“I’m ready to lose a privilege,” sings the Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson on “Ready to Lose.” The song comes at
TRENDSPOTTING: The Knife and the privilege of pop
May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013 Richard Trapunski
“I’m ready to lose a privilege,” sings the Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson on “Ready to Lose.” The song comes at
March 25, 2013 Richard Trapunski
“To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of music is what’s important. Singing
February 19, 2013 Richard Trapunski
On January 27, 2013, sometime between hits of reverb-y glide guitar and the deafening, organ-shaking “holocaust section” of “You Made
February 7, 2013 Richard Trapunski
At the end of the year, everyone goes into the ‘Trendspotting’ business. Pushed by editors to go beyond Frank Ocean
January 22, 2013 Richard Trapunski
On every successive Tame Impala release, Kevin Parker seems to retreat further and further into his own mind, exploring themes
December 21, 2012 Richard Trapunski
Over the course of the year, through this column, I’ve been watching the global music scene contort itself into shapes.
November 15, 2012 Richard Trapunski
The photo from Cat Power’s Instagram post declaring her financial troubles. At the very end of September, New York Magazine
October 18, 2012 Richard Trapunski
When punk-rap agitators Death Grips signed to Epic, a subsidiary of Sony Music, it only seemed like a matter of
September 20, 2012 Richard Trapunski
Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music vanity label compilation, Cruel Summer, finally came out this week after a season’s worth of delays
September 19, 2012 Richard Trapunski
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