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Steven Horowitz has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Iowa, where he continues to teach a three-credit online course on “Rock and Roll in America”. He has written for many different popular and academic publications including American Music, Paste and the Icon. Horowitz is a firm believer in Paul Goodman’s neofunctional perspective on culture and that Sam Cooke was right, a change is gonna come.


Features

Monday, May 9 2011

Everywhere She Goes: An Interview with Lissie

The Rock Island native got huge in Europe before starting a glorious iTunes-assisted crossover to America, and speaks to PopMatters about what it all means ...


Friday, February 11 2011

"Comfortable Just Being Me": An Interview with Teddy Thompson

With the release of his acclaimed new album Bella, Teddy Thompson talks to PopMatters about the joys of Tom Jones and why he never wants to be compared to Michael Bublé ...


Thursday, October 15 2009

You Only Live Once: An Interview With Nancy Sinatra

"When I die, I already know what my obituary will be, 'Frank’s daughter died with her boots on!' Ha.”


Tuesday, June 2 2009

Songwriting and Social Activism: An Interview With Nellie McKay

"If you keep your opinions and knowledge to yourself, it doesn’t change anything." McKay talks to PopMatters about her current projects, social activism, and philosophy of life in general.


Wednesday, April 8 2009

A Haunted Aura: An Interview with Marianne Faithfull

"I consider myself an artist and suffering has nothing to do with it. Look, I know there are some terrible things happening in the world. That doesn‘t make the world a better place."


Reviews

Monday, February 6 2012

Darrell Scott: Long Ride Home

There’s a drunken fight, a couple grappling in the back seat of a car and other typical Saturday night scenes found outside a bar, but the lyrics give the participants a sense of dignity.


Monday, February 6 2012

Various Artists: World's Funkiest Covers

The people at Cultures of Soul want listeners to remember the nasty edge of funk.


Thursday, February 2 2012

Paul Kelly: Greatest Hits, Songs From the South (Volumes 1 & 2)

While pinning down Kelly’s style is impossible as he’s always changing, his lyrics are always literate and innocently romantic. He may understand love hurts, but that doesn’t stop him from being sucker punched.


Wednesday, February 1 2012

Ran Blake and Dominique Eade: Whirlpool

While pristine collections of the great American songbook have become the contemporary equivalent of sonic wallpaper, no one will confuse this disc for that bland stuff.


Tuesday, January 31 2012

Ruthie Foster: Let It Burn

There was always a gospel element in the way Foster delivered her vocals. She openly emphasizes this aspect of her voice on her latest album.


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The Unthanks: Last [18.Apr.11]
Ron Isley: Mr. I [28.Jan.11]
Phoebe Snow: Live [16.Feb.09]
Taj Mahal: Maestro [23.Jan.09]
DeLeon/DeLeon [9.Dec.08]
Lucinda Williams [8.Jul.08]
Geoff Muldaur [15.May.08]
Bananarama: Drama [15.May.06]
Mark Kozelek [17.Jun.05]
Laura Cantrell [16.Jun.05]
Jimmy Webb [21.May.05]
Matisyahu [8.Feb.05]
Balfa Toujours [23.Nov.04]

Blogs

Thursday, May 5 2011

A Happy Family from the Land of Oz


Wednesday, April 6 2011

We Are All One

P.T.Anderson's ode to being alone.


Monday, March 21 2011

Wiseguy, Huh?


Loretta Lynn Shines on "Fist City" (Mixed Media) [18.Feb.11]
Paul Thorn Can Lift You Up (Mixed Media) [31.Jan.11]
The Guilty Pleasure of Matt Morris (Mixed Media) [5.Jan.11]
Nellie McKay on the Radio (Mixed Media) [18.Oct.10]
The Queen Is Gone, But Not Forgotten (Mixed Media) [1.Oct.10]
Summertime in All of Its Glory (Mixed Media) [3.Sep.10]
The Most Beautiful Sound in the World (Mixed Media) [2.Sep.10]
The Dark Side of the Boat (Mixed Media) [26.Aug.10]
Peyton Place Redux (Mixed Media) [11.Aug.10]
Joe and Vicki Price Got the Blues (Mixed Media) [22.Jul.10]
Janis Joplin: The Woodstock Experience (Consuming Consumables) [10.Dec.09]
Wanderlust Festival Day 3 (Notes from the Road) [10.Aug.09]
LISTEN - Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective (Consuming Consumables) [8.Dec.06]
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  5. Not-So-Central Casting: Kevin Smith and the Birth of the Reality Podcast (Features)
  6. The 10 Greatest Movie Spies Ever (Short Ends and Leader)
  7. Slipped Discs 2011 - Part 2: From the Go! Team to the Phoenix Foundation (Features)
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  23. A Look to the Past, An Insight Into the Present: The Use of Gender in 'Mad Men' (Features)
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  28. The Barbaric (and Poetic) Yawp of Shelby Lynne (Notes from the Road)
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