Before Britney Spears was a pop icon, she was just a girl from Louisiana looking for a chance to sing. Her mother’s intuition, the advice of a family friend, and a great demo earned her a solo deal wi…
76 Thoughts I Had While Revisiting Crossroads (2002)
In case you’re wondering, no, I don’t watch anything that doesn’t star a pop artist. I’m kidding, but just barely. Did you scoff when you read the title Crossroads? Did you roll your eyes and consider…
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2016
This year, The Young Folks has compiled its first ever Top 50 Albums list. The albums and their positions were chosen through balloting of six TYF writers: editor-in-chief Gabrielle Bondi, music edito…
From the Record Crate: Britney Spears – “Britney” (2001)
Britney Spears’s self-titled third album, Britney, launched a new era in her career. Released three and a half months prior to the premiere of Britney Spears’s movie debut Crossroads, Britney is all a…
Album Review: Britney Spears – “Glory”
Maybe losing relevance is the best thing to ever happen to Britney Spears. Once the teenage prom queen of pop music, Ms. Spears is practically a legacy act compared to the constantly mutating environm…
TYF Rates the Hot 100: Week of July 26, 2016
Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention paid to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in musi…
TYF Staff: The first albums we ever owned
We’re taking a trip down musical memory lane and reminiscing on the first CDs — or heaven forbid, cassette tapes — that we ever owned. Feel free to share your own in the comments sec…