Witch house begets slut-wave. Thank Katy Perry
Even before this year's fake music memes totally died, someone's gone ahead and anthologized a new one. Just as you were starting to read about witch-house and chill-wave, popular tumblr Hipster Runoff went ahead and coined the term slutwave earlier this year to describe the collective works of, ahem, sexually assertive singers Katy Perry, Kesha and Rihanna. Rolling Stone picked up on it and called it fake music genre of the year earlier this month. Well, this was inevitable. Now, something called Complex has made a list of the 25 greatest slutwave songs ever. Not one to judge, I salute you traffic-baiting Complex bloggers. The list goes back as far as 1982, and, clocking in at number one? Kesha's "Blah Blah Blah." Indeed.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
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New Years posts were a step forward. This one... two steps back.
Posted by: TS | December 28, 2010 4:50 PM
No mention of Liz Phair?! I call BS! "H.W.C." beats anything on that list.
Posted by: Andrew | December 29, 2010 12:02 AM
When I made my last comment I had no idea your next post was about Liz Phair. That's cool she is touring...not.
Posted by: Andrew | December 29, 2010 12:06 AM