Thinkpieces And Shit
Why Do 130,000 People Hate Kanye West But Love Liam Gallagher?
Slags people off, too many co-writes, massive ego. Are we talking about Liam Gallagher or Yeezy?
Robin Thicke is Truly Fucked
The only thing left to happen to him is if leaked nudes revealed he has a micropenis.
You're Wrong if You Think Auto-Tune is a Replacement for Talent, So Shut Up
People who hate Auto-Tune believe they're "taking a stand for real music". But what, exactly, is real music?
Natalia Kills Should be the Last Person on Earth to Preach About Artistic Integrity
We take a trip back through her career to find the shreds of dignity
Blurred Laws: In Defense of Pastiche and Robin Thicke
The Gaye estate won a $7.3 million copyright case against the writers of "Blurred Lines," but if the case forms a legal precedent for any stylistic pastiche, then everyone’s in trouble.
If We're Going to End Music Industry Sexism, the Dialogue Around It Has to Change
Have we created a climate that’s just too overwhelmed by negativity?
UK Grime Needs Validation from America as Much as You Need a Punch in the Mouth
BBC 1Xtra’s Sian Anderson tells us what to really think about Kanye co-signing grime and UK rap at last week’s Brits.
Lady-splaining Taylor Swift to Boys: Her Image Doesn't Need to Be Sexy Because She's Our BFF
Gone are they days when Tay was defined by her romantic trysts.
Finally, a Protest Song for London's Striking Bus Drivers
How Afrobeats and dancehall became the protest music of the London bus strikes.
Father John Misty and the Zen of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On 'I Love You, Honeybear,' Josh Tillman is bringing ambivalence back.
Welcome to the New, Not-Terrible Generation of Singer-Songwriters
Despite the fact that Sam Smith is technically one, the concept of the singer-songwriter hasn’t been mass-marketed to death just yet.