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Sarah ZupkoPopMatters Editor & PublisherAbout Sarah Zupko Sarah Zupko is a former Executive Producer at Tribune Media Services, the media syndication arm of the Tribune Company, and a 10-year veteran of Tribune Company. Aside from writing novels and plays, she devotes most of her time and energy to running PopMatters.com and formerly PopCultures.com, as well as research in the fields of German history, musicology, and 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. in 1995. Reviews MusicThe Dragons: BFI[24.Sep.07] :. A rare lost gem thankfully resurrected, perfect for the headphones and the stereo stack.  MusicAlamo Race Track: Black Cat John Brown[6.Sep.07] :. Getting a track on Grey's Anatomy doesn't generally make one think that a band is going to be particularly interesting. There's no doubt TV show licensing is a large and growing source of...  MusicPatrick Cleandenim: Baby Comes Home[4.Sep.07] :. Patrick Cleandenim loves Scott Walker. That much is clear from the rich, poppy orchestrations of his '60s gazing tunes.  MusicHeidi Mortenson: Dont Lonely Me[31.Aug.07] :. Sultry, silly, soulful, playful, gender-bending, pop experimentalist... Heidi Mortenson is all this and more.  MusicThe Loves: Technicolour[30.Aug.07] :. This new pop collective from Cardiff, Wales has a deep, abiding love for the most sugary, candy-coated concoctions from the '60s. Music The Merrymakers, BubblegunMusic Shack, H.M.S. FableMusic The Apples In Stereo: Her Wallpaper ReveriePopMatters Pick MusicBlur: 13Proving they have the goods of a truly exceptional band, Blur has done what the greats have done before them -- evolved. Music Ella Fitzgerald, Rhythm Is My BusinessMusic Fountains of Wayne, Utopia ParkwayPopMatters Pick MusicHappydeadmen, After the SiestaThis quartet from a small burgh in Sweden is relentlessly jangly even though they often pen ironically maudlin lyrics. Featured Article MusicRonnie Lane, April FoolLane's jubilant sound mixed pop, country, English roots music, and folk. Music Patty Loveless, ClassicsMusic John Lennon, WonsaponatimePopMatters Pick MusicBill Monroe, Live From Mountain StageBill Monroe is one of those rare figures in the history of music credited with inventing a genre. Music Manic Street Preachers, This is My Truth Tell Me YoursFeatured Article MusicCharles Mingus; Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk; John ColtraneMingus returns to his bass on The Clown and delivers one of his finest sets of compositions. Music Oasis: Standing on the Shoulder of GiantsMusic Oasis: The MasterplanPopMatters Pick MusicThe Push Kings, Far PlacesFar Places is consistently superb throughout -- virtually any of these songs is strong enough to be a single. Music Prolapse, Ghosts of Dead AeroplanesMusic Louis Prima: Wild, Cool 'N Swingin'Music Poster Children: DDDMusic Queen, The Crown JewelsMusic Remy Zero, Villa ElaineMusic Royal Crown Revue, The ContenderPopMatters Pick MusicAndrás Schiff and Peter Serkin: Music for Two PianosPianists András Schiff and Peter Serkin are both well-known for their devotion to the fugue and Bach in particular. Music Super Furry Animals, RadiatorMusic The Small Faces: The BBC SessionsPopMatters Pick MusicTravis: The Man WhoTravis is the bridge between the two dominant ends of British rock in the 1990s. Music U2, The Best Of 1980-1990Music Weeping in Fits and Starts, Blue Funnel WorldPopMatters Pick MusicPaul Weller, Modern ClassicsWeller has written an entire catalog of memorable songs -- remember The Jam. PopMatters Pick MusicHank Williams, Live at the Grand Ole OpryHank Williams may well have been the first rock and roll star. PopMatters Pick MusicDoc Watson, The Best of Doc Watson 1964-1968Internationally renowned for his unique flatpicking guitar style, Doc Watson is one of the most prolific and influential guitarists of the 20th century. Music The Wedding Present, Singles 1989-1991Music XTC, Apple Venus Volume 1 / Transistor BlastMusic Various Artists, The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach CollectionMusic Various Artists, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968Music The Adjusters: Before The RevolutionFeatured Article MusicLouis Armstrong: An American IconThe consummate entertainer, Louis Armstrong was an equally gifted trumpet player and jazz vocalist. Music Art of Noise: The Seduction of Claude DebussyMusic The American Analog Set: The Golden BandMusic Dot Allison: AfterglowFeatured Article MusicThe Aluminum Group: PlanoBrothers John and Frank Navin lead the Aluminum Group through a veritable delight of summery pop music on Plano, named after a small town outside of Chicago. Featured Article MusicAtau: BiorhythmsCaipirinha is on one of those big-time rolls that occasionally strike indie labels -- like Creation in the early '90s or spinART in the last couple years -- virtually every record a winner with the... Music Belle and Sebastian: The Boy With The Arab StrapMusic Tal Bachman: Tal BachmanMusic Bablicon: In A Different CityFeatured Article MusicThe Beatles: White AlbumBetter known as The White Album, it's the 30th anniversary of the seminal 1968 Beatles record and Capitol Records is celebrating with a limited edition... Music Bernard Butler: Friends and LoversMusic Bowery Electric: LushlifeMusic Kings of Convenience: Quiet Is the New LoudMusic Suede, Head MusicMusic Looper, Up A TreeMusic The Love Dogs, Heavy PettingMusic Lilys, The 3-WayMusic The Ladybug Transistor, The Albemarle SoundMusic Lyle Lovett, Step Inside This HouseMusic Muse, ShowbizMusic George Martin, In My LifeMusic The Mayflies USA, SummertownMusic My Favorite, Love at Absolute ZeroMusic Mr. Wright, Star TimeMusic Ming & FS, Hell's KitchenMusic Macha, See It Another WayMusic Magnet, Shark BaitMusic Kurtis Mantronik, I Sing The Body ElectricMusic The Mendoza Line, I Like You When You're Not AroundMusic The Masters Of The HemisphereFeatured Article Musicu-Ziq, Royal AstronomyMike Paradinas (a.k.a. µ-Ziq) delivers his first set since 1997's Lunatic Harness with the staggeringly amazing Royal Astronomy. A tour with Björk renewed Paradinas' interest... Music Barbara Manning, In New ZealandMusic Mojave 3: Excuses for TravellersMusic Nils Petter Molvaer, KhmerMusic April March, Chrominance DecoderMusic Melt-Banana, CharlieMusic OwsleyMusic Poster Children, New World RecordMusic Placebo, Without You I'm NothingMusic Pavement, Terror TwilightMusic The Pretty Things, S.F. SorrowMusic Plastiscene, Seeing StarsMusic Archer Prewitt, White SkyMusic Pizzicato Five, Playboy & PlaygirlMusic Louis Prima with Keely Smith, Breaking It Up!Music Pep Squad, Yreka BakeryMusic Plone: For Beginner PianoMusic Panacea, Twisted DesignzDVDs Radiohead, Meeting People is EasyMusic The Rentals, Seven More MinutesMusic Eric Reed, Pure ImaginationMusic RialtoMusic Retriever, Greatest Moments Of DoubtMusic The Raincoats, The Kitchen TapesMusic Stereolab, Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage In the Milky NightMusic Shonen Knife, Happy HourMusic Silver Jews, American WaterMusic Salaryman: KaroshiMusic Stereo Total, Stereo TotalMusic Stereo Total, My MelodyMusic Source Direct, Exorcise The DemonsMusic John P. Strohm, VestaviaMusic Saturnine, American KestrelMusic Satisfact, The Third Meeting At The Third CounterMusic Bobby Short, How's Your RomanceMusic Somatic, The New BodyMusic Silver Scooter, Orleans ParishMusic Stereophonics: Just Enough Education to PerformMusic Sugarbuzz, SubmergedMusic Stereophonics, Performance and CocktailsMusic Sam PrekopMusic The Tossers: Long Dim RoadMusic Nobukazu Takemura, Scope | PopMatters | Music | ReviewsMusic The Twelve Caesars, Youth Is Wasted On The YoungMusic Unbelievable Truth, Almost HereMusic Vitro, DistortMusic Velocette, Fourfold RemedyMusic Very Secretary, Standing In The ShadeMusic Wellwater Conspiracy, Brotherhood Of Electric: Operational DirectivesMusic Kelly Willis, What I DeserveMusic WhistlerMusic You Am I, #4 RecordMusic Various Artists, Old School vs. New SchoolMusic Various Artists, The Rolling Stone Women In Rock CollectionMusic Various Artists, The Garden Place: Songs By Our FriendsMusic Various Artists, Postpunk ChroniclesMusic Various Artists, Nashpop: A Nashville Pop CompilationMusic Various Artists, Revolutionary Sounds: The Essential Collection of Classic Roots Reggae 1973-1981Music Various Artists, The Disco BoxMusic Various Artists: Zydeco / Louisiana GumboMusic Various Artists, Y2K Beat the ClockMusic Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Ultimate DivasMusic Various Artists, Rare On The Air Volume 4Music Various Artists, Wired: Music FuturistsMusic Various Artists, microscopic soundMusic Various Artists, International Pop Overthrow Vol.2Music Various Artists, Fire & Skill: The Songs of the JamBlog postsConsuming ConsumablesNintendo DS Lite Gold with Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Bundle) [$159.99][19.Dec.07] :. 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Using their position as one of the biggest rock band's in the world, Radiohead is attempting a game-changing move on the music industry. Music blogs are aflutter today at the news that Radiohead is... |
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