October 04, 2016

25 Years Later: 'BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK' and Finding My Power

October 04, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

Keidis's spittle and cracked tooth were things to hide in my pre-1991 conception of bodies and appeal, and there they were, front and center, set off by metallic body paint and lipstick.

25 Years Later: 'NEVERMIND' and a Cheerleader From the Burbs

September 27, 2016/ Victoria Barrett

The video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" made me deeply uncomfortable. There they were, on the screen, mocking everything I'd spent my entire adolescence trying to be.

September 06, 2016

On the Outskirts of Cool — 9 Months Pregnant at an L7 Gig

September 06, 2016/ Guest author

During the late '70s, I had eschewed punk rock in favor of a retro '60s sensibility. While my friends sported safety pin earrings and skull t-shirts, I walked around in tie-dyed wraparound skirts and embroidered Chinese shoes.

August 19, 2016

Life Lessons I Learned as a Teenage Girl Going to Warped Tour

August 19, 2016/ Guest author

At Warped the bands we blared in our bedrooms and from the Hyundai's trusty speakers became real. Punks gathered, young and old, to throw their fists in the air and slam their angsty bodies into each other.

August 10, 2016

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Your '70s Musical Heartthrobs?

August 10, 2016/ Karen Miner

Jump into the wayback machine and head to the '70s, when the man manes were flowing and the pop songs were poppin'.

August 02, 2016

Everything Is Terrible So Let's Call the Hall & Oates Hotline

August 02, 2016/ Guest author

We just need to use this gift that the universe has sent to us. I mean, who doesn’t like to listen to some creepily lyric-ed 'Private Eyes' every once in a while?!?

July 29, 2016

Why I Don't Hate the Macarena (Anymore)

July 29, 2016/ Jill L. Ferguson

Forevermore, "Macarena" is linked to the grandmother of my adulthood, one I miss very much. And every time I hear that song start, I smile.

July 27, 2016

I'm Still Listening to Prince, and Now He's Starting to Tell Me Things

July 27, 2016/ Guest author

I announced to my family that our all-Prince-all-the-time vehicular mourning period (moan) would extend to Black Friday (what?) at which time The Artist would be replaced by Christmas CDs (loud groan).

July 12, 2016

Death Match: The Chicks From 'Addicted to Love' vs. The Chicks From 'Wild Thing'

July 12, 2016/ Eve Vawter

Who wore it better? The ladies who can't play instruments in 'Wild Thing' or the ladies who can't play instruments in 'Addicted To Love'?

July 11, 2016

'August and Everything After': A Counting Crows Relisten

July 11, 2016/ Jen Selk

"Mr. Jones" remains catchy, but a lot of it seems to be about objectifying women and wanting to be Bob Dylan.

July 01, 2016

Shag, Marry, Kill: New Edition

July 01, 2016/

Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph, and Johnny... Where to begin?

June 22, 2016

Songs I Hate: 'Hotel California'

June 22, 2016/ Eve Vawter

"Hotel California" clocks in at 6:30 — which is about six minutes longer than it should be.

June 07, 2016

Happy Birthday, Darling Little Prince

June 07, 2016/

I no longer lust after the body, but my love for the man endures.

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