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Irreconcilable Love or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Kanye and Taylor at the Same Time

Hannah Teplitsky | January 12, 2015 | In Lifestyle, Music

I love Venn diagrams. I’m serious. Ever since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated by extremes, poles, definitives, bests/worsts, and blacks/whites. Never mind the emotional and personal challenges this all/nothing paradigm has created in my life—what is this “gray area” you speak of, pray tell?—focus instead on… [Read More]

6 Songs We’d Love to Hear on Loop After Nelly’s “Hot in Herre”

Arra Jane Concepcion | March 17, 2014 | In Lifestyle, Music

Bay Area radio station 105.7 has been playing Nelly’s 2002 song “Hot in Herre” nonstop since 3 PM on Friday. And because we ask the important questions here at Thelma, we wanted to know which songs we wouldn’t mind listening to for hours on end. 1) Hot in Herre –… [Read More]

Trying to Remember That You Don’t Care About the Grammys

Andy Verderosa | January 27, 2014 | In Lifestyle, Music

The Grammys were last night and, let me tell you, a lot of stuff happened. Fashion happened, spectacle happened, music happened a lot. Other not-so-expected stuff also happened, like gay marriages, but for the most part the Grammys played just like how you’d expect an award show which gives out… [Read More]

The 19 Most Drake Moments From the “Hold On We’re Going Home” Video

Andy Verderosa | September 25, 2013 | In Lifestyle, Music

Drake is a rapper but he is also an actor. He is also an adjective. He released the video for “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and I picked out the most “Drake” moments. Watch the full video below. 1) I’m having a great time with my friends, but this is… [Read More]

Surrendering to Spotify

Andy Verderosa | May 1, 2013 | In Music, Tech

Last Sunday I was in a good mood, a really good mood. A mood good enough to purchase something stupid. When the Urban Outfitters ‘sale’ section proved underwhelming I took out my CC and bought the next most illogical thing: Spotify Premium. I fought the free version of Spotify for… [Read More]

The Most Elusive Icelandic Indie Song on the Internet

Andy Verderosa | February 14, 2013 | In Lifestyle, Music, Thelma

Here’s the trailer for a 2010 film called “The Exploding Girl.” It looks like a good movie but I never saw it. I heard it was aight. Zoe Kazan is a fox, I think. Like any warm blooded internet user, I immediately searched for the song in the trailer. It’s… [Read More]