The first thing to know about Japanese Breakfast is that none of its members are Japanese. In a nutshell, it was front woman Michelle Zauner’s way of poking fun at the Western assumption that all Asians are, when she is, … Continue reading My Monthly Dig: “Jubilee” by Japanese Breakfast
40 years ago today, Prince won his only Oscar. It was presenter Michael Douglas who summed up the category’s criteria, saying that the film score should contain at least five original songs. Kathleen Turner then further clarified that the songs … Continue reading My Monthly Dig: “Purple Rain” by Prince & the Revolution
I always felt Paula Cole deserved more. And this goes beyond her once being called the next Kate Bush, or the Best New Artist Grammy she won in 1998, same year she also became the first female Producer of the … Continue reading My Monthly Dig: “This Fire” by Paula Cole
It’s not common to be called a veteran at age 23, much less a living legend. But Stevie Wonder was always a clear exception. After all, he practically dominated the Motown era in his teens. He had also already surpassed … Continue reading My Monthly Dig: Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions”
Just like any recent debut, Collapsed in Sunbeams was completed over quarantine. Surely, the circumstances influenced the mood and Arlo Parks confirmed as much in interviews. In a December 2020 Billboard feature, the British singer of Chadian-French-Nigerian lineage shared: “I was mining these deep-rooted, sometimes traumatic places … Continue reading My Monthly Dig: Arlo Parks’ Collapsed in Sunbeams
I first learned about St. Vincent in 2014. I know it wasn’t the most educated observation then, but at the time, she struck me as a more adult Katy Perry, one who actually bore her angst instead of burying it … Continue reading My Monthly Dig: St. Vincent’s “Daddy’s Home”
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