I will always defend her win against those who consider it one of the worst ever, but huppert easily deserved the trophy, like it’s not even close

10. Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
9. Charly Bliss – Young Enough
8. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
7. Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
6. FKA twigs – MAGDALENE
5. Carsie Blanton – Buck Up
4. Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO
3. Big Thief – Two Hands
2. Kim Gordon – No Home Record
1. Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell

there seems to be a delay in the airing date of all stars 5, no signs of promos being shot yet, season 12 might air first (or the celebrity special they’ve announced)

correct me if I’m wrong but have they ever had to bleep a clip? if that’s something the producers actively avoid then we might see some “interesting” choices

just remember the travesty that was last year’s clip choices and try not to jinx anything

I think of power, corruption & lies as one of new order’s weaker efforts in the 80s. I’ll probably swap lucinda’s self-titled out for substance if I had more time to think over the list

there are better performances but if these two are the only conceivable winners then johansson hands down

I have my favorite of the plausible contenders and I still think there is a path for her to take it all, but I’m not gonna say who for now

Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Lucinda Williams – Lucinda Williams
Paul Simon – Graceland
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
Sonic Youth – Sister
X – Wild Gift
Laurie Anderson – Strange Angels
Prince – Sign o’ the Times
Talking Heads – Remain in Light

Honorable Mention: Madonna – The…[Read more]

second viewing confirmed the doubts I had after seeing it at tiff, the second half does not offer enough emotional layers to reach a balance with the haunting first half. the performances are all-around terrific, strong enough to the point that I wouldn’t have realized the flaw in the execution of the narrative had the director not mentioned…[Read more]

overlooking her exhaustingly nasal and tense soprano it is really a garden full of sonic delights. is it yet another luxuriously packaged “concept” album that turns out to be a mere collection of songs? unfortunately yes. would I be willing to revisit more than half of these songs? also yes.

how tf did it come to this, it was nothing more than some harmless fun between a few users, if that calls for a ban then what about those who constantly project racially and sexually insensitive sentiments in their comments. esos, kellis, blanche, and ginala are all great users who have contributed positively to the environment on the forum,…[Read more]

rolling stone’s lists are surprisingly good, apart from the random pop acts they just had to put in there, they are the only publication I’ve seen to give the women of country music the respect they deserve for being the most vital and refreshing force in music this decade

will try to come up with more later

“Saratoga Summer Song” – Kate McGarrigle (Kate & Anna McGarrigle)
“Adorn” – Miguel Pimental (Miguel)
“Dancing On My Own” – Robin Carlsson, Patrik Berger (Robyn)
“An Argument With Myself” – Jens Lekman (Jens Lekman)
“I Knew You Were Trouble” – Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback (Taylor Swift)
“Do You Remember…[Read more]

what a fun idea, I’ve intended to work on something similar for a while, I’ll stick to five each for now

Pop:
P!nk – The Truth About Love
Lady Gaga – Gypsy
Robyn – Dancing On My Own
Ariana Grande – Honeymoon Avenue
Billie Eilish – everything i wanted

Rap:
… really don’t feel qualified to have an opinion here

R&B/Soul:
Aretha Franklin -…[Read more]

old town road was apparently a “must-hear” phenomenon amongst critics, similar the scale of bodak yellow and this is america, both ended up topping village voice’s annual critics poll, the newer tik tok hits are not operating on the same level

brandi carlile and h.e.r. are both very… technical songwriters, you can’t really pick their compositions apart but there’s no added dimension, nothing inspiring in what they do, even though the songs are in the upper echelon of the nominated mix I just have no desire to see them win, nor the pop girls for their B-shelf stuff (I love NFR, but the…[Read more]

why am I not included in all this fun or was I already mentioned as part of “music members”

color me shocked but I didn’t realize pop lyrics were meant to be analyzed as some kind of poetic ethics guidelines

bad guy’s lyrics did their job, they set up the persona of billie: spiritually empty teen-goth angst with a love life, plus it’s ridiculously phonologically thrilling

another winter another 4 months of frozen sidewalks that won’t get taken care of until someone trips and gets sent to the hospital

cats in best vfx