversary of an album consistently ranked as being among one of the greatest of all-time–and possibly the very best in [Read More…]
Belgium and “Frozen” Tango Again: Loena Hendrickx Pays A Very Literal Homage–Just in Time for the Ray of Light Anniversary
While someone Loena Hendrickx’s tender age of eighteen more likely relates to the term “Frozen” in pop culture pertaining to the Disney animated film, the Belgian [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s Method Increasingly Channels Madonna’s
The comparison of Lana Del Rey to Madonna isn’t necessarily a likely one–especially considering Del Rey’s largely tween/Tumblr fandom has little respect for any god [Read More…]
Donatella as Huckster: Designing a Leotard For Gaga That Forced Her to Wear Madonna’s Head
It’s the feud endlessly regurgitated by drag queens and anomalous straight women like myself ever since Madonna’s infamous 2012 “Look it up” comment with regard [Read More…]
Simpler Times at the Golden Globes: Like When Elton John’s Boo Berated Madonna for Winning & Madonna Thanked Harvey Weinstein
It’s one of those non-secrets that we all agree not to acknowledge: that many a gay man holds a barely veiled contempt not just for [Read More…]
