Category Archives: Pop Music Over-Analysis

On the Merits of Modern Pop (in which I deconstruct Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” in a foolhardy attempt to prove that it is good)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by amelia

Once, in an interview, I asked a Beatles expert whether he listened to any modern Top 40 hits. “They’re fun, they’re great to dance to, but there’s not a lot of meat there, in my opinion,” he said, citing the … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Lizzy Grant

Posted on February 28, 2012 by amelia

A version of this article also appears on kevchino.com   I’ll admit it, I was late to the party on this one. By the time I got around to Googling her name, Lana Del Rey’s album had already dropped, her … Continue reading →

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Sax Attack!

Posted on February 4, 2012 by amelia

  Saxophone. In the context of rock or pop music, it is largely presumed to be a thing of the past. When we hear “saxophone,” we think Bruce Springsteen, Kenny G, or, most damningly, “the ‘80s.” (It’s easy to blame … Continue reading →

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Best Of: 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by amelia

This year, along with all the other writers at indie music blog kevchino.com, I was charged with compiling a list of my 15 favorite albums of 2011. Ordinarily I like making lists, a.k.a. arbitrarily ranking things. But it seemed unjust … Continue reading →

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Pop Music Over-Analysis: Country Songs

Posted on December 16, 2011 by amelia

It seems fitting that my first blogpost in three-and-a-half months should have a shocking confession. I’d hate to let my nonexistent readership down, so here it is: I love country music. Country music, as a general category, gets a bad … Continue reading →

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