Features
Thursday, April 16 2009
by:Larm 2009: Hot Music from the Frost-Bitten North
Despite the cold conditions and snow-filled streets, Scandinavia’s premier music festival was a warm and welcoming affair, affording time to not only see some top notch music, but also explore Oslo as well.
Friday, February 6 2009
M for Montréal - Leonard Cohen Eats There
Montréal may sit a mere 37 miles north of the American border and, for me, a short 90-minute flight from Philadelphia, yet the former Canadian capital really is a world away. PopMatters visits the M for Montréal in search of great new Canadian music and the soul of a city.
Thursday, March 20 2008
Tales from the Fest: An Abecedarium
Fresh outta Austin, Kevin Pearson alphabetizes his impressions of the music fest, all the way from A to Zzzzz (or lack thereof).
Tuesday, February 5 2008
Putney Appalachian Pop: An Interview with Hot Chip
Moving from the bedroom to the studio, Hot Chip might have matured, but don't think they still won't take the gloves off. Hot Chip talks to PopMatters about their fine new record.
Friday, September 28 2007
Can 50,000 Football Fans Be Wrong?
A 'new democracy' is one way to describe MyFootballClub — no other team has ever been run via Internet voting alone — yet fan-powered schemes have secured control for supporters at countless sporting clubs.
Reviews
Tuesday, June 23 2009
Beirut: 6 May 2009 - Brussels, Belgium
Zach Condon and his cohorts approach these songs like they’re playing musical Risk, not just invading countries, but soaking in their sounds.
Friday, June 12 2009
Arbouretum: Song of the Pearl
Arbouretum's third album is an earthy record with dirt under its fingernails, and eyes always fixed firmly on the horizon.
Monday, February 2 2009
Gogol Bordello + West Philadelphia Orchestra
Maybe I’m just hard to please. Or maybe my expectations were too high. Then again, maybe I’m just a party pooper.
Friday, August 29 2008
New American Union Festival
Like the festival site -- an old steel mill that was raised and re-built upon -- each band attempted a similar brand of resuscitation, albeit of the musical variety.
Thursday, August 21 2008
Various Artists: Lagos Shake: A Tony Allen Chop Up
As anyone familiar with Allen’s work might expect, this remix album is groove heavy and filled with a variety of expansive beats.
Blogs
Wednesday, June 3 2009
A Hawk and a Hacksaw: 23 May 2009 - Maschinenhaus, Berlin, Germany
Words by Kevin Pearson / Photos by Kate Legere
