Netflix’s “Ladies First” Recenters the Women of Hip-Hop in Their Complex Grit, Beauty, and Honesty
Ladies First reinstates Black women as the founders, experts, contributors who quite literally built hip-hop that they are.
Eurovision 2023 Starts Today! Here Are the Songs by Bisexual Contestants Loreen and Alessandra
Bisexual contestant and previous winner Loreen is favored to win the whole thing.
Mal Blum on Writing Music for “Trinkets,” Queer Representation, and the Trans Narratives of Bruce Springsteen
“Whether it’s the gay internet or a show like ‘Trinkets’ it makes it easier to be like maybe I’m not the one that’s wrong. Maybe everyone around me is wrong.”
Playlist: Jenny Schecter
When I think about Jenny Schecter, those thoughts are a little dark and a little sad. She is dead now, after all. Therefore this music is a little dark and sad too.
“I Am Britney Jean” Is The Christmas Present I Always Wanted
“For some reason this movie really wants us to know that sometimes Britney and Jamie Lynn have wrestling matches and Jamie Lynn always wins. Picture that for a minute. Now move on.”
Playlist: Alice Pieszecki
Songs about characters like Alice Pieszecki, though? Not so easy. As far as I know, there are no songs about funny, sassy, sarcastic, opinionated bisexual journalists who have an admirable ability to cut down Jenny Schecter like a total champ.
Playlist: Shane McCutcheon
NSFW.
My First Time: The 39th Annual American Music Awards Celebration of Life
“The artists and songs recognized at the AMAs are all the music KISS 107.9 plays on repeat all day long.”