Jenessa Williams
Jenessa is a freelance music journalist, fandom academic and the writer of Subtweets, our weekly column that dissects the trending topics setting Music Twitter alight. She likes millennial hip-hop, noughties emo and advocating for a new era of diversity and representation in both.
Does 2022 have space for Blink 182’s toilet humour?
Emo nostalgia, it seems, can be like buses. You wait for one or two big comebacks (love you, Paramore and My Chemical Romance), and...
45s of the week: Jamila Woods, Nessa Barrett, Leah Weller and more!
Jamila Woods – 'Boundaries'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPd1cB2yy4o&t=26s
When Chicago-based artist Jamila Woods released her album ‘Legacy! Legacy!’ in 2019, it was one of the most underrated highlights of...
Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped’ at 20: a powerful sex-positive shift for the ‘Dirrty’ pop princess
When I think of my childhood as a music fan, I often think of Top Of The Pops. Without internet or Sky TV in...
‘This Is Why’ is Paramore at their fluid, creative best
The joke often made in online pop-punk fanbases is that Paramore are a rare band who do no wrong. That's somewhat simplifying things; over...
How do we break the cycle of artist burnout?
After summer holidays, festivals or time away from school or work, many of us enter the Autumn period feeling refreshed, ready for the challenges...
What do we know about ‘Midnights’? Exploring the potential of Taylor Swift’s sleepless nights
As one of our generation’s greatest storytellers, Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about keeping her fans fed. Having released three original albums...
45s of the week: Lauran Hibberd, Connie Constance, Dolores Forever and more!
Arctic Monkeys – 'There’d Better Be A Mirrorball'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY5CAz6S9kE
Fresh off the back of their triumphant headline sets at Reading & Leeds, Arctic Monkeys return in...
The BIG Leeds Festival 2022 review: celebratory sets and headline-worthy women establish a solid...
Within the first hour of Leeds Festival, it is clear that we are in the midst of a very 2022 kind of youthquake. Girls...
Never mind the no-shows; at this years Reading and Leeds there are plenty of...
For even the biggest of operations, the course of festival planning rarely runs smooth. Throw in a global pandemic and you’re dealing not only...
With vulnerability and bolstering braggadocio, Megan Thee Stallion stays winning
If her 2019 rise to prominence was a Hot Girl Summer, the last two years of Megan Thee Stallion’s life has been an unapologetic...