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I truly cannot get enough of Teena Marie and the way she lets you know a song is going to be a total banger by starting it with a whoop. So many of her songs are such odd assemblages of hooks, strange vocalizations, and bridges that take you to unexpected places. Teena Marie was so […]

I’ve probably only actually done karaoke once or twice in my life, and I cannot think of any circumstance in which I will be singing karaoke any time soon. However! This does not mean that I am not always on a quest for a perfect karaoke song. Gaga is generally near the top of my

Nothing calms me down light wave after wave of guitar distortion that just obliterates and washes away my anxious thoughts. I could float on it forever.

I had forgotten how deep and crunchy the bass lines are on the Gossip’s first few albums and when I was listing to Yr Mangled Heart in the car tonight it flooded back. I remember loving this song at a moment when I was haunted by boys who had hurt me but now it feels