Reviews
Wednesday, May 23 2012
David Sylvian: A Victim of Stars 1982-2012
A Victim of Stars is a fine testament to Sylvian’s artistry, but by all means new listeners shouldn’t stop there.
Tuesday, May 15 2012
Richard Hawley: Standing at the Sky's Edge
From the very start of his seventh solo album, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, it’s apparent that Richard Hawley’s sound has been defatted and pulverized, yet emotion and beauty remain intact.
Wednesday, May 9 2012
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: 4 May 2012 - New York
BAM's excellent performance spaces, lighting, and acoustics worked wonderfully in enhancing some fine performances by a few Brooklyn-based pros.
Tuesday, April 24 2012
Grinderman: Grinderman 2 RMX
Just as Cave’s Grinderman has toyed with the idea of how older artists should behave, Grinderman 2 RMX toys with the concept of the remix and proves that reworkings need not be danceable, they just need to appear a bit bruised.
Monday, April 16 2012
Pulp: 10 April 2012 - New York
Two hours of idiosyncratic joy and blissful pop gold from Jarvis Cocker and company.
Paul Weller: Sonik Kicks [20.Mar.12]
Barry Adamson: I Will Set You Free [23.Feb.12]
Patrick Wolf: Brumalia EP [27.Jan.12]
The Beets: Let the Poison Out [23.Jan.12]
Cate Le Bon: Cyrk [18.Jan.12]
Adele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall [DVD] [11.Jan.12]
Charlotte Gainsbourg: Stage Whisper [5.Jan.12]
Luke Haines: Nine and a Half Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s ... [17.Nov.11]
Jeffrey Lewis: A Turn in the Dream-Songs [25.Oct.11]
The Horrors: 2 October 2011 - Philadelphia [17.Oct.11]
S.C.U.M.: Again Into Eyes [3.Oct.11]
Kid Creole & The Coconuts: I Wake Up Screaming [26.Sep.11]
Tom Vek: Leisure Seizure [19.Sep.11]
Katy B: On a Mission [13.Sep.11]
WTF with Marc Maron: 25 July 2011 - Brooklyn, NY [15.Aug.11]
Friends of the Oval: Colour Revolutions EP [3.Aug.11]
The Apartments: Drift [18.Jul.11]
Herzog: Search [13.Jul.11]
Sons and Daughters: Mirror Mirror [12.Jul.11]
Patrick Wolf: Lupercalia [27.Jun.11]
Comet Gain: Howl of the Lonely Crowd [15.Jun.11]
Peter Murphy: Ninth [6.Jun.11]
The Indelicates: David Koresh Superstar [25.May.11]
Underworld: Frankenstein: Music From the Play [19.May.11]
Man Man: Life Fantastic [18.May.11]
Plan B: 5 May 2011 - New York [17.May.11]
Roy Orbison: The Monument Singles Collection [16.May.11]
Poly Styrene: Generation Indigo [25.Apr.11]
Plan B: The Defamation of Strickland Banks [19.Apr.11]
Noah and the Whale: Last Night on Earth [4.Apr.11]
The Veils: Troubles of the Brain EP [21.Mar.11]
The Ocean Tango: The Ocean Tango [17.Mar.11]
Edwyn Collins: Losing Sleep [10.Mar.11]
The Two Koreas: Science Island [1.Mar.11]
Various Artists: Blue Valentine OST [25.Feb.11]
The Lovetones: Lost [12.Jan.11]
The Arms Akimbo: The Arms Akimbo [5.Jan.11]
Pink: Greatest Hits...So Far!!! [1.Dec.10]
Margaret Cho: 5 November 2010 - New York [24.Nov.10]
Johnny Flynn: Been Listening [23.Nov.10]
The Comforters: Two Piece Orchestra [17.Nov.10]
Fops: Yeth Yeth Yeth [27.Oct.10]
Bryan Ferry: Olympia [26.Oct.10]
Chilly Gonzales: Ivory Tower [20.Oct.10]
Victoire: Cathedral City [11.Oct.10]
Various Artists: Des Jeunes Gens Modernes: Post-punk, Cold Wave and Culture Novo en France 1978-1983 [5.Oct.10]
Crocodiles: Sleep Forever [17.Sep.10]
Karen Elson: The Ghost Who Walks [16.Sep.10]
The Undertones: The Undertones / Hypnotised / Positive Touch / The Sin of Pride / Anthology [13.Aug.10]
Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night [10.Aug.10]
The Indelicates: Songs for Swinging Lovers [5.Aug.10]
Fol Chen: Part II: The New December [23.Jul.10]
Delays: Star Tiger, Star Ariel [9.Jul.10]
Liars: The Overachievers EP [7.Jul.10]
Jamie Lidell: 10 June 2010 - Brooklyn, NY [1.Jul.10]
Melissa Auf der Maur: Out of Our Minds [11.Jun.10]
Kissing Party: The Hate Album [28.May.10]
Hyperbubble: Candy Apple Daydreams [14.May.10]
Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can [12.May.10]
Viv Albertine: Flesh EP [3.May.10]
Liars + Fol Chen: 15 April 2010 - New York [28.Apr.10]
The Orange Peels: 2020 [14.Apr.10]
Factory Kids: One EP [7.Apr.10]
Scott McKeon: Trouble [30.Mar.10]
Blogs
Wednesday, May 18 2011
The Indelicates - "Something's Goin' Down in Waco" (MP3) (PopMatters Premiere)
The Indelicates -- the UK's great unsung indie-pop subverters -- have taken on both the concept album and the musical with their third album, to be released next week.
Tuesday, August 10 2010
New Grinderman video for "Heathen Child": Fun Costumes and General Deviance Included
Shakira covers the xx 's "Islands" at Glastonbury (Mixed Media) [30.Jun.10]
Crystal Castles Unveil Video for "Celestica" and Send the Hearts of Goth-synth Enthusiasts Aflutter (Mixed Media) [24.Jun.10]
"Toy Wire" Mashup Trailer for the Greatest Concept That Never Was (Mixed Media) [22.Jun.10]
Official Video for Kylie Minogue's "All the Lovers" Hits the Interwebs (Mixed Media) [7.Jun.10]
Charlotte Gainsbourg - "Time of the Assassins" (video) (Mixed Media) [3.Jun.10]
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: 4.May.2010 - New York (Notes from the Road) [11.May.10]
New Divine Comedy Single/Video in the Running for Most Referential Song Ever (Mixed Media) [4.May.10]
PJ Harvey Unveils New Song on BBC Morning Television (video) (Mixed Media) [26.Apr.10]
Free Mystery Jets MP3 That Actually Makes a Case for Whistling in Songs (Mixed Media) [22.Apr.10]
The Wedding Present + Girl in a Coma: 10.April.2010 - New York (Notes from the Road) [16.Apr.10]
Cate Le Bon: 24.Mar.2010 - New York (Notes from the Road) [30.Mar.10]
