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New Music Monday: Lolahiko
Even if their latest single weren’t called “Murderer,” Lolahiko would have the corner market on dark, mysterious storytelling stitched into lush, intriguing indie pop sounds.
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BitchTapes: Voice Lessons
A mix of voices that expand our horizons, change the way we listen, and challenge our expectations.
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New Music Monday: Tkay Maidza
Australian rapper Tkay Maidza’s music hearkens to MIA and Icona Pop, has features from Killer Mike, and claims Nicki Minaj and Santigold as influences. The result is a high-energy hodgepodge, and it’s pop hip-hop gold.
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New Music Monday: Trishes
Producer and singer Trishes incorporates her West Indian roots into what she calls “indie pop with a hip-hop influence.”
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Sex, Struggle, and Mac-n-Cheese: Sex Stains Reminds Us Why We Love Punk
The new female-fronted band sings about mansplaining and misogyny with merciless energy.
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Michelle Chamuel Talks Pop Music and Identity
Michelle Chamuel is a pop singer who can still rock a button-up. Photo by Andrew Taylor.
As a fan of competitive reality television shows, The Voice offers a compelling premise: a singing competition based solely on one’s voice.
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Katy Perry's Extremely Straight Performance of "I Kissed a Girl" at the Super Bowl
Listen, I don’t expect much from Super Bowl halftime shows.
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Catch the Infectious Pop and Outspoken Honesty of Lowell
When I saw Lowell perform in a bar/sandwich shop in Portland last week, I left feeling both sweaty and lucky. The small venue had been packed with people dancing to Lowell’s catchy beats—the Toronto-based performer filled the... Read more »
New Music Overload! Here Are 20 New Feminist-Friendly Songs for May.
Musician Esme Patterson and a key collaborator.
After a whirlwind of music discoveries at South by Southwest music fest last month, I’m happy dish up this... Read more »
Black to the Future: How Women in Pop Are Carrying the Mantle of Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism is a way to project Blackness into the future—not merely as existing, but as a critical and significant part of it.
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