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Thursday, October 6 2011

R.E.M's 'Out of Time' Over Time

On Out of Time, R.E.M. wasn't too big to be cool -- yet.


Tuesday, March 29 2011

Joss Whedon 101: Dollhouse

Dollhouse is in many ways Joss Whedon's most challenging and most cutting edge show, trying to deal with issues that are rarely or never addressed on television. With low ratings making a third season unlikely, Joss Whedon and his writers packed the second and final season with several seasons' worth of story arcs, resulting in one of the richer narrative arcs found on TV.


Thursday, June 10 2010

"An Adult Person": An Interview with Gareth from Los Campesinos!

In four years, Los Campesinos! have put out three albums, toured the world several times, and become critically-adored indie-rock darlings. So why is Gareth Campesinos! still obsessed with gloom and doom? Atheism, meeting fans expectations, and an aversion to their poppier early songs all make up this insightful interview.


Thursday, April 29 2010

You Better Mind: An Interview with Sam Amidon

What do R. Kelly, bacon sandwiches, and a land-surfing Jesus have in common? They all make up a part of Sam Amidon's world, and with his stunning sophomore disc just out, he tells PopMatters all about it ...


Friday, April 23 2010

Becoming Secret: An Interview with Liz Hysen of Picastro

The master of "mean love songs" are on the verge of breaking big, causing Liz Hysen to talk to PopMatters about a love of everything Mike Tyson, jam sessions with cellists, and a craving for ... secrets!


Reviews

Friday, February 10 2012

Underworld: A Collection / 1992-2012: The Anthology

Twenty years (or so) in, the seminal techno act releases two very different compilations. Both succeed on their own terms.


Thursday, October 6 2011

Timber Timbre: Creep on Creepin' On

It may be their fourth album, but the new album from these newly expanded Canadian backwoods mystics sure feels like a victim of the sophomore slump.


Thursday, June 23 2011

Jesu: Ascension

Justin Broadrick continues to plow the same furrow, but it's an awfully satisfying one.


Tuesday, June 14 2011

Junior Boys: It's All True

Canadian bedroom dance maestros make a mostly great album, but there are a few missteps...


Friday, May 13 2011

EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints

Erika M. Anderson from the sadly unheralded Gowns makes the kind of record 2011 needs and deserves, whether it knows it or not.


Low: C'mon [14.Apr.11]
Max Richter: Infra [23.Jul.10]
Aarktica:In Sea [30.Nov.09]
Ben Klock: One [7.Jun.09]
Client: Command [6.May.09]
Tindersticks [13.Apr.09]
Milosh: iii [11.Feb.09]
Wire [3.Nov.08]
Tape: Luminarium [16.Sep.08]
Gas: Nah Und Fern [13.Aug.08]
Philip Jeck: Sand [29.Jul.08]
Wire: Object 47 [18.Jul.08]
Mogwai: Young Team [17.Jul.08]

Blogs

Monday, December 5 2011

Bubbling Under the 75 Best Songs of 2011: A$AP Rocky

Today we presented our Best 75 Songs of 2011. Here are several more just bubbling under the top 75...


Tuesday, October 11 2011

Junior Boys - "Banana Ripple" (video)


Friday, June 3 2011

Careers & Beards: A Video Interview with Nick Offerman

Refraining from shaving can save the planet. To honor World Environment Day on June 5th, Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman sat down with PopMatters to discuss everything burly, bushy, and beardy ...


Monday, January 25 2010

Medieval/Modern: An Interview with the Dry Spells

Bay Area folk-rockers the Dry Spells talk with PopMatters about side projects, Fleetwood Mac and how they managed to be influenced by both Laurel Canyon and traditional Arabic music.


Monday, January 18 2010

Hurts - "Blood, Tears & Gold" (video)


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  2. Slipped Discs 2011 - Part 1: From 13Ghosts to Friendly Fires (Features)
  3. Counterbalance No. 66: Carole King’s 'Tapestry' (Sound Affects)
  4. The Best Games of 2011 (Features)
  5. Not-So-Central Casting: Kevin Smith and the Birth of the Reality Podcast (Features)
  6. The 10 Greatest Shakespeare Film Adaptations of All Time (Short Ends and Leader)
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  8. 'Amy' Is a Horror Game That Is Broken in All the Right Ways (Moving Pixels)
  9. Slipped Discs 2011 - Part 2: From the Go! Team to the Phoenix Foundation (Features)
  10. Slipped Discs 2011 - Part 3: From Real Estate to Youth Lagoon (Features)
  11. Lana Del Rey: Born to Die (Reviews)
  12. The Future Is a Faded Song: Douglas Rushkoff on the Groundbreaking "ADD" (Features)
  13. Get Off of My Cloud!: 'Collecting' Music in the Digital Age (Features)
  14. The Top 15 Madonna Singles of All Time (Sound Affects)
  15. Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas (Reviews)
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  18. Tower Songs: Townes Van Zandt (Columns)
  19. Black Bananas: Rad Times Xpress IV (Reviews)
  20. The Gay Ole Countryside (Columns)
  21. Of Montreal: Paralytic Stalks (Reviews)
  22. Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom (Reviews)
  23. “Don’t Let Me Fall”: Hip-Hop in the Age of Austerity (Features)
  24. Counterbalance No. 67: John Coltrane’s 'A Love Supreme' (Sound Affects)
  25. 'Namath': Broadway Joe Looks Back (Reviews)
  26. A Tale of How Great Journalism Became Revisionist History: Grambling State U Football (Columns)
  27. Chairlift: Something (Reviews)
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