pop Archives - The F-Word

New review: BornRisky

Holly Combe20 December 2014

Channel 4 describes Viktoria Modesta as "inspiring, unique and very hot" with "a difference that sets her apart from the idealised form of a pop artist". Gemma ...

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Channel 4 describes Viktoria Modesta as "inspiring, unique and very hot" with "a difference that sets her apart from the idealised form of a pop artist". Gemma Varnom asks, can a disabled performer only be noticed or valued if her performance centres on her apparent otherness? ...

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All About That Bass? All about that body shaming

Guest Blogger22 October 2014

Veena Chandar takes issue with 'All About That Bass' and its implication that we should only appreciate our bodies if boys admire them ...

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New review: Carla Bozulich

Holly Combe25 February 2014

Sophie Mayer follows up on her 2011 review of Carla Bozulich's Evangelista project with an appraisal of Bozulich's forthcoming album, Boy. Pop music, histori...

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If pop was punk

Sophie Mayer25 February 2014

Sophie Mayer follows up on her 2011 review of Carla Bozulich's Evangelista project with an appraisal of Bozulich's forthcoming album, Boy ...

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New review: Vulkano

Holly Combe2 February 2014

Two previous members of Those Dancing Days, Lisa Pyk-Wirström and Cissi Efraimsson, have now formed Vulkano. Cazz Blase listens to their debut album Live Wild D...

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Vulkanic rock

Cazz Blase2 February 2014

Two previous members of Those Dancing Days, Lisa Pyk-Wirström and Cissi Efraimsson, have now formed Vulkano. Cazz Blase listens to their debut album, Live Wild Die Free ...

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New review: Gaptooth

Holly Combe29 November 2013

Cazz Blase has a listen to Gaptooth's debut album and finds a raw and honest but mixed result that nonetheless shows a sense of integrity and politics. Holly...

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Hannah rages for her sisters

Cazz Blase29 November 2013

Cazz Blase has a listen to Gaptooth's debut album and finds a raw and honest but mixed result that nonetheless shows a sense of integrity and politics ...

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New review: Sing to the Moon

Holly Combe17 May 2013

Cazz Blase listens to Laura Mvula's debut album, Sing to the Moon, and finds there is much more to her wider output than the upbeat single 'Green Garden' would ...

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Aiming for the moon

Cazz Blase17 May 2013

Cazz Blase listens to Laura Mvula's debut album, Sing to the Moon, and finds there is much more to her wider output than the upbeat single 'Green Garden' would suggest ...

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Bisexual women are the new sexy in pop music

Lawrence Allen10 January 2013

Is recent frankness about bisexuality among female pop stars indicative of liberation of women and LGBT people or merely an extension of sexualisation of the industry, asks Lawrence Allen ...

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New review: Ste McCabe’s Bad Kitty

Holly Combe6 November 2012

Following on from the "ferociously political" Hate Mail and Murder Music, Bad Kitty is Ste McCabe's third album. Released on Cherryade Records on 29 October w...

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Subversive kitty

Liz Ely6 November 2012

Bad Kitty is the third album from the politicised queer pop-punk performer and Pussy Whipped organiser Ste McCabe. Liz Ely finds him on top form ...

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Song of the day: Madonna – Dress You Up

Holly Combe31 August 2012

Madonna propositions a very stylish person ...

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Song of the day: Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby

Holly Combe28 August 2012

The video could make this song easy to dismiss as a "funfem" anthem but its warning to a potential dancefloor hook-up not to patronise is still relevant ...

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Song of the day: Betty Boo – Doin’ The Do

Holly Combe11 August 2012

Betty Boo was an icon of 1990s kitsch who arguably paved the way for the R&B pop of The Spice Girls and "Girl Power". But don't let that put you off ...

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New review: Santigold’s second album

Holly Combe29 May 2012

It's been four years since songwriter, record producer and performer Santigold released her debut self-titled solo album (or, rather, Santogold, as she was kn...

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