Thursday, May 19 2011
Technicolor Revelations: A Conversation with Jon Lindsay
The talented new singer-songwriter chatted with PopMatters about his affinity for storytelling and collecting keyboards, and what inspired his debut LP, a collection of power pop songs that shine from Chicago to Charlotte.
Thursday, May 5 2011
The Disciplines: Virgins of Menace
The songs on Virgins of Menace are good, the sort of pop pleasures that we like, but not the sort of pop perfection that we cherish. Will we remember it in 20 years time?
Monday, April 4 2011
Ray Davies: See My Friends
Ray Davies' latest album is part tribute compilation, part vanity project. Mark my words, no one will be discussing this a year from now.
Wednesday, March 16 2011
The Top 5 Most Anticipated Music Documentaries
Music geeks are salivating at the prospect of these five upcoming music documentaries.
Monday, March 29 2010
The Posthumous Sales Bump
Analyzing the phenomenon of the inevitable spike in album sales and interest of an artist after they die.
Thursday, December 3 2009
Making a Case for the Most Underappreciated Band in Pop Music
Big Star may have long dwindled on the threshold of musical ubiquity and dangling obscurity, but it strangely seems like the only befitting legacy for artists so caught between their innate standing as pop music outsiders and their reverential, ever-striving will for superstardom.
