PinnedMaxine Thao·Jun 6, 2025TWS Revel to the Palpitating Countdown of Their 20s in “TRY WITH US” — Album Review / AnalysisOnce you reside between 10s Street and Square 20, there is no map to follow once you make it on the next train. But when TWS finally find…A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedMaxine Thao·Jun 7, 2024Maxine’s Music Club!The launch of my new newsletter!A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedInMusical MayhembyMaxine Thao·May 20, 2024A Poptimist’s Top 10 Albums of 2023 — Part 5: Olivia Rodrigo & ParamoreFor the beginning of this list (starting from 10th place), please check it out on Musical Mayhem!A response icon1A response icon1
Maxine Thao·Apr 25, 2025Red Velvet’s SEULGI is Your Favorite Nightmare in “Accidentally on Purpose” — Album ReviewJust as the incubus in the shadows is about to strike, you catch a flicker of the last surviving light in her eyes and by the time the sun…A response icon1A response icon1
Maxine Thao·Apr 16, 2025BLACKPINK’s JENNIE is Her Own Audacious Muse on Stellar Debut Solo Album “Ruby” — Album ReviewThey say that decorating your mirror with rows of “J-E-N-N-I-E” in ruby red lipstick and endlessly chanting her name is the only…
Maxine Thao·Mar 19, 2025SM Entertainment’s Newest Girl Group Hearts2Hearts Initiates “The Chase” For an Identity With a…With a company roster of fellow girl groups as legendary as the illustrious S.E.S, Girls’ Generation, F(X), Red Velvet, and aespa — there’s…A response icon1A response icon1
Maxine Thao·Feb 12, 2025Thanks to SEVENTEEN’s BSS, Happiness is only a “TELEPARTY” Away — In Depth Review / AnalysisDon’t hate your life, we are BooSeokSoon!A response icon4A response icon4
Maxine Thao·Dec 24, 2024SEVENTEEN Inscribe Love Letters To Their Kinship on 12th Mini Album “SPILL THE FEELS” — In Depth…CARATs have yet to love SEVENTEEN as much as SEVENTEEN, again.A response icon4A response icon4
Maxine Thao·Oct 4, 2024Sarah Kinsley Creates A Whirling Celestial Realm in Debut Album “Escaper” — In Depth Review /…We are face to face with an indie alt-pop debut album of the ages, and my, my, my…A response icon1A response icon1
Maxine Thao·May 17, 2024Taylor Swift Wades in Woeful Waves in “The Tortured Poets Department”— A Sonic Analysis (Album…The double album, including The Anthology, are the vulnerable sounds of reverberant echoed thunders left from Swift’s ruinous lightning…
