Flavorwire Roundup: The First CDs We Ever Bought
Despite how easy it is to go online and quickly download an entire album in just a few seconds (which we are paying for, of course), there’s nothing particularly special in purchasing music from the...
View ArticleCreationists Beware: This Supercut of ’90s Vocal Hooks Confirms Evolution...
All Darwinism skeptics may want to look away — evolution has never been clearer than in watching this supercut of wordless ’90s vocal hooks. This surfeit of earnest onomatopoeia seems like a long-lost...
View ArticleGwen Stefani Lip Syncs ‘Call Me Maybe’ on ‘Jimmy Fallon’
With Season 7 of The Voice beginning on Monday, new hosts Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton stopped by Fallon. While they’ll soon be determining the value of the voices of aspiring pop-stars, the two...
View ArticleGwen Stefani Releases “Baby Don’t Lie,” Her First New Single In Six Years
Gwen Stefani is angling for a comeback beyond her recent judging stint on The Voice, and she’s currently working on her third solo LP. The first single from that yet-to-be-announced album is out...
View Article25 of Music’s Most Misandrist Anthems
Yesterday, we brought you a playlist of 25 of the most misogynistic songs in music’s long history of misogynistic songs. It seems only fair that we pair it with a playlist of 25 misandrist anthems,...
View ArticleGwen Stefani Doesn’t Understand What’s Wrong With Her Harajuku Girls
Gwen Stefani wants you to know that her cultural appropriation of Japanese street style culture was not problematic. In an interview with Time, Stefani discussed her use of the Harajuku Girls...
View Article25 Songs That Perfectly Capture the Female Experience
A few months back, with what we intended to be a wink, Flavorwire brought you a playlist of misandry anthems that explored some of the stronger reactions to the patriarchy through song. Of course, not...
View Article30 of the Most Californian Albums Ever Made
The defining musical style of the state of California largely depends on who you ask and what their ideologies are. Is it the West Coast hip-hop that came out of South Central L.A. in the late ’80s...
View Article‘Just a Girl’ Should Have Been a Hit From ‘Clueless,’ and Other...
Clueless turns 20 on July 19, and Flavorwire is celebrating all week with a series of tributes to Amy Heckerling’s era-defining teen film. Click here to follow our coverage. “I actually have a way...
View ArticleDon’t Speak, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale Are Divorcing
Love is dead. Your childhood is over. Hush, hush, darling. Don’t let our days go by, glycerine. Yes, it’s really happening — alt-rock royalty Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are splitting after 13...
View ArticleThe Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. A TV adaptation of Battle Royale, the Japanese cult film that many have accused The Hunger Games of ripping off, may be coming to the CW — because post-apocalyptic teen death matches are the new...
View ArticleA Native American Expert on No Doubt’s Controversial Video and Cultural...
Earlier this month, No Doubt found themselves in trouble for their latest music video, “Looking Hot,” which critics said depicts Native Americas in a racist light. Apart from the song itself being kind...
View ArticleThe Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. James Franco explains that his band Daddy’s new song “Can’t Say Goodbye” was inspired by his father’s recent death. Watch the music video for the track — which features childhood home movies of the...
View ArticleThe Year in Memorable Musical Controversies
2012 has been a crazy year in many ways, and the music industry hasn’t exactly been immune to its air of pervading insanity. (In fairness, the music industry is rarely immune to any sort of insanity,...
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