Posts by Devon Maloney
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Lorde, ‘Mockingjay — Part 1,’ and a New Kind of Teen Movie Soundtrack
If the newly released Mockingjay — Part 1 soundtrack tells us anything about where teens stand on music a decade later, it’s this: They no longer want, or need, our suggestions.
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Lorde, Majical Cloudz, and the Changing Rules of Pop Outsiders
The two acts seem unexpectedly perfect for each other, not because they’re traveling the same path, but because they both represent the inevitable evolution the word “pop” has been undergoing in recent years.
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We Went There: The Teen Culture Stock Market of the MTV VMAs
Even in a tame year — when nothing really happens; when no one does anything they aren’t supposed to do — sitting in that auditorium makes you appreciate how deftly this monstrous machine continues to rake it in.
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Q&A: EMA on Oculus Rift, Sci-Fi Punk, and Social Media Dystopias
Talking with EMA about her coincidentally prescient new album, ‘The Future’s Void,’ and what our future Internet lives may look like.
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Ke$ha, Kesha, and the End of a Pop Era
It’s time to pour one out in memory of the old Ke$ha (especially that dollar sign) — her era is ending, and it was one of the most underrated and best things to happen to pop in a long time.
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We Went There: East Coast Roller Derby Extravaganza 2013
Of all the things one should know before attending the annual East Coast Derby Extravaganza, the most frequent piece of advice roller derby players offer newcomers is “Don’t forget your swimsuit.” Officially, the event, which celebrated its seventh year over the weekend in Feasterville, Pennsylvania (about 40 regrettable-for-the-carless minutes outside Philadelphia), is a regional meet: […]
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On Watching Movies With the Sound Off, Mac Miller Returns — With a Little Help From His Friends
When I met Mac Miller two years ago, he told me he planned on being “Beatles big.” It was one of the funnier hyperboles tossed off in the 79 minutes, at least on tape, we sat talking about his career in the back of his tour bus in Denver. Throughout the weekend — which I […]
