Tuesday, August 9 2011
In Defense of Good Sax
I could list several dozen songs that would be greatly lessened, if not unthinkable, without their saxophonic embellishment; so could you. In the interest of time and clarity, let's take three and call it a day.
Thursday, January 27 2011
Delicate Steve: Wondervisions
Delicate Steve 's debut lives up to the eccentric, literate and free-spirited ideals of David Byrne's Luaka Bop label.
Monday, December 1 2008
Does Video Game Criticism Need a Lester Bangs?
Part of the reason Lester Bangs was a great rock critic was because he reflected the virtues and vices of his medium. Yet as a critic Bangs provided a lot of personal standards that could be easily applied to multiple mediums.
Monday, September 22 2008
“All I Ever Wanted Was to Control My Own Life”: An Interview with Chuck Klosterman
Cultural critic Chuck Klosterman talks with PopMatters about his new book, Downtown Owl, his regrets about an old one, and that he might next get into making documentary films.
Monday, September 15 2008
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman
The notion of Klosterman filling a whole novel with his personality seemed daunting to some: after all, his essay-oriented style was the perfect fit for a generation of ADD-addled teenagers.
Monday, September 8 2008
20 Questions: Chuck Klosterman
Prolific pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman knows as well as PopMatters that, well, pop matters. He discusses with PopMatters 20 Questions some of the things in this world that influence, sway, and affect.
Monday, August 4 2008
DHARMA’s Bent Reality: The Video Game Sensibility of Lost
Perhaps the most complete and fascinating assimilation of video game-type content into a different medium at a deep and thorough level occurs within the narrative world of the popular television show Lost.
Monday, April 23 2007
The Boy Who Cried Freebird by Mitch Myers
Despite reading like a book set on random, Myers is a fantastic writer with a great ear for rhythm.
