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GUEST POST: Mal Blum's Transness Is Complex on 'The Villain'
On their first album in six years, the LA-based musician dives into the contradictions and messiness of existing as a trans person during this…
Jul 10
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GUEST POST: Mal Blum's Transness Is Complex on 'The Villain'
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June 2025
REISSUE: Is Pop Music Contributing to Our Collective Brain Rot?
Maybe, or maybe not — let's find out.
Jun 26
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REISSUE: Is Pop Music Contributing to Our Collective Brain Rot?
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‘E•MO•TION’ Still Sounds Vital 10 Years Later
In seizing her post-“Call Me Maybe” moment in a dumbfoundingly obvious yet sneakily savvy way, Carly Rae Jepsen ensured her icon status among LGBTQ+ pop…
Jun 19
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‘E•MO•TION’ Still Sounds Vital 10 Years Later
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‘Brat’ Is a Year Old Now. Let’s Look at Its Legacy
Sonically, it holds up perfectly. Public perception of Charli xcx in the time since, though, may have soured just a tiny bit — or is that an illusion?
Jun 5
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Max Freedman
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‘Brat’ Is a Year Old Now. Let’s Look at Its Legacy
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May 2025
Nine Inch Nails Is For The Girls
Go with me here for a sec.
May 22
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Nine Inch Nails Is For The Girls
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Model/Actriz Brings Some Noise to Queer Pop on ‘Pirouette’
The band’s new direction lines up neatly with its most directly queer lyrics to date, but 'Pirouette' occasionally falls flat.
May 8
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Max Freedman
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Model/Actriz Brings Some Noise to Queer Pop on ‘Pirouette’
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April 2025
St. Vincent’s Last Album Was Really Good. Why Does Barely Anyone Talk About It?
Minus her Grammy win this year, ‘All Born Screaming’ kind of came and went. It deserved better.
Apr 24
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Max Freedman
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St. Vincent’s Last Album Was Really Good. Why Does Barely Anyone Talk About It?
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You Should Definitely Listen to Fusilier, But Maybe His Past Releases Instead
I absolutely love his previous EPs, but I feel let down by his debut album.
Apr 10
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Max Freedman
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You Should Definitely Listen to Fusilier, But Maybe His Past Releases Instead
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March 2025
Every SPELLLING Album Is Even Better Than the Last
‘Portrait of My Heart,’ out tomorrow, is simultaneously Chrystia Cabral’s most rock-indented and accessible LP yet.
Mar 27
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Max Freedman
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Every SPELLLING Album Is Even Better Than the Last
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It’s an LGBTQ+ Music Newsletter So Of Course We’re Reviewing Lady Gaga
And good thing we are! Because ‘Mayhem’ bangs.
Mar 13
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It’s an LGBTQ+ Music Newsletter So Of Course We’re Reviewing Lady Gaga
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February 2025
This “Party Music for Gay Angry Sluts” Absolutely Slaps
Punk duo Lambrini Girls’ politics merely begin with queer liberation.
Feb 27
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Max Freedman
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This “Party Music for Gay Angry Sluts” Absolutely Slaps
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Is Pop Music Contributing to Our Collective Brain Rot?
Maybe, or maybe not — let's find out.
Feb 13
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Max Freedman
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