Added on June 25, 2012
Everett True
Azealia Banks , best of 2012 , Catcall , coasting , Dan Sartain , Eleanor Friedberger , Green Thrift Grocery , Joey Ramone , Kate Nash , Nicki Minaj , Pussy Riot , Royal Headache , Shellshag , Sinead O'Connor , Skip Skip Benben , The Bastards of Fate , The Twerps , Trailer Trash Tracys , Tunabunny , Willis Earl Beal , Woollen Kits
A little early, perhaps … but there’s always so much great music around the difficulty is documenting it all, giving it a fair shake. DISCLAIMER 1 This is a random list – influenced by the heat today, and the lecture I just gave in Creative Writing, and the fact my PhD thesis continues to loom, […]
Added on May 2, 2012
Hannah Golightly
Beyonce , Elton John , Everett True , Grimes , Hannah Golightly , Insane Clown Posse , Jessie J , Katy Perry , Lady Gaga , Lil' Kim , Nicki Minaj , Odd Future
If Nicki Minaj wasn’t appearing to simultaneously appeal to primary school children and your lap dance-loving dad, she could be a role model for rebellion with her penchant for swearing like her breath depended on it. She sounds hardcore. She looks I-Don’t-Even-Wanna-Know-What-Core.
Added on April 30, 2012
Everett True
Audrey Hepburn , Barbie Girl , Crass , Everett True , Lady Gaga , Nicki Minaj , Pink Friday Roman Reloaded , Teddy And The Frat Girls
No one would be complaining the fuck out these lyrics if they weren’t by a female.
Added on April 24, 2012
Princess Stomper
Madonna , MDNA , MIA , Nicki Minaj , Princess Stomper
Madonna reminds me of the creepy old goth who used to hang out at the club hitting on the teenage girls – she’s just too old for this.
Added on May 16, 2011
Jodi Biddle
Barbie's Back , Barbie's Back review , Fergie , hip-hop , Jodi Biddle , Kanye West , Lupe Fiasco , Missy Elliott , mixtape , Nicki Lewinski , Nicki Minaj , Pink Friday , R'n'B , rap , The Harajuku Barbie
One of the biggest things I struggle with regarding hip hop is lyrical content. A pervasive preoccupation with self-aggrandisement does little for me given the typical scope of a rapper’s goals (money, fame and ‘bitchez’).