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Scandinavia’s Hot Music from the Cold NorthHeld deep in the ice-bitten annals of Trondheim, Norway, By:Larm 2007 gathered hundreds of Scandinavian musicians for a massive, three-day music-and-arts festival. PopMatters covers the best new Scandanavian talent emerging from the festival and offers 20 exclusive MP3s and an exclusive mix. [9 March 2007] Bad Riddance to Good Rubbish: A Sort-of Tribute to CBGB’sNew York's punk club doors are wrenched closed to the sound of metal scraping on concrete. Phillips gives a hurt-so-good account of one of its final shows with Bad Brains. [19 October 2006] In Memoriam: Desmond DekkerBob Marley? Bah. Desmond Dekker was cranking out hits when Bob Marley was still in boy-shorts. [30 May 2006] The Writer vs. HimselfPopMatters examines what happens when a journalist tries to take a chart-topping band to task. [22 May 2006] Indie in Tweenville: TRL Awards 2006Four doors (and one burly guard) separate the outside world from America's prime purveyor of teeny pop. PopMatters' Andrew Phillips walks cautiously through all four to face his demons at MTV's TRL awards. [3 March 2006] 2004 Concerts HighlightsIn 2004 our writers made it to hundreds of concerts, meticulously recording every mic-twirl, every ear-splitting riff. Now it's time to cast into obscurity the sullen nights, the disappointments and the failures and thus deliver PopMatters' . [4 January 2005] From the B Line to NPR: Guitar Virtuoso Kaki KingRobert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. Decades later, guitarist Kaki King engaged in a similarly devilish act, brutally murdering an 81-year-old homeless man, stealing his riffs, and leaving him steeped in a pool of his own blood. [1 January 1995] “Get Back to the Chaos” with the KillsThey talk Warhol through the smoke, and make decisions you won't believe. Of Anger and Twitching: An Interview with John CaleJohn Cale talks about his driving impulses, experimental art, and catchy songs. One gets the sense that he's searching (and has long searched) for the place where rock and the avant-garde meet in perfect harmony. The Not-So-Freewheelin’ Vashti BunyanAfter being on break for nearly half a lifetime, the singer returns to make sure it's her vision on record. Portrait on the Artist as a Young Eccentric: Devendra Banhart in PersonSay the name Devendra Banhart and many adjectives may come to mind, but normal isn't one of them. But has the folk singer been unfairly pigeonholed? PopMatters investigates. ReviewsDecasia Live [2007 Rewind]Unthinking indulgence is the easiest way to sink avant-garde art, but does that mean violently decayed films of long-gone camel crossings are automatically overwrought? [4 January 2008] Pillow Fight League, US Debut [2007 Rewind]Pillows pounding, legs tangle with arms and skirts slowly ride, inching forward as muscle strains against muscle. If that's not empowering, what is? [21 December 2007] In Memoriam: Desmond DekkerBob Marley? Bah. Desmond Dekker was cranking out hits when Bob Marley was wearing boy-shorts. [16 March 2007] Decasia LiveUnthinking indulgence is the easiest way to sink avant-garde art, but does that mean violently decayed films of long-gone camel crossings are automatically overwrought? [5 March 2007] Pillow Fight League, US DebutPillows pounding, legs tangle with arms and skirts slowly ride, inching forward as muscle strains against muscle. If that's not empowering, what is? [2 February 2007] Harvey Danger [2006 Rewind]Harvey 'I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror' Danger are poised to surf a Nada-style wave back to respectability. But, will it work? [2 January 2007] CalifoneCalifone's music has the feel of whiskey soaked nights with no romance, and the dry caress of dust and dementia. [30 November 2006] Diamanda GalasA Valentine's Day Massacre for still-beating hearts... [3 March 2006] Espers + PicastroTHC hits some bands in a wham-bam fury of ideas and anecdotes (making them impossible to keep quiet). Others are content to sit quietly and snack. [28 February 2006] Rogue WaveLooks can be deceiving, but this is ridiculous... [12 December 2005] Konono No.1Without the uber-hip distortion that usually dresses their music, all that remains are the modest men behind the curtain. Will that be enough for the indie set? [9 December 2005] The MTV Woodie AwardsMy mission was clear. I was to discover what happens when the decidedly corporate MTV sets its sights on the staunchly independent arena of college rock... [2 December 2005] Soul Asylum's return. What?!?!? Really? Yeah, it's called analysis... [18 November 2005] Siren Music Festival 2005The day's highlight comes from a carny paid to run around while people shoot him with paintballs. Why? Because Coney Island is an unfathomably skeevy place. [25 July 2005] Longwave + BenzosThe guy in front of me has the collar of his polo flipped up. His presence does not bode well for the show to come... [13 July 2005] Billy Corgan + The Crimea + Doris HensonBilly Corgan is the Goth Peter Pan: Instead of a youthful, nymph-like spirit, he possesses a bottomless well-spring of teenage angst. [11 July 2005] James Yorkston + Sam PrekopI'll happily take Yorkston any place where 'Oi! Oi! Oi!' isn't seeping through the ceiling. [22 June 2005] The Plastic People of the UniverseEver get arrested for your art? These Czechs did, over and over again. Now they're older, out of jail, and friends with Madeline Albright. Funny how that works... [14 June 2005] Feisthas the means and the music to break well beyond her indie station. [10 June 2005] Desmond Dekkerwas cranking out hits when Bob Marley was wearing boy-shorts. [11 May 2005] Melt-Banana + An AlbatrossWho'd have thought THE ULTIMATE FURY would find its home in the body of some skinny Asian girl? [29 April 2005] Bloc Party: 9 April 2005 - Washington, DCThe images photographs and likenesses obtained from tonight's performance will be recorded. Posterity? Well, this is history, right? [19 April 2005] The Human MarvelsWARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! WARNING!! [1 March 2005] Bright Eyes + Tilly On The Wall + Coco RosieNot long ago I slipped some words into a headline: 'My little brother likes Bright Eyes, and I do too.' I lied... [1 February 2005] Sufjan Stevens + Nicolai DungerIn the language of love, this moment knows no name. Thus, I draw words from a darker place: objectivity. [21 December 2004] John FogertySwamp-fever, legendary licks and little fried chicken. No one can deny the Creedence. [7 December 2004] Against Me! + The Blood BrothersThe pit is calling. Will you return? Ruminations on a cyclical search for purity in punk rock. [23 November 2004] Gogol Bordello + Sleepytime Gorilla MuseumGoth meets Ukrainian folk-punk; Russian/River dance abounds. [2 November 2004] BlogsNotes from the Road: CMJ: Days 4-5 feat. El-P, Tiger City, Dragons of Zynth, Luke Temple, and MSTRKRFT [22 October 2007]Notes from the Road: CMJ: DAY 3 feat. Islands, Simian Mobile Disco, UNKLE, ENON, and Yo Majesty [19 October 2007]Notes from the Road: CMJ: Day 2 Feat. Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, Ida Maria, Ponytail, and We are Wolves [18 October 2007]Notes from the Road: CMJ 2007: Day 1 Feat. Voxtrot, the Rosebuds, and the Most Serene Republic [17 October 2007] |
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