Andrew Phillips

PopMatters Events Editor

About Andrew Phillips

Andrew Phillips is an entertainment writer/editor living in Brooklyn, New York. He recently left his post as Managing Editor for the Daily Washington Law Reporter, a small legal periodical in the District of Columbia to pursue his fortune in the big(er) city.

Having attended hundreds upon hundreds of live events he is unique in having dipped in and out countless musical subcultures without ever gaining a sense of dress or personal style. In addition to being a rabid concert buff, he maintains an interest and expertise in new and emergent music, musicians, and youth subcultures.

In addition to his work with PopMatters he has garnered a number of bylines with other publications including Newsweek and the Washingtonian.

In 2003 he acted as editor-in-chief for a small arts and entertainment monthly The Alcove, which featured interviews with musicians and celebrities including Guster, Chuck Palahniuk, The Shins, and Mars Volta.

A graduate of the George Washington University with a B.A. in American Studies, his award-winning thesis presented field-work exploring contemporary skinhead culture, with a focus on gay, black, and minority members. In the course of this work he refused several attempts to shave his head.

As to personal performance experience, Andrew once sang for a pirate punk band, the aptly (though unfortunately) titled Captain Blueballs and the Salty Sea Men. Presumably, he was the captain.

Features

Events

Scandinavia's Hot Music from the Cold North

[9.Mar.07] :. 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.

Recent features

 

Music

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

[19.Oct.06] :. 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.

Recent features

 

Reviews

Events

Decasia Live [2007 Rewind]

[4.Jan.08] :. 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?

Recent Event reviews

 

Events

Pillow Fight League, US Debut [2007 Rewind]

[21.Dec.07] :. Pillows pounding, legs tangle with arms and skirts slowly ride, inching forward as muscle strains against muscle. If that's not empowering, what is?

Recent Event reviews

 

Events

In Memoriam: Desmond Dekker

[16.Mar.07] :. Bob Marley? Bah. Desmond Dekker was cranking out hits when Bob Marley was wearing boy-shorts.

Recent Event reviews

 

Events

Decasia Live

[5.Mar.07] :. 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?

Recent Event reviews

 

Events

Pillow Fight League, US Debut

[2.Feb.07] :. Pillows pounding, legs tangle with arms and skirts slowly ride, inching forward as muscle strains against muscle. If that's not empowering, what is?

Recent Event reviews

 

Events   Harvey Danger [2006 Rewind]

Events   Califone

Blog posts

Notes from the Road

CMJ: Days 4-5 feat. El-P, Tiger City, Dragons of Zynth, Luke Temple, and MSTRKRFT

[22.Oct.07] :. Phew... it seem like only yesterday we were wading into the first crowd of the festival, and now CMJ is but a memory (oh how we'll miss you dear). Of course, all that's gone is not forgotten: we've...

Notes from the Road

 

Notes from the Road

CMJ: DAY 3 feat. Islands, Simian Mobile Disco, UNKLE, ENON, and Yo Majesty

[19.Oct.07] :. There's something unruly about today's update, an unmitigated energy pulsing through the bands and, by association, our photos. While big buzz acts often play several CMJ shows, Thursday was a...

Notes from the Road

 

Notes from the Road

CMJ: Day 2 Feat. Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, Ida Maria, Ponytail, and We are Wolves

[18.Oct.07] :. After two days at CMJ, the mad dash to make every shows subsides, and you begin to feel a lot more comfortable going with your gut. This year, day two's artists made that easy, maintaining remarkable...

Notes from the Road

 

Notes from the Road

CMJ 2007: Day 1 Feat. Voxtrot, the Rosebuds, and the Most Serene Republic

[17.Oct.07] :. The summer stickiness has pretty much dissipated (though nothing can completely kill the subway’s trademark stink), and All Hallows Eve is all but upon us. So, you know what that means:...

Notes from the Road

 
 
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