In A Barbie World: Behind Disco Shrine’s Barbie Raves

emilytreadgold #1

If you haven’t been to Disco Shrine’s Barbie Raves you are missing out. The Dj and musician has curated an event that highlights that feeling the the Barbie Movie gave so many of us. It feels like a safe space for your girliest feelings and a celebration of girlhood. We talked to her about how she started the event and …

Letters To Taylor Swift: Callie Carlucci

emilytreadgold #1, Editorial

The universe creates a full circle moment for Taylor Swift and me. Taylor came into my life when I was eleven. At a voice lesson, my voice coach said that the theme for the next recital would be country music. At the time, the only country artists I listened to were The Chicks. I told my voice teacher I wanted …

Letters To Taylor Swift: Audrey Garcia

emilytreadgold #2, Features

As an Arizonian, I was soo excited that Taylor had her first stop in Glendale, AZ, so of course, I just had to battle the Ticketmaster war to see the concert on the very first day with my sister! I’ve been to her 1989 and Reputation concert, and NO ONE in the industry does it like Taylor. It’s both so …

Letters To Taylor Swift: Carolina Caggiano

emilytreadgold #2, Editorial

Went to 4 concerts and now preparing to see her in Brazil! So our tour came to an end but here is #whatyoumademedo Taylor: 4 shows 4 cities 4 outfits 13 hours of shows 13 000 miles ( ATX – A&TT- ATX – GRU -MCO – TAMPA – ATX – NRG – ATX) Your eras tour was definitely a ThERASphy …

Letters To Taylor Swift: Eddie Torres

emilytreadgold #2, Editorial

Taylor Swift, her name alone, makes me smile. During the darkest times in my life, Taylor has been the one to keep me company. She has been the one to shine light in so many dark situations. She has a song for literally anything I may be going through, and I think that is why she is so loved. She …

The Philadelphia Story (Taylor’s Version)

emilytreadgold #10, Concert Reviews

I attended the Friday and Saturday night shows of The Eras Tour in Philadelphia this weekend. In a sea of 70,000 people adorning glitter, sequins, and Barbie pink, I watched as Taylor Swift performed the show of a lifetime in her hometown, in a sold-out football stadium only 90 minutes away from where she grew up in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Long …

The Eras Tour Review From A 17 Year Long Fan

emilytreadgold #1, Concert Reviews, Features

Being a fan of Taylor Swift for the last 17 years of my life has been quite the experience. She’s taken me through emotions spanning from excitement to stress. (Sorry, Taylor, those midnight drops were killing my sleep schedule for a bit!) While I haven’t met her or spoken with her in any capacity, I still consider her to be …

A Lesson In Internalized Misogyny: I’m Sorry Taylor Swift

emilytreadgold #1, Editorial

My relationship with Taylor Swift is complicated. When her first album came out, I was 15 and pretty much a loser. I was in high school, and Taylor, to me, despite what she said in her songs, embodied everything I could never be. She was pretty and popular and rich. Her music seemed immature to me, princesses and romance. It …

What Happened To Pop Stars?

emilytreadgold #7, Editorial, Features

It’s easy to look at the pop music landscape in the defining eras of their respective reigning pop queens: Britney Spears and her Max Martin pop dominance, Beyonce’s continual reign over the culture, Taylor Swift’s country crossover that just doubled her fanbase, but will pop queens continue to dominate or are we moving into a completely different music structure. How …

When Do Fans Go Too Far?

emilytreadgold #15, Features

In one of my most popular TikToks, I called a bunch of bands “boybands” to reference how when a group of young women love a band, they’re often overlooked until the men come around and claim them geniuses, i.e., The Beatles. In that video, I posted 5SOS, and their fans came at me in full force because heaven forbid 5SOS …