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Josh TimmermannFeatures PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007The Best Pop-Country of 2007[14.Dec.07] :. Purists may turn up their noses at pop-country, but it produced more top-shelf music this past year than the stricter formal traditions on which it draws. PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007  MusicNot a Saint (Just a Living Legend)[5.Dec.07] :. Lil Wayne is the best rapper in the game, and through a brilliant proliferation of mixtapes and guest spots, he's proven to be the definition of finding treasure in the journey on the way to a proper album destination.  MusicToo Young to Let Go: Jay-Z, Medicare, and You[19.Nov.07] :. Jay-Z's evolution into the bridge between hip-hop and mainstream popular culture has been a long one, but his nostalgic turn worked to make him a figure whose mythos will likely endure into the old age of a generation.  MusicIn Defense of Britney[5.Nov.07] :. There’s nothing but guilt surrounding Britney -- guilt for secretly enjoying “Gimme More”, guilt for tuning in to see what sort of trouble she’s gotten herself into today, guilt for not having the balls to use the word “misogyny“.  FilmCoping Strategies: Notes on the 26th Vancouver International Film Festival - Part Two[10.Oct.07] :. Like Jarhead, Sam Mendes's underappreciated Gulf War film, Brian De Palma's Redacted clearly understands pop culture's real-life effect on soldiers serving in the post-Vietnam era. Film Coping Strategies: The 26th Vancouver International Film Festival - Part OneReviews MusicMaster P: Featuring…Master P[14.Dec.07] :. Gangsta rap stumbled somewhere between Biggie and Jeezy. This collection is a lumbering reminder of that dry spell.  MusicBonde do Rolê: With Lasers[13.Dec.07] :. Regardless of the state of baile funk in the North American blogosphere, Bonde do Role is soldiering on and they deserve a fair shake.  MusicDeborah Harry: Necessary Evil[10.Dec.07] :. Deborah Harry's first solo album in 14 years is mostly awful, a depressing example of an artist failing at the very things she used to better at than anybody else.  EventsPuffy AmiYumi[28.Nov.07] :. Just two years ago, the expansive, wonderful world of East Asian pop was mostly a mystery to me I’m embarrassed to admit, I didn’t know Ayumi Hamasaki from Hitomi Shimatani.  DVDsThe Namesake[28.Nov.07] :. Whatever else you get out of this movie -- a give-take equation that depends largely on your willingness to follow Nair’s lead -- it’s worth watching for Tabu’s superlative turn alone, which would earn her an Oscar if there were any justice in the First World. Music Sarah Johns: Big Love in a Small TownMusic Carrie Underwood: Carnival RideMusic Yung Joc: HustlenomicsMusic Brooks & Dunn: Cowboy TownDVDs El CantanteDVDs The Boss of It AllMusic Chamillionaire: Ultimate VictoryMusic Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience, and GraceMusic Elvis Presley: Elvis: Viva Las VegasDVDs September 11Music Alan Jackson: 16 Biggest HitsMusic Various Artists: Kurt Cobain: About a SonMusic Ha Ha Tonka: Buckle in the Bible BeltMusic Kenny Chesney: Just Who I Am: Poets and PiratesMusic 50 Cent: CurtisMusic Mandy Moore: Wild HopeBlog postsConsuming ConsumablesHa Ha Tonka: Buckle in the Bible Belt [$13.98][28.Nov.07] :. One of the best new rock bands of the year, Springfield, MO's Ha Ha Tonka are only one impressive CMJ showing and a few critical raves away from being a buzz band. Think: Drive-by Truckers or the... |
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