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Friday, March 9 2007

Scandinavia's Hot Music from the Cold North

Held 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.


Thursday, October 19 2006

Bad Riddance to Good Rubbish: A Sort-of Tribute to CBGB’s

New 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.


Tuesday, May 30 2006

In Memoriam: Desmond Dekker

Bob Marley? Bah. Desmond Dekker was cranking out hits when Bob Marley was still in boy-shorts.


Monday, May 22 2006

The Writer vs. Himself

PopMatters examines what happens when a journalist tries to take a chart-topping band to task.


Friday, March 3 2006

Indie in Tweenville: TRL Awards 2006

Four 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.


Reviews

Friday, January 4 2008

Decasia 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?


Friday, December 21 2007

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?


Friday, March 16 2007

In Memoriam: Desmond Dekker

Bob Marley? Bah. Desmond Dekker was cranking out hits when Bob Marley was wearing boy-shorts.


Monday, March 5 2007

Decasia Live

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?


Friday, February 2 2007

Pillow Fight League, US Debut

Pillows pounding, legs tangle with arms and skirts slowly ride, inching forward as muscle strains against muscle. If that's not empowering, what is?


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