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Devon PowersFeaturesCMJ Music Marathon 2004: Day Three: To Be or Not D.C.: Making a Ruckus in the Nation’s CapitalPopMatters takes to the streets of New York once again for the annual CMJ Music Marathon. [18 October 2004] CMJ Music Marathon 2004: Day Two: Marathon This!PopMatters takes to the streets of New York once again for the annual CMJ Music Marathon. [15 October 2004] CMJ Music Marathon: Day Four: Sick of RockCan rock and roll make you sick? And should we want it to? Day four of PopMatters CMJ Festival coverage. [27 October 2003] CMJ Music Marathon: Day Three: Where My Girls At?Day Three's coverage of CMJ seeks to find out where the girls are. CMJ Music Marathon: Day Two: Revenge of the Singer/SongwriterMore coverage of Day Two, including run-ins with the sensitive side of CMJ. [24 October 2003] CMJ Music Marathon: Day One: Travis vs. CMJDay One of our coverage of the New York-based new music festival, including pit stops with Travis, the Killers, Menlo Park, and the Prosaics. [23 October 2003] We’ve a Lovable Space that Needs Your Face: A Tribute to John RitterWhen John Ritter died, in my grief, I felt like a very special oddball. [16 September 2003] The Cult of PersonalityAhh, Gary Wilson. For the performer who is as much performance artist as he is lounge act, a pat fairy tale simply will not do. His fade into obscurity came largely because no one could understand his music; today, it still sounds light years ahead of its time and maybe not even of this planet. [3 June 2002] Joey Ramone 1951-2001To paraphrase Griel Marcus, punk takes on many forms, and exists in a multitude of moments. In the days After Joey, let us let this be. [26 April 2001] Taking Measurements: An Interview with MetricIf the word fierce had retained its original, animal meaning -- without any inkling of irony or camp -- it would be the perfect descriptor for Metric's lead singer, Emily Haines. [1 January 1995] The Band That Will Be KingNew York-based The King of France bank on their ability to confuse and charm their listeners. Is this the path to widespread power? Devon Powers checks in to see. Twelve Tenets By Ed HarcourtFor Harcourt, embracing the totality of life experience seems as natural as breathing. The Decemberists: Set to Overthrow?This month marks the release of Her Majesty the Decemberists, the follow-up to the sleeper success of Castaways and Cutouts, re-issued earlier this year. Is a revolution in the works? PopMatters editor Devon Powers chats with lead singer Colin Meloy to investigate. The Weight of Words: An Interview with Clearlake'I think for music to be good, it needs to go quite deep,' says Jason Pegg, front man of British rock band Clearlake. But are American audiences -- who will get their first taste of Clearlake this spring as they tour with the Decemberists and Stereolab -- ready to go deep with them? PopMatters takes a look. Honest Pop: An Interview with Brady BrockOutside of the hubbub of Top 40 are the hardworking artists who create what's known as indie pop -- catchy songs with a sincere edge written by masterful storytellers. PopMatters caught up with one of them -- New York-based Brady Brock - to get feel for what inspired his music. Reviews
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex MagikThe best music sticks with us because it helps contextualize our pasts—is as much about timing and experience as it is about rhythm and sound—and because of this, Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the most important album I own. [3 December 2003]
The Decemberists: Her Majesty the DecemberistsHer Majesty the Decemberists is distinctive, where the good parts are so good that it’s easy to overlook the not-so-good. Think of it as a delicious, rare fruit, so ripe and sweet that tiny bits of it have gone brown. [15 September 2003]
Pulp: HitsPulp have a greatest hits record, and it’s about goddamned time. The enigmatic group, fronted by the inimitable Jarvis Cocker, are by far the oldest and wisest of the Britpop behemoths. [5 September 2003]
The Clientele: The Violet HourThe Violet Hour is something of a quest, where the manner of going becomes more consuming, and ultimately more important, than the impetus for pursuit. [19 August 2003]
Interpol: Turn on the Bright LightsTurn on the Bright Lights is the album modern followers of post-punk have been waiting for. It is the album that makes all the hub-bub about the New York City music scene of late seem justified. [30 August 2002]
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002)National Lampoon's Van Wilder [is] the latest version of Maxim, the Movie. [11 April 2002] Cousteau23 May 2001: Village Underground - New York. [22 May 2001] Badly Drawn Boy1 May 2001: Irving Plaza - New York. [30 April 2001] Dovesdon't yet think of themselves as proper English rockstars. [26 February 2001] 
Radiohead: Kid AKid A forces its patrons to submerge themselves into the wiles of noise, to work for melody and signifieds, to seek within and find something that wants, needs, and is able to understand. 
Trembling Before G-d (2001) - PopMatters Film Review )Handles uncomfortable material with bravery and tender force; it is utterly human and unrelenting in its challenges to assumptions. [1 January 1995] |
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