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Adele's New Video and Song Have Finally Been Released, With a Big F-You To Wannabe Body Shamer
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(Music)
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... is surrounded by flying sheet music, perhaps representative of the five years' worth of Adele songs that we’ve missed out on. In this scene the video turns into color as Adele beautifully sings the song’s ...
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Created on 15 October 2021
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Doom-Metal Band King Woman Are Back With New Album, "Celestial Blues" ...
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(Music)
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... and then some. From the striking album imagery to lyrics that reckon with a religious upbringing and struggles with trauma and mental illness, Esfandiari is at home in soft, sad songs as well as impassioned, ...
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Created on 13 October 2021
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Country Singer Allison Moorer is Back With "I Dream He Talks to Me," A Memoir on Mothering a Child with Non-Verbal Autism ...
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(Books)
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... tunes, and I noticed that he has a few that he repeats, so I took a couple of those, expanded them, and wrote songs around them. Of course, I’m taking liberties, but the music that has come out of writing ...
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Created on 12 October 2021
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Two New Essay Collections, "Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be" and "On Freedom," Examine American Culture and If Freedom Truly Exis
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(Books)
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... by Maggie Nelson and Nichole Perkins.
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
By Maggie Nelson
(Graywolf Press)
There are few cultural critics with as much name recognition as MacArthur “genius” ...
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Created on 08 October 2021
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Neko Case Talks Tour, New Album, and Writing: BUST Interview
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(Music)
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Might any of those projects be a new album?
I have a couple of songs, but mostly I’m focusing on the writing and then doing a little bit of touring to make up for shows that were canceled. It’s kind ...
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Created on 30 September 2021
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Karen Dalton Documentary—Behind the Scenes With "In My Own Time" Co-Directors: BUST Intervie
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(Movies)
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... ways is not only showing their support for Karen and her legacy, but it's also truly helping tell the story.
B: What are your favorite Karen Dalton songs? Are there any modern songs you wish she ...
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Created on 29 September 2021
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Lil Nas X Turns Dolly Parton's "Jolene" Into Haunting and Soulful Tale of Queer Heartbreak, and We're Here For ...
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(Music)
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... days.
After coming out in June 2019, Lil Nas X began incorporating his gay identity into his music, conveying his journey of self-acceptance within the LGBTQA+ community. Lil Nas’ latest songs have ...
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Created on 23 September 2021
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Halsey Gets Vulnerable, Explores Motherhood and Childbirth on Provocative 4th Album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power: BUST Revie
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(Music)
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... nightmare. That’s the thing that nobody else talks about.”
Appropriately, with very few exceptions, the songs on If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power reflect and project Halsey’s sheer terror at giving ...
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Created on 16 September 2021
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Hashing It Out: #MeToo Trailblazer Tarana Burke Opens Up About Her Message of Solidarity and Writing Her Remarkable New Memoir, Unbound
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(Feminism)
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... Angelou, and early rap songs that proclaimed the Black woman Queen, but struggled with shame, the aftereffect of surviving multiple sexual assaults. Burke says that, while she had friends, she opened up ...
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Created on 14 September 2021
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Music From Around the World: New Albums From Three International-Experimental Musicians
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(Music)
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... cut out for 2020’s forced slow-down. Though quarantining in the same house did give the quartet time to sharpen its craft. Comfort To Me’s 13 songs are as tight as Iggy Pop’s pants, every instrument turned ...
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Created on 08 September 2021
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Amyl and the Sniffers' Amy Taylor on Surviving Lockdown with Bandmates, and the New Album, in BUST Interview
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(Music)
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... How did these hardships present themselves in the album?
I think there's a certain element of cynicism and a certain element of hopefulness. But there are also certain songs, which kind of have a bit ...
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Created on 27 August 2021
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Happier Than Ever: Billie Eilish Dissects Her New Life As A Superstar
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(Entertainment)
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... acquired. And yet, though Eilish never denies the reality of her self-image, in other songs she takes back control by shifting the focus away from her body, and onto the creepiness of those who spend ...
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Created on 18 August 2021
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One Part Singer, One Part Producer, Newcomer Chelsea Collins, Has Her Sights on Pop Music Domination: BUST Interview
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(Music)
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... Collins: I was actually like a YouTube cover singer. And so somebody who had written some songs for Justin Bieber was out here and had wanted to meet. And I also really wanted to leave my hometown. So ...
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Created on 11 August 2021
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“Reclaiming Amy”: Her Story of Stardom is More Complicated Than it Seems
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(TV)
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... hidden from the public due, she says, to Amy’s fear of confronting her own sexuality. Regardless of this though, Reclaiming Amy reframes the myth of the star who wrote moody love songs and was loved by ...
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Created on 05 August 2021
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Slacker-Pop Goddess Lauran Hibberd Releases Excellent New EP “Goober”: BUST Interview
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(Music)
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... laugh at myself, be honest with the situation, and then move on from it
So you seem to lean a lot into humor, your songs are hilarious. Do you feel like humor is something that really drives your music ...
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Created on 29 July 2021
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Mykki Blanco Creates a Journey of Life with Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep
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(Music)
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... songs feels unexpected yet perfectly arranged, and together, they form an eclectic group whose individual moments of excellence highlight one another. With some old-school saxophone and Blood Orange’s ...
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Created on 26 July 2021
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Lucy Dacus Paints a Raw Coming-of-Age Story in Her New Album, "Home Video
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(Music)
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... reveal early experiences with relationships, sexuality, and beyond, with relatable rawness.
Songs like “First Time” are saturated with layered vocals, fuzzy guitars, and poppy percussion, while others ...
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Created on 26 July 2021
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In Disney's Encanto, a Latinx Teen Struggles to Find Her Place in This Magic-Filled Musica
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(Movies)
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... relatable for anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong.
The movie features original songs from the composer Lin-Manuel Miranda ( Hamilton, In the Heights, and Disney’s 2016 Moana) as well as ...
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Created on 13 July 2021
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Billie Marten's New Album "Flora Fauna" Will Give You All The Feels This Summer: BUST Revi
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(Music)
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... an exemplar of growth: Marten’s signature breathy, tender vocals swim amidst rich, abounding instrumentation including horns, strings, toe-tapping beats, and drums and bass which enliven these pop songs. ...
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Created on 30 June 2021
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Madonna, Britney Spears, Hozier, And More: 9 Songs For A Sacrilegious Babe Beach Summer
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(Music)
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... religion, sex, and love than in the music that artists of past and present have blessed us with. Included below are songs for you to meditate on the power and practice of love, lust, and longing, in whatever ...
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Created on 30 June 2021
