Vincent Anthony

Vincent Anthony

Vincent is the founder of the magazine and has had a strong passion for popular music since, well, 1997! If it's not obvious, his favorite artists include Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, P!nk, and many more. Vincent lives in New York, where he is a high school English teacher, and earned his Master's in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

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97 Words: “red flag collector” by Kelly Clarkson

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June 9, 2023
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Ever-proud Texan Kelly Clarkson takes us through the Wild Wild West en route to post-divorce “high road livin'” on the latest offering from “chemistry.” Of the five songs released so far, “red flag collector” by far has the most sting. Where last week’s “i hate love” was bittersweet, “red flag collector” is triumphantly bitter. Sprinkled with just enough “yeehaw”-inducing musical

Reflections of Love: In the wake of Manchester bombing…

May 25, 2017
I found out about the tragic bombing in Manchester from fellow concert-lover and EST. 1997 writer Andrew, and I was immediately shaken by the news. It was still a fresh story and at the time, we didn’t know what exactly happened but I feared the worst: terrorism. Of course, it
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15 flows: Remembering Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

April 25, 2017
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Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes tragically passed away in a car accident in Honduras just one month before her 31st birthday, which would have been on May 27th. It was of course a heartbreaking loss for her family and friends, and an especially gut-wrenching loss for fans and the music industry. Just a few
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12 reasons Beyoncé’s ‘LEMONADE’ still slays

April 23, 2017
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April 23, 2016. On this day in 2016, an industry-shaking visual album was released: Beyoncщ’s LEMONADE. The album was delivered via a 65-minute-long film that found the album’s 12 songs woven together by striking visuals and poetic, spoken-word musings. Indeed, there is a lot to be said about Beyoncщ’s LEMONADE.
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