Sarah Zupko founded PopMatters, one of the largest independent cultural criticism magazines on the web, back in the Internet’s early days of 1999. Zupko is a former Executive Producer for Tribune Media Services, the media syndication arm of the Tribune Company, and a 10-year veteran of Tribune. Her other pursuits involve writing historical fiction and research in the fields of Slavic and German history, as well as general European cultural and intellectual history. Zupko studied musicology, film, and drama at the University of Chicago and media theory at the University of Texas, where she received her M.A.
Features
Thursday, February 14 2013
Stubborn Heart - 'Lovetape' Valentine's Mixtape (PopMatters Premiere)
The UK's amazing electro-soulsters Stubborn Heart share with PopMatters an exclusive Valentine's Day mix for this most romantic of days.
Reviews
Monday, September 24 2007
The Dragons: BFI
A rare lost gem thankfully resurrected, perfect for the headphones and the stereo stack.
Tuesday, September 4 2007
Patrick Cleandenim: Baby Comes Home
Patrick Cleandenim loves Scott Walker. That much is clear from the rich, poppy orchestrations of his '60s gazing tunes.
Friday, August 31 2007
Heidi Mortenson: Dont Lonely Me
Sultry, silly, soulful, playful, gender-bending, pop experimentalist... Heidi Mortenson is all this and more.
Thursday, August 30 2007
The Loves: Technicolour
This new pop collective from Cardiff, Wales has a deep, abiding love for the most sugary, candy-coated concoctions from the '60s.
Blogs
Thursday, May 30 2013
Davell Crawford - "Southern Woman" (PopMatters Premiere)
Davell Crawford is known as the "Piano Prince of New Orleans", which makes perfect sense in that he's a virtuoso player well-versed in all the components of the NOLA musical stew: jazz, blues, soul, funk, gospel, country, and Americana.
Tuesday, May 21 2013
Kermit Ruffins - "When the Saints Go Marching In" (stream) (PopMatters Premiere)
The incomparable New Orleans trumpeter and BBQ master, Kermit Ruffins, returns next week with a brand new album perfectly entitled 'We Partyin' Traditional Style'.
Monday, April 15 2013
Bastille - "Laura Palmer" (video) + Tour Dates
Today brings a new video from Bastille's stellar debut LP, 'Bad Blood'.
Thursday, April 11 2013
Palma Violets Premiere New Video,"We Found Love", and Announce Dates
PopMatters' faves, Palma Violets, will be kicking off their new tour by playing this weekend and next at Coachella: 4/12 and 4/19 in the Mojave Tent – 6.25pm.
Thursday, April 11 2013
Coastal Cities - "Entropic" (video)
Coastal Cities is a young UK group that peppers their jangle poppy tunes with angular slices of post-punk guitar.

































