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Tag: Lana Del Rey
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Lana Del Rey combines modern technology and her trademark despondency in timeless pop
Lana Del Rey is smiling more these days. Sometimes she’s smiling through tears, like she does in a hazy shot from the recent video for “Fuck It I Love You,” but she’s smiling all the same—a sign of a new level of nuance from an artist who made a name for herself peddling dreamy, depressing […]
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Masked country crooner Orville Peck channels Wild West fantasy—and something deeper
The first thing to know about Orville Peck is that the Canadian country-pop crooner always wears a mask. Its top half is made of leather, and from the bottom hangs a row of long fringe, which he sometimes braids to each side to reveal his scruffy chin—his memorable look is something like a cross between […]
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The Crosstown Classic, Grave Robbing 101, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Lollapalooza, Sake 101, and more happenings from July 25-28.
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Lollapalooza 2016 lineup: Radiohead and a bunch of other acts we all knew would play
A predictable lineup might make celebrating Lollapalooza’s 25th anniversary less than thrilling.
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A movie about mobsters Tony Accardo and Sam Giancana is in the works and other Chicago news
Also, LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers dominate Lollapalooza rumors.
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Who thought up a Lana Del Rey-Rae Sremmurd mashup? Local SPF420 cofounder Chaz Allen
A month-old mashup created by local producer Chaz Allen has garnered a lot of attention this week—could it be a tipping point for his web-based concert series?
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Eminem and Marilyn Manson’s boring rape fantasies
Using rape fantasies in “shock” music isn’t just gross, it’s profoundly boring.
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Christina Perri does Lana Del Rey
A copycat song highlights how Del Rey’s more than a pretty face.
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The low-key pop perfection of “Royals”
A bare-bones single from an unknown artist storms the charts
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12 O’Clock Track: David Lynch and Lykke Li team up on “I’m Waiting Here”
A haunting preview from The Big Dream
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Frank Ocean and pop music’s online identity in 2012
Frank Ocean leads the charge in making the Internet and pop music safer for sincerity
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Rihanna, Chris Brown, and pop music’s female trouble
Whether the subject is contraception or M.I.A.’s middle finger, America wants to keep women in line
