Words about words: songs inspired by books and novels Katie Hulse October 17, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, Music Consumption, Music History Words hold immense power, and they often inspire and influence each other over time with the multitudes of organizations and contexts they combine to form. All writings, from lyrics, to poetry, novels...
“The Other Woman” has always been Black: Lana Del Rey’s viral cover of Jessie Mae Robinson’s masterpiece Gianna Caudillo February 24, 2023 Black Culture, Columns and Opinions 1 Comment “2023 is the year of female rage,” says the caption on a TikTok showing a conventionally attractive white woman, eyeliner done like Priscilla Presley’s, dress straight out of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)...
Inauguration Day 2021 Music Recap: Bucket Hat Reunions, Ruined Harrisongs, and Black Pumas Rising Stanley Quiros February 21, 2021 News We have a new president! When I cast my first ballot ever in the California primary for Bernie Sanders, I was so filled with pride! Then, when I learned that my ballot had been denied I made sure to do everythi...