Thinkpieces And Shit
Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ is Still Teaching Me How to Be Free
On her iconic debut album, her refusal to fit into the cookie cutter version of womanhood legitimised my own sense of self.
Rihanna's "Work" is the Love Song That Saved Me in 2016
After a break-up, this drink-spilling banger motivated me to work, work, work, work, work—at life and on myself.
From Moist Dishcloth to Swaggering Motherlover: The Transformation of Bruno Mars
In two singles, Mars' potential as one of the standout male performers of this decade has become realised.
A Love Letter to "Three Lions," the National Anthem of Hope and Despair
No other song has so unintentionally captured the nuanced inner-workings of the collective British psyche.
Stop Complaining About Streaming Services, We Live in a Music Consumer Heaven
You are living in an extraordinary time to be a music lover and listener. Cough up and enjoy it.
Spread ‘Em, Ladies: How 90s Chairdancing Liberated the Female Crotch
The manspreading once reserved for dudes in music videos has been reclaimed over the years by female pop stars.
How Uffie Should Have Changed Pop Music
If her long-awaited 2010 album 'Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans' had come a couple years earlier, it would’ve predicted the next five years of pop music.
Metal's Anti-Semitism Is Boring as Hell
As casual anti-Semitism took its toll on me, I turned to aggressive music to deal with it... only to find that some talented figures in the scene had turned to the same sounds to deal with me.
What I Learned About Spirituality and the Universe from One Direction's Cover of "Torn"
They may look and sound better than they did when they first performed the song as a group in the Judge's House in 2010, but are they happier? Are we?
Hey Tall People, Stand at the Back So We Can See!
There is simply no benefit to being a short person at a gig.
Conor Oberst: Wuss-Rock No More
People were cruel to the Bright Eyes frontman early on, but over many years and dozens of albums, he's proven his status as a legacy artist.
From Crazy Frog to Going Up On A Tuesday: How Memes Replaced Publicity in Pop
Music memes have evolved from the Rick Roll to traffic drivers for the most popular artists today.