Girl In Soup
"Hammering In My Head" by Garbage (1996) In many ways Shirley Manson parodies pop tropes so thoroughly that instead of eliciting humor she artifices horror.
Shut Up, I Love This Song
Unironic adoration for songs that don't always get their due.
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Pat Metheny for Warped Tour
"San Lorenzo" by Pat Metheny Group (1978) I will often put this record on when I’m working in the print shop or at the bookstore, knowing full well it’s going to stop me from progressing with whatever task is at hand.
Weird Al For Warped Tour
"The Night Santa Went Crazy" by Weird Al Yankovic (1996) Oh no. It is 2003 and you are about to buy your first ever CD at FYE.
Kesha for Warped Tour
"Let 'Em Talk" by Kesha feat. Eagles of Death Metal (2017) I suspect it is impossible to enjoy Kesha ironically.
The Eagles of Gay Sex
"Certain Kind of Fool" by Eagles (1973) I have a short story about the Eagles and gay sex in this issue, and I think you would all probably enjoy it.
I love my life, I love this record and
"Born This Way (Country Road Version)" by Orville Peck (2021) Every time I take my car into the shop they offer me a free lift with a guy named Ron.
Until Then, I'll Forget You
"Gator Rock" by Ned Albright (1999) “Mom can we have Crocodile Rock?” “We have Crocodile Rock at home.” The Crocodile Rock at home:
Parahoy Minoy
"Where The Lines Overlap" by Paramore (2009) There is probably nothing left to write about Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, but there is so much left to say about Paramore’s brand new eyes.
Won't You Just Ask Me?
"Chapter 7" by At the Skylines (2012)"Chapter 7" by At the Skylines (2012) The lovely thing about screamed vocals is that you don’t really need to be intelligible.
Ten Whole Wonder Years
"We Could Die Like This" by The Wonder Years (2013) Mike Kennedy may be a bad friend, but he is maybe my favorite drummer alive.
One Place That You'll Never Leave
"Better in My Memory" by Rebecca Black (2021) We need to imagine ourselves strong, imagine our suffering has some kind of meaning, to keep the despair at bay.
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Resistance Is Futile
The dress looks nice on you still
"The Dress" by Dijon (2021) When I listen to “The Dress,” I am reminded of my juvenile, obdurate refusal to believe I could ever love anyone else.
The Song Behind the Meme
"ceilings" by Lizzy McAlpine (2022) I’m not a stranger to crying in my car on long road trips.
A Year Of Shutting Up
Happy Anniversary to We
"Sick of All the Same Songs"
"Cry Baby" by Man Overboard (2010) Every pop-punk act has their one acoustic song, a chance to show a side slightly more sensitive than a toilet seat.
Not About Pedro Pascal (Sorry)
“The Last Of The Real Ones” by Fall Out Boy (2018) No, I haven’t written enough about Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz.
Don't You Ever Miss Me.
"Wake Up" by Chastity Brown (2017) The song has so many emotional facets, they aren’t all available to you on the first listen.
Panic! At The Last Disco
"Collar Full" by Panic! at the Disco (2013) What will Panic’s legacy be? Probably the Pete Buttigieg dance.
Bob Dylan/Laura Jane Grace Landlord AU
Bob Dylan Dream by …Against Me! (2010) This is not a song about queer utopias, but it could be.