AF 2020 IN REVIEW: Our Favorite Albums & Singles of The Year
In a year that’s been like no other for the music industry, it feels a bit weird to make a best of 2020 list – there have been no tours, venues and clubs across the globe are in danger...
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ONLY NOISE: How Miley Cyrus Became The Soundtrack Of My Life
Vice Versa was a safe haven in my college years. Nestled among the rolling hills of West Virginia, and situated snuggly in downtown Morgantown, interwoven with the WVU campus, the gay club offered safety, glitter, and endless midnight thrills....
Music’s Most Sex-Positive Moments of 2019
Sex has long been a popular topic among musicians. But what’s unique about the past few years, 2019 included, is that artists are consciously using their platforms to promote sex positivity. Here are some moments in 2019 where musicians...
HIGH NOTES: 7 Songs About MDMA, Because It’s MDMAzing
MDMA has long been closely intertwined with music. It’s many festival and nightclub-goers’ drug of choice, and for good reason: it has a way of making every song sound infectious and every flashing light look vivid and brilliant. It’s...
HIGH NOTES: 10 Female Artists Who Reference Drugs in Their Music
When you hear the phrase “sex, drugs, and rock and roll,” you usually picture male musicians: Lou Reed croaking out the words to “Heroin” or “Waiting For My Man;” The Weeknd’s famously numb face; Kurt Cobain finding God in...
ONLY NOISE: Rise
Sometimes, these columns are damn hard to spit out. It’s not always easy to remain enthralled with the music world, especially when the real world seems to be crumbling around us. We don’t have to pretend. 2017 has been...
NEWS ROUNDUP: Allegations Against PWR BTTM, ACLU’s Rockstar & More
PWR BTTM Cancel Release Show Following Allegations Over the past few days, allegations of predatory behavior and sexual abuse were made against Ben Hopkins of PWR BTTM, and an anti-semitic photo of Hopkins from 2011 has again resurfaced. While the...
AudioFemme’s Best of 2013
From elaborate roll-outs to surprise releases, 2013 was a banner year for comebacks, break-outs, break-ups, and overnight sensations. The fact that the most oblique content could cause rampant controversy to reverberate through the blogosphere turned every song into a...
A Year in Controversies: How the Think-piece Shapes Music Criticism
In the age of the ubiquitous think-piece, here’s another, and this time, it’s about think-pieces. In 2013 what think-pieces mean is that no one is about to get away with anything. You’re a white girl who twerked in a...