People are only just figuring out why winter hats have pom-poms on them

Bobble hats have a long and winding history across several countries, and the cute accessory was even once used on the ...
Rolling Stone

Pom Pom Squad Return With Grunge-y Summer Stunner ‘Downhill’

Pom Pom Squad are back with “Downhill,” their first new single in three years. The track is a grunge-y summer stunner that opens with a burning riff and Mia Berrin’s vocals. It’s a fitting return for ...
Uproxx

Indie Mixtape 20: Pom Pom Squad Crafts Her Own Wonderland On ‘Mirror Starts Moving Without Me’

On Pom Pom Squad’s 2021 debut album, Death Of A Cheerleader, frontperson Mia Berrin steeped her songs of heartbreak in grungy guitars and poppy melodies on songs like “Head Cheerleader” and “Shame ...
WFTV

Pom Pom’s in Orlando’s Milk District to close after almost 20 years in business

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pom Pom’s Teahouse and Sandwicheria announced Monday that it will close after almost 20 years in business in Orlando’s Milk District. The restaurant -- which is known for its eclectic ...
Rolling Stone

Pom Pom Squad Smash Through the Looking Glass

“Looks like downhill from here,” Mia Berrin quips at the top of Pom Pom Squad’s second album, Mirror Starts Moving Without Me. It’s an apt opening for a project steeped in hellish Alice in Wonderland ...
Yahoo

Pom Pom Squad’s Mia Berrin on her queer subversion of a high school trope: 'Cheerleaders were a symbol of everything that I couldn't be as a Black, Puerto Rican teenager'

Subversions of cheerleader iconography have always been prevalent in popular music, from Toni Basil’s “Mickey” video to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and My Chemical Romance’s “Teenagers.” But ...