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Sicko Rap and Drunk Country
Four songs on the Hot 100 pop chart reveal the new directions in which music is headed. Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode" boasts an unprecedented formal st…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Side Effects of Pop Music with Emily Warren
Emily Warren is one of the great rising stars of contemporary songwriting. Her song "Side Effects" with The Chainsmokers is currently rising up the c…
7 years, 8 months ago
Drake vs Drake
Drake, per usual, has been inescapable this summer. "In My Feelings" and "Nice For What" top the charts, but there's depth to these bangers. We argue…
7 years, 9 months ago
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Beyoncé and Black Eyed Peas (Pt. II)
The final episode of our Switched on Summer throwback series finds us deconstructing more early aughts bangers.
Under consideration: two of the bigges…
7 years, 9 months ago
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Nelly + Katy Perry (Pt. 1)
What made summer jams of the aughties like Nelly's "Hot in Herre" and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" so hot? The answer: big, sweaty, doses of harmon…
7 years, 9 months ago
Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?
The Switched on Pop Summer Throwback Series continues! This time, with a deep dive into the musical detritus of the 1990s.
In true 90s fashion, our ep…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Resistance is Dancing in the Streets
Our Switched on Summer Throwback Series continues with "Dancing in the Street," the 1964 Motown hit by Martha and the Vandellas that was co-written b…
7 years, 10 months ago
Switched on Summer: Getting Around with the Beach Boys
Our Switched on Summer throwback mini-series begins in the heart of the 1960s, with the Beach Boys' perennial school's-out jam "I Get Around."
We expl…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Pure Pop of Charlie Puth + Carly Rae (ft Hanif Abdurraqib)
Part I: The Doctors Are In! We diagnose a listener's musical malady, namely: "why does Charlie Puth's new jam 'BOY' make us feel so weird?!"
Part II: …
7 years, 11 months ago
Afrofuturism in Kali Uchis & Clipping (with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes)
Parliament Funkadelic has had waves of influence on popular music. Their Afrofuturist message and infectious grooves built the backbone of 70s funk, …
8 years ago