- 1. The Velvet Underground's John Cale Talks New Album "Mercy" and Teaching David Bowie the Viola: BUST Intervi
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- ... of melody. Certain things came out in songwriting that I was really happy I still had,” Cale says of writing Mercy. As the conversation turns to one of the album’s standout tracks, “Moonstruck (Nico’s ...
- Created on 10 March 2023
- 2. Lana Del Rey Grapples with The Patriarchy in New Song, and It’s Making Us Even More Excited For Her Upcoming Album
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- On Valentine’s Day, Lana Del Rey gifted us her newest single, “A&W,” from her upcoming album, Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd which is set to be released on March 24th. Notably, ...
- Created on 17 February 2023
- 3. Now That Barack Obama Listens to "Sad Girl Pop," It's Time to Talk About this Music Subgen
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- ... of her melancholy songs as a gimmick or as lazy songwriting. Phoebe Bridgers. Photo by Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons This commodification of “sad girl-ness” has also perpetuated a form of ...
- Created on 11 January 2023
- 4. 7 Self-Care Tips from Dolly Parton: How Our Favorite Backwoods Barbie Inspires Us to Bedazzle Our Lives
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- ... quite some wealth, what with her record sales, songwriting royalties, movie credits, and, of course, her own theme park. But money was never the motivator for Dolly Parton. In fact, one of the best pieces ...
- Created on 15 December 2022
- 5. Revolutionary Rapper Mykki Blanco on New Album, Vulnerability, and Creative Evolution: BUST Interview
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- ... in a bottle. “People kind of glaze over this, but I became ‘viral’ after seven months of writing songs,” they say. Starting songwriting at the age of 25, their first single, “Wavvy,” set fire to 2012. ...
- Created on 13 December 2022
- 6. From The BUST Archives: Buffy Sainte-Marie Discusses Her 2009 Album "Running For The Drum," Feminism, The 1960's, and Breastfeeding On "Sesame Street?" ...
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- ... recognized songwriting credit, “Up Where We Belong,” which she penned for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. And despite her unwillingness to fit into the rigid girl-pop mold of the ’60s, she was ...
- Created on 10 October 2022
- 7. Taylor Swift Releases Song Titles for Highly Anticipated Album "Midnights" and Based on the Easter Eggs, We Have A Theory ...
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- The queen of songwriting is back at it again with a new album, Midnights, and fans are counting down the days until its release. For the first time in two years, Taylor Swift is releasing new music ...
- Created on 29 September 2022
- 8. Kehlani Sounds Off On Latest Album "Blue Water Road," Coming Out As A Lesbian, And The Role Motherhood Plays In Their Life ...
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- ... for the next one. honestly.” “I feel like I’m not necessarily here to do some mind-boggling culture-shifting thing,” they say, regarding their approach to songwriting and artistry. “For the rest of my ...
- Created on 31 August 2022
- 9. "It's Time For The Bro To Stand On His Own" Ibeyi On Their Single "Lavender And Red Roses" ...
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- ... learned to play his signature instrument the cajon, with Lisa taking up songwriting a few years later. Taken from a poem in The Egyptian Book of the Dead, their 3rd album Spell 31 was released on May ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 10. Start The Summer Off Right With New Music From Big Thief, Guerilla Toss, and Jenny Hval
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- ... Thief’s superpowers in both songwriting and woozy folk-rock. Songs like “Time Escaping” and “Blurred View” challenge rock standards in a beautiful way, while songs like “Sparrow,” “Certainty,” and “Little ...
- Created on 26 May 2022
- 11. Japanese Breakfast, The Flaming Lips, And Others Come Together On New Compilation Album, "Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono" ...
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- ... run the gamut from avant-garde to bubblegum pop, often across a single album…her songwriting has been criminally overlooked.” Now, several musicians show their appreciation with a stellar tribute album, ...
- Created on 21 March 2022
- 12. Debbie Gibson Sheds Her Good-Girl Image And Opens Up About Overcoming 35 Years Of Music Industry Sexism On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
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- Debbie Gibson is a singing-dancing-songwriting-producing-composing musical prodigy who has been serenading the world for 35 years, ever since her self-penned hit “Only In My Dreams” arrived on the Billboard ...
- Created on 18 March 2022
- 13. Bitch, The Legendary Queer Music Icon Is Back With New Album “Bitchcraft” After a 9 Year Hiatus
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- ... like ‘Come on, it's good right now, how it is,’ because I have always been a little bit, Dadaist about my songwriting. I am not a huge editor. This album I really understood the power of editing and fine ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 14. LISTEN: The Linda Lindas Drop New Single, "Growing Up," Off Upcoming LP, and Speak To BUST About The Origins of "Racist, Sexist Bo
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- ... newfound songwriting skills as tools for activism, capturing the casual misogyny of middle school and transforming it into scathing, catchy, two-and-a half-minute bops. Their rage is a breath of fresh ...
- Created on 01 February 2022
- 15. No Cis-Boys Allowed on "Rap-Cabaret" Artist Boyfriend's New Radio Sh
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- ... I'm hoping to release it in early spring of next year and it will be chock full of features and that's probably all I should say. B: Are you still songwriting for other artists? BF: Big Freedia's my ...
- Created on 16 November 2021
- 16. The Princess of Pop-Punk Avril Lavigne is Back With a New Single, "Bite Me" ...
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- ... songwriting...Sometimes you can like, think, ‘What are people going to ask me about this song? What does that mean?’ But for me, I just allowed myself to kind of go there and to be really real.” While ...
- Created on 12 November 2021
- 17. One Part Singer, One Part Producer, Newcomer Chelsea Collins, Has Her Sights on Pop Music Domination: BUST Interview
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- ... piano and started out in a rock band, and I feel you, Max. Like, I love rock music, and I do classical piano. So I've always called him my second dad. BUST: Take me through your songwriting and producing ...
- Created on 11 August 2021
- 18. Slacker-Pop Goddess Lauran Hibberd Releases Excellent New EP “Goober”: BUST Interview
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- ... So, if someone dumped me, I would make a joke about it, and just cry in a wardrobe somewhere when no one was looking—that's how I deal with stuff. I think songwriting wise, it helps me get all of that out, ...
- Created on 29 July 2021
- 19. Singer-Songwriter Marzz Discusses Her Debut EP "Love Letterz," Her Creative Process, And Being Co-signed By Timbaland: BUST Intervie
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- ... of my favorite artists (Kehlani, Teyana Taylor), and at first I wasn’t telling people that I was songwriting because I wasn’t calling it that. I was just writing in my notebook, but I was posting the freestyles. ...
- Created on 17 June 2021
- 20. Here Are Five Black Women Behind Your Favorite Bops Sung By Ariana Grande, Beyonce, & More
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- Timeless songs aren't just about whoever happens to be performing them. They're also about catchy song lyrics that have the capacity to make us laugh, cry, and dance like nobody's watching. Songwriting ...
- Created on 28 May 2021
