how The beach boys gave my queer teen heart hope
“Wouldn’t it Be Nice,” is often overlooked as simply another foray into sunshine pop. The song isn’t just talking about a random teen couple; or at least it wasn’t to my ears. The song is the It Gets Better campaign put to music. It dreams of a world better than the one we currently live in, a world where people can love who they love and not have to feel afraid.
how do you solve a problem like spector?
There’s nothing Manic Pixie Dream Boy about Phil Spector. He wasn’t the “I’m an eccentric musician” brand he tried to sell, albeit not for lack of trying. But is morally, ethically sound to support an artist’s work if that artist is either a criminal or just generally gross?
Laura nyro // eli + the thirteenth confession
Laura Nyro’s Eli and the Thirteenth Confession is a stunning solo achievement. The intensely personal work had a message it took me years to understand, long after it found a permanent place in my heart.