Vanessa Hudgens has won the internet. The actress took to Instagram on Saturday (January 9) to share a hilarious High School Musical meme addressing President Continue Reading
Who Is Olivia Rodrigo? This Taylor Swift-Approved Artist Has a Huge 2021 Hit With Her Single ‘Driver’s License’
Who is Olivia Rodrigo? Get to know the new, emerging pop star that has taken over your social media feeds. Olivia Rodrigo, known for her Continue Reading
Lana Del Rey Says She’s ‘Literally Changing the World’ Despite Lack of Diversity on New Album Artwork
Lana Del Rey is getting called out for tone deaf comments… as usual. On Sunday (January 10), the “Summertime Sadness” singer unveiled the cover and Continue Reading
Demi Lovato Debuts Pink Bowl Cut Hairstyle (PHOTO)
I am confident that Demi Lovato can pull off any hairstyle… pun intended. On Sunday (January 10), the 28-year-old pop star shared a photo of Continue Reading
Rare Monk Takes Flight On Bouncy New “Goodbye”
Following ‘Statistic Vandals’, Rare monk returns with another single off their forthcoming sophomore album, ‘Never Really Over’. On Goodbye, the band veers more into pop territory with Continue Reading
Beauty and Horror in George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
George C. Wolfe’s direction of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, like Denzel Washington’s direction of 2016’s Fences, adheres to the theatricality of August Wilson’s script, propelled Continue Reading
'Clutter' Gets in Your Head
The television series Hoarders is, for many, the first encounter with the consequences of being unable to let go of one’s material possessions. The series Continue Reading
Playboi Carti Creates a Whole Lotta Music on 'Whole Lotta Red'
“They Can’t Understand Me/I’m Talking Hieroglyphics” Playboi Carti has run quite a fascinating trajectory. He rose to prominence as the beloved young upstart affiliated with Continue Reading
Psychobilly: Qu'est-ce Que C'est?
Psychobilly inhabits a space where some of rock’s oldest genres—rockabilly, garage, surf, country, and blues—cross-pollinate with punk rock. Despite looking back to look forward, this Continue Reading
The Insular Jazz of Lockdown Rediscovers a Pioneering Sounds of the Past
The Creative Crisis of COVID For musicians, the pandemic and consequent closing of performance venues has been a crisis. In the new century, nearly every Continue Reading
Jack Name's 'Magic Touch' Evokes Sober Moments of Memoirs
Jack Name’s past work was exceptionally epic and wild. On Name’s first two albums, 2014’s Light Snow and 2015’s Weird Moons, songs were long, pitch-shifted, Continue Reading
Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' and Emerging Institutions of Black Power
The title of Steve McQueen’s five-part series, Small Axe (BBC in the UK, Amazon Prime in the US), is a powerful, political homonym. Formally, each Continue Reading