Netflix released Selena: The Series on December 4, 2020. The show is a retelling of the life of famous Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla and her family. Born in Texas in 1971, Quintanilla entered the...
Welcome to the final and third part of our Greatest Songs of All Time series. This is the last time I’ll be covering some of the greatest songs and some of the fascinating backstories behind the...
Angel Olsen’s fans have just finished sobbing along to her previous album, All Mirrors (2019), whose tracks sorted through her reflections after the disintegration of a five-year relationship. And...
Welcome to the second instalment of our “Greatest Songs of All Time” series. This week, we’re looking at another fantastic set of songs from different eras, all with interesting backstories...
Music has always been a method of escape; a gateway into a world that allows us to detach from reality. However, in the past 6 months, music has allowed us all to take a break from the crushing...
Before Hate for Sale, the last time the entire lineup of the Pretenders appeared on one of the band’s album covers was 36 years ago. Explaining this streak may be deceptively easy if noting that...
I am an unabashed fan of Tori Amos. I have been a fan of hers for over 20 years now, and although I don’t self-identify as an EWF—Ears With Feet, her term for her fans—I’ve seen her in...
While 2019 was a crappy year for politics and the effects of climate change (among other things), it was an outstanding year for pop culture. If you had trouble navigating the firehose-like release...
If you haven’t yet heard of Lizzo—the Minneapolis-based musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, and classically trained flautist—I envy you, but not for the reason you might think. Part of me...
The first lyrics that Sharon Van Etten sings on her new album are “Sitting at the bar, I told you everything / You said, ‘Holy shit, you almost died.’” Her singing is framed by harsh, echoing...
