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| − | '''Devi McCallion'''<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|url=https://blacksquares.bandcamp.com/|title=Blacksquares Bandcamp page|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> (also known as '''Cats Millionaire''' and '''Cat Milly''', as well as multiple other [[#Pseudonyms|pseudonyms]]) is a musician who has produced a number of pony-related songs, including | + | '''Devi McCallion'''<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web|url=https://blacksquares.bandcamp.com/|title=Blacksquares Bandcamp page|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> (also known as '''Cats Millionaire''' and '''Cat Milly''', as well as multiple other [[#Pseudonyms|pseudonyms]]) is a musician who has produced a number of pony-related songs, including four albums and multiple singles. She lives in [[wikipedia:Toronto, Canada|Toronto Canada]].<ref name="bandcamp"/> |
McCallion's music is variably characterized as electro-industrial, industrial rock, and noise pop. In addition to My Little Pony, frequent subjects of her work include experiences with [[wikipedia:Child sexual abuse|childhood sexual abuse]] and [[wikipedia:transgender|transgender]] identity. Her music is self-published under her own label, Blacksquares. | McCallion's music is variably characterized as electro-industrial, industrial rock, and noise pop. In addition to My Little Pony, frequent subjects of her work include experiences with [[wikipedia:Child sexual abuse|childhood sexual abuse]] and [[wikipedia:transgender|transgender]] identity. Her music is self-published under her own label, Blacksquares. | ||
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| − | Although all of her pony-themed music has been released under the name Cats Millionaire, McCallion herself releases music under a large number of pseudonyms in addition to her real name | + | Although all of her pony-themed music has been released under the name Cats Millionaire, McCallion herself releases music under a large number of pseudonyms in addition to her real name, including Girls Rituals, Yellow Bile, EAT BABIES?, Triangle Giant and Mom.<ref name="bandcamp" /> |
In 2017, she co-created the group Black Dresses with fellow Canadian Ada Rook. Their work received positive reviews in indie music circles,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.citr.ca/discorder/june-2018/blackdresses/|title=Black Dresses|work=[[wikipedia:CITR-FM|Discorder Magazine]]|last=Azizi|first=Joshua|issue=June 2018|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/black-dresses-love-and-affection-for-stupid-little-bitches/|title=Black Dresses: LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR STUPID LITTLE BITCHES Album Review|last=Joyce|first=Colin|date=2019-08-31|work=[[wikipedia:Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> including appearing on [[wikipedia:Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'s "The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgex4g/the-22-best-albums-you-may-have-missed-in-2019|title=The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019|work=[[wikipedia:Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=2019-12-24|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> The duo announced they were breaking up in May 2020 after one of their tracks regarding McCallion's experiences with childhood sexual assault became popular on [[wikipedia:TikTok|TikTok]], leading to "extended harassment" after McCallion tried to have them removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/black-dresses-will-reportedly-no-long-exist-following-tiktok-dispute-with-fans-2676241|title=Black Dresses break up following TikTok dispute with fans|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=2020-05-27|work=[[wikipedia:NME|NME]]|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=BlackDresses666|author=Black Dresses|number=1265438821417705479|text=https://t.co/YscgtUjRiw|date=2020-05-27|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> | In 2017, she co-created the group Black Dresses with fellow Canadian Ada Rook. Their work received positive reviews in indie music circles,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.citr.ca/discorder/june-2018/blackdresses/|title=Black Dresses|work=[[wikipedia:CITR-FM|Discorder Magazine]]|last=Azizi|first=Joshua|issue=June 2018|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/black-dresses-love-and-affection-for-stupid-little-bitches/|title=Black Dresses: LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR STUPID LITTLE BITCHES Album Review|last=Joyce|first=Colin|date=2019-08-31|work=[[wikipedia:Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> including appearing on [[wikipedia:Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'s "The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgex4g/the-22-best-albums-you-may-have-missed-in-2019|title=The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019|work=[[wikipedia:Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=2019-12-24|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> The duo announced they were breaking up in May 2020 after one of their tracks regarding McCallion's experiences with childhood sexual assault became popular on [[wikipedia:TikTok|TikTok]], leading to "extended harassment" after McCallion tried to have them removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/black-dresses-will-reportedly-no-long-exist-following-tiktok-dispute-with-fans-2676241|title=Black Dresses break up following TikTok dispute with fans|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=2020-05-27|work=[[wikipedia:NME|NME]]|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=BlackDresses666|author=Black Dresses|number=1265438821417705479|text=https://t.co/YscgtUjRiw|date=2020-05-27|accessdate=2020-10-06}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 6 October 2020
Devi McCallion[1] (also known as Cats Millionaire and Cat Milly, as well as multiple other pseudonyms) is a musician who has produced a number of pony-related songs, including four albums and multiple singles. She lives in Toronto Canada.[1]
McCallion's music is variably characterized as electro-industrial, industrial rock, and noise pop. In addition to My Little Pony, frequent subjects of her work include experiences with childhood sexual abuse and transgender identity. Her music is self-published under her own label, Blacksquares.
Pony music
McCallion has released four albums of pony-themed music, all released under the name Cats Millionaire. The name itself had already been used previously to release a non-pony EP, Meow, in March 2011.[2]
Pony Songs, was released in January 2012, as a mixtape of original songs, spoken word, mashups, and covers of both show and brony fandom music from the previous year, including works from an earlier pony-themed EP, You Can't Do That With Hooves, and from her participation in the Brony vs Brony Remix War.
I'm So Sorry, an EP about the emotional repercussions of Princess Luna's thousand-year banishment, was released in June of the same year.
Her final album produced as Cats Millionaire, Fun Fun Fun, was released in August 2013.
Other work
Although all of her pony-themed music has been released under the name Cats Millionaire, McCallion herself releases music under a large number of pseudonyms in addition to her real name, including Girls Rituals, Yellow Bile, EAT BABIES?, Triangle Giant and Mom.[1]
In 2017, she co-created the group Black Dresses with fellow Canadian Ada Rook. Their work received positive reviews in indie music circles,[3][4] including appearing on Vice's "The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019".[5] The duo announced they were breaking up in May 2020 after one of their tracks regarding McCallion's experiences with childhood sexual assault became popular on TikTok, leading to "extended harassment" after McCallion tried to have them removed.[6][7]
Character
McCallion's pony OC (ostensibly named Cats Millionaire) is a light brown earth pony mare with a messy, dark brown mane and tail and glasses. She is frequently depicted smoking a cigarette and looking disinterested.
The cover art for 3, the third collection of music released under the pseudonym "Mom", depicts Cats Millionaire attached to a leg shackle.
See also
- Black Dresses on Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Blacksquares Bandcamp page. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
- ↑ Meow. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
- ↑ Azizi, Joshua. “Black Dresses”. Discorder Magazine, June 2018. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
- ↑ Joyce, Colin. Black Dresses: LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR STUPID LITTLE BITCHES Album Review (August 31, 2019). Pitchfork. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
- ↑ The 22 Best Albums You May Have Missed in 2019 (December 24, 2019). Vice. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
- ↑ Skinner, Tom. “Black Dresses break up following TikTok dispute with fans” (May 27, 2020). NME. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
- ↑ Black Dresses [@BlackDresses666]. “https://t.co/YscgtUjRiw” (Tweet). Posted on May 27, 2020. Retrieved on October 6, 2020.
External links
- Devi McCallion on Twitter
- meowmeowparadise on YouTube
- Blacksquares on Bandcamp
- Blacksquares on YouTube