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The next Justin Bieber? Christine & the Queens’ parade of sex, swagger and sadness wows in Paris
This Parisian showcase, in honour a new Apple-produced documentary, is one of the year’s slickest pop performances
Words: Emma Madden
It’s 7pm in Paris, and the sky looks as though cigarettes have been burned out on it. A long line of fans, Apple employees and journalists (and people who look important) are waiting for the doors to open at Salle Pleyel, where Christine and the Queens, or ‘Chris’ as she’s recently rebranded herself, will perform. It might be jarring to see industry men dressed...
VICE
whats the deal with justin bieber and post malones white trash aesthetic
on authenticating strategies of white trash employed by white rappers
Billboard
How The Yeah Yeahs' 'Maps' Helped Change the Way We View the Relationship Between Pop and Indie
There’s hardly an image more enduring than a female artist’s tears, and there’s hardly a story in indie rock’s history that has persisted quite like the one behind the music video for The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' beloved mid-'00s single “Maps. “They were real tears,” frontwoman Karen O. confessed to the NME about her emotional video performance in 2007. “My boyfriend at the time” -- rumoured to be Angus Andrew of the band Liars -- “was supposed to come the shoot - he was three hours late and I was ab...
Noisey
The Guide to Getting Into Kate Bush
From the mother, to the daughter, to "Wuthering Heights" – here are the essential stages of Kate Bush's career.
In a copy of Q Magazine from 1990, Kate Bush recalled how – growing up – she would dance to the music on the telly. “It was completely unselfconscious and I wasn’t aware of people looking at me,” she says. “One day some people came into the room, saw me and laughed and from that moment on I stopped doing it. I think I’ve been trying to get back there ever since.”
By the time of that...
dazeddigital.com
I started catfishing people at 11 to deal with being gay
During one, long confusing summer I signed up to Habbo Hotel, pretended to be a boy called Matt and fell in love – here’s why
Sometimes, our identities alone can prohibit us from fulfilling our desires. Contrary to popular belief, the desire to deceive others on the internet sometimes starts with an innocent rather than a sinister intention. I say that largely because it’s true, but also to save some face. Long before I came out as a lesbian, I catfished. It started when I was 10, long before...
VICE
The Lessons We Learn from 'Love Island'
"I'd love to video you right now so you could see yourself," an old girlfriend told me as we got to that hysterical point of fighting in which one party (me) had convinced themselves that the way to win the argument was to behave like a child.
"I'd love to video this," I said, imagining the entire world on my side. If only they could see us! We'd upload the video onto YouTube, it would go viral, everyone would feel sorry for me, Malala would parachute in through my window and hand me the Nobe...
thequietus.com
Having Some Power Troubles: Emma Ruth Rundle Interviewed Emma Madden
In the final week of her gruelling twelve-week tour, rock musician and visual artist Emma Ruth Rundle speaks to Emma Madden about alcoholism, the next record and fans who cross the line
londoninstereo.com
Mitski // Interview
The first thing you should know about Mitski Miyawaki is that she’s a true professional. She shakes hands like she means it. She seldom loses eye contact. She treats you like a candidate who is suitable for the job.
Her last album, Puberty 2, was released two years ago to almost universal critical acclaim. Lyrics from it, like the epigrammatic adage, “My body’s made of crushed little stars” have been tattooed across torsos and stretched across sweaters which have sold out within hours on her ...
Bustle
Was There More Incest On 'Friends' Than LGBTQ Content? When You Look Closely, It Was Kinda Messed Up
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Friends, which followed the lives of six New Yorkers who could inexplicably afford real estate near Central Park, was a triumph. It became the world's most popular comedy, as well as arguably the most heterosexual. Ross and Rachel's on-again, off-again relationship kept viewers captivated for 10 seasons, while myself and the rest of the gays screamed "don't go there, sis" from the start. Sure, it had Carol and Susan, but it also had sexy cousins, and Ross and Monic...
Bustle
Eminem's New Album "Kamikaze" Is Drawing Accusations Of Homophobia On Twitter
Last year saw the return of Marshall Mathers AKA Eminem, and now it seems like he's never going away. Eminem made his comeback after four years of radio silence with his takedown on Donald Trump at the 2017 BETAwards which went viral instantaneously. Now he's dropped his surprise album Kamikaze almost a year later, making it his second LP release in less than a year, following December's Revival. While he takes more shots at Trump this time around too, Eminem's new album is undercut by homoph...
Bustle
Is Kendrick Lamar Releasing A New Album? There's Reason To Get Excited
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Kendrick Lamar, the world's hottest rapper right now, has helped change perceptions of hip hop. He has truly put the genre on the map. He even won the Pulitzer Prize for music with his 2017 masterpiece Damn, making him the first ever first non-classical or jazz artist to receive the award. I mean, seriously, wow. Now, fans (especially me ) want to know if Kendrick Lamar is releasing a new album because, I don't know about you, but I am so r...
Bustle
When Is 'The Favourite' Out In The UK? The Stereotype-Busting Period Drama Could Bag Olivia Colman An Oscar
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Yorgos Lanthimos — who you might know best as the director of The Lobster — has made a film that's had critics awestruck. While The Lobster divided opinions, his new film The Favourite seems to have everyone in agreement. This is the film to be reckoned with next award season. The Favourite follows the reign of Queen Anne, as played by Olivia Colman, and spans 1702-1714, making it Lanthimos' first period drama. It premiered at Ve...
Bustle
Will The 1975 Tour The UK In 2018? Fans Are Keeping Their Fingers Crossed
No fans are kept in the same kind of suspense as The 1975 devotees. Throughout 2018 the band have been posting cryptic posters in cities across the UK, sending out 1,500 care packages to fans at random, all while loosely alluding to the fact that there may or may not be a new album out this year. While fans have had their anticipation lifted a little with new music from the band, we're still left wondering: will The 1975 tour the UK in 2018?
When The 1975 last toured back in 2017 they conquer...
thelineofbestfit.com
Why We Should Listen To Survivors And Jessica Lea Mayfield
“So, at this show the other day, I go to set everything up and then I touch my mouth to the microphone and I get electrocuted. Like, woah that just shocked the fuck outta me. I’ve never been shocked that bad. Then the guy goes, ‘well maybe it’s your pedals’, so I bypass the pedals and then I get shocked again. I bypass a couple more things and keep getting shocked, and by that point I’m in tears. It’s like, I’m not testing it anymore”.
While she’s telling me this story, Jessica Lea Mayfield k...
Bustle
Rihanna's New Album Is Finally On Its Way & These Hints Suggest It's Sooner Than You Think
She's made histo-rih as the most streamed female artist of all time, as well as holding the unofficial title of the baddest in the game. But sometimes, even the most devout worshippers have their patience tested. The two years since Rihanna first told us to "work work work work work" have felt very, very long. There's been no new music since 2016's Anti to tide us over, nor has there been any teaser of stuff to come. But, finally, the wait might nearly be over. Prepare to "Pour It Up," as a n...