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Jon LangmeadFeatures MusicTales of Mighty Antietam[7.Jul.08] :. With the release of their new epic double-album, rock stalwarts Antietam sit down with PopMatters' Jon Langmead to dissect their long, storied, and powerful past, pulling off shoestring-budget miracles in the hopes that just one song is all that is needed to change your life.  MusicAcross the Great Divides One Last Time: An Interview with the Mendoza Line[20.Dec.07] :. Timothy Braces gives the story behind the band's literal break-up album.  MusicJust Making Records: An Interview with Portastatic[13.Oct.06] :. Mac McCaughan creates string charts and listens to tropicalia while running Merge Records, and he doesn't mind if you haven't listened to Superchunk. Reviews EventsGeorge Michael[11.Aug.08] :. It feels good to know, 25 years on, that George Michael has stuck around and found vindication, just like he always hoped he would.  EventsMission of Burma[10.Jul.08] :. Mission of Burma’s continued relevance, cemented by the two excellent albums released since their reunion, is just one thing that separates them from the current crop of groups reuniting around classic albums. Their music, and their performance, is much too timely to ever be confused with nostalgia.  EventsRay Davies[29.Apr.08] :. A master songwriter and relentless showman, Davies has always had a knack for the chord change or lyrical turn that can snap you back into focus and cause you to rearrange your life.  BooksThe Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans[25.Mar.08] :. A masterwork in its complete lack of subtext and irony.  BooksSilent Pictures by Pat Graham[11.Feb.08] :. Having come of an age in a scene known best remembered for howling guitars played in basement shows, Graham's work pays testament to those bands. DVDs Seinfeld: Season 9DVDs Charmed: The Final Season: (Season 8)DVDs Bruce Springsteen: Under Review-1978-82: Tale of the Working Man [DVD]Books Wrestling Babylon by Irvin MuchnickDVDs Nirvana: Nirvana - In Utero, A Classic Album Under Review [DVD]DVDs The Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII [DVD]Books The Rough Guide Book of Playlists by Mark EllinghamMusic Various: Doo Wop: Vocal Group GreatsDVDs Lou Reed: Live at Montreux 2000 [DVD]Music Buddy Holly: GoldMusic Nada Surf: The Weight Is a GiftDVDs The Pretenders: The Pretenders Greatest Hits [DVD]Music Badfinger: Live: Day After DayMusic The National: AlligatorDVDs Low: In Europe [DVD]Music I Am Kloot: self-titledMusic The Gin Blossoms: The Best of Gin Blossoms (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection)Music Moonbabies: The Orange BillboardDVDs KISS: 20th Century Masters: The Best of KISS: The DVD Collection [DVD]Music Yo La Tengo: Today Is the DayMusic Lionel Richie: The Best of Lionel Richie (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection)Music Everything But the Girl: Amplified HeartMusic The Joggers: Solid GuildMusic The Autumn Defense: CirclesMusic Trembling Blue Stars: A Certain Evening LightMusic Consonant: Love and AfflictionMusic The New Amsterdams: Worse for the WearMusic Various Artists: The Roots of Doo WopMusic Nineteen Forty-Five: I Saw a Bright LightMusic Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves: Drive It Like You Stole ItMusic Clem Snide: Soft SpotMusic Ambulance Ltd.: self-titledMusic John Mellencamp: Trouble No MoreMusic Mondo Topless: Go Fast!Music Soltero: Defrocked and Kicking the HabitMusic Townes Van Zandt: In the BeginningBlog postsNotes from the RoadUnder Mics with the Oranges Band #1[24.Mar.08] :. PopMatters has had plenty of nice things to say about Baltimore's the Oranges Band (specifically here and here. When the band announced that they were headed into the studio to begin work on... |
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