Cinderella Ate Hip Hop: Nicki Minaj vs. Peggy Orenstein

Or: If she ate, then let her ate and watch the money pile up… So, white feminists are all upset about “princess culture”: “ONOES, what is it doing to our girls, encouraging them to succumb to outdated stereotypes about femininity,…

What everybody doesn’t seem to know about Kanye West’s “Monster”

What everybody doesn’t seem to know about Kanye West’s “Monster”

UMG is being quite strict about policing copies of the video, so your best bet is to google for the most recent and reliable stream. I finished up a few things over winter break, so I’ve had some time to…

Fascinating 2010 Music Trends That I Will Examine Further If They Continue In 2011

This is just a quick round-up of some trends I noted in the past year’s mainstream commercial pop. I’ll say a bit about them below, but these analyses are definitely in beta. It will be interesting to see if they…