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Influences
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How Britney Spears, Nelly, and the Clipse Influenced Amaarae’s Fountain Baby“I wanted to take listeners back to dancing to interesting beats in the club.”
By Isabel Ling
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The Real Jazz Age Stars and Scandals That Inspired Damien Chazelle’s BabylonA character-by-character guide to the silent-era analogues whose real-life exploits inspired Damien Chazelle’s Jazz Age epic.
By Katie Rife
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influences
How Basic Instinct, Fight Club, and Hitchcock Shaped Do RevengeDirector Jennifer Kaytin Robinson on the unexpected cinematic inspirations behind her candy-coated black comedy Do Revenge.
By Ilana Kaplan
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party report
How Caroline Calloway’s Jump-Scare Cameo Ended Up in Not OkayWriter-director Quinn Shephard slid in her DMs “and we ended up drinking a lot of rosé together.”
By Lydia Wang
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Rock and Roll Starts With Sister Rosetta TharpeA new Elvis biopic attempts to show her legacy. Here’s just a fraction of it.
By Craig Jenkins
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A Brief History of the Club Music Drake Attempts on Honestly, NevermindHow did Baltimore club make its way, three decades later, into Drake’s Canadian hands? The clues were all there.
By Lawrence Burney
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Alex Garland on Attack on Titan, Notting Hill, and More of the Influences on Men“I just think life is strange, and I’m trying to reflect how strange life feels to me.”
By Katie Rife
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Lindsey Jordan’s Long, Bumpy Road to Creative Control of Snail Mail“When I worked on Lush, I was so overwhelmed. I just wanted someone else to take the reins all the time.”
By Justin Curto
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Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin Can Do It All“I love to make something crazy, but I also get a lot of joy from making songs that you want to listen to.”
By Justin Curto
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Yola Had to Break Music History’s Rules to Make Stand for Myself“I didn’t have, ‘You are exploring the depth of your musical life and being an exponent of extreme music freedom, and we’re totally cool with that.’”
By Justin Curto
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6 Influences on Pom Pom Squad’s Debut Album Death of a CheerleaderFront woman Mia Berrin on everything from Drag Race to a Vegas bomb shelter.
By Zoe Haylock
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Mannequin Pussy’s Secret to the Art of SurpriseThe real Philly band behind Mare of Easttown’s fake band threw out the rulebook for their new EP, Perfect.
By Justin Curto
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9 Influences on Rebecca Black’s Reinvention, From Madonna to the ‘Friday’ Hate“Everything that happened to me as a result of ‘Friday’ was a whole other wagon of stuff to go through with a therapist.”
By Gabrielle Sanchez
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SG Lewis Is Just Trying to Have a Career Like Pharrell’sThe producer-singer on what influenced his debut album times, 2020’s disco revival, and the power of working with Robyn.
By Justin Curto
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vulture guides
By Justin Curto
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sanity check
Angel Olsen’s Pandemic Sanity Routine Is Pretty Damn InspiringIncluding her new friendship with an elderly widower, a growing fascination with moss, and her desire to become a private investigator.
By Dan Reilly
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Björk, Hairspray, and 6 More Things That Influenced Perfume Genius’ New Album“I could feel it when I was a kid and watching Hairspray: This makes sense to me.”
By Justin Curto
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Harold and Maude, Beck, and 7 Other Things That Influenced Emma.Director Autumn De Wilde on the movies, music, and TV that inspired her own coming of age.
As told to Hunter Harris
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british comedy
How Spike Milligan’s Q Paved the Way for Monty PythonLooking back on the surreal sketch show that debuted six months before Flying Circus.
By Ramsey Ess
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vulture lists
Search Party’s 13 Biggest Pop-Culture InfluencesThe major cultural landmarks that shaped Dory and the gang, from Alfred Hitchcock to The Comeback.
By Devon Ivie
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vulture lists
13 Non-Superhero Films That Influenced LoganThe new Wolverine film draws extensively from the Western, the American road movie, and dystopian sci-fi.
By Kevin Lincoln
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Michelle Obama Reflects on How Much Mary Tyler Moore Meant to Her“She was one of the few single working women depicted on television at the time.”
By Devon Ivie
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where you lead
By Rebecca Milzoff
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influences
4 Things Westworld Will Remind You of (and One Thing It Won’t)HBO’s Westworld is a series that’s layered with familiar influences and previous stories.
By Kathryn VanArendonk
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Tilda Swinton on Her Bowie-Influenced Role in A Bigger SplashThe actress on the influences behind her performance in A Bigger Splash.
By Dan Reilly
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Breaking Bad and More Influences on Crazy Ex-GFThink of Rebecca Bunch as a “bubbly Walter White.”
By Stacey Wilson Hunt
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Rising Singer Gallant on His 5 Biggest InfluencesThe Zane Lowe–approved artist nerds out on Brandy, Prince, Janet, and more.
By Dee Lockett
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Better Call Saul Influences: Godfather and More“We’ve been ripping off Edward Hopper shamelessly over the last two years, at least.”
By Dan Reilly
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Hamilton’s Influences“The amount of information Aaron Sorkin packs into a scene gave me this courage to trust the audience to keep up.”
By Rebecca Milzoff
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The Cast of Fargo on How They Found Their Voices This Season“When the words are really, really good, you just try them on and surrender. It’s just like music that plays over you.”
By Maria Elena Fernandez
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influences
Dr. Who, Beer, and Other Rick & Morty Influences“Would our moms get this? Would they be entertained by this?
By Simon Abrams
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Whit Stillman on 10 of His Biggest InfluencesIncluding Evelyn Waugh, J.D. Salinger, and Alfred Hitchcock.
By Nate Jones
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Taxi Driver, Girls, and 7 Other Big Influences on Mr. Robot“There’ll be a little bit of a nod to Dr. Strangelove in the season finale that people can look out for.”
By Matthew Giles
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John Green on 12 of His Biggest InfluencesIncluding Toni Morrison and Jimmy Stewart.
By Kyle Buchanan
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Spike Lee on 10 of His Cultural InfluencesHis latest joint, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, opens in select theaters this weekend.
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
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