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Friday, January 21 2011

M.I.A.: ViCKi LEEKX

Those thinking the Vicki Leekx pseudonym was going to be an outlet for M.I.A.'s more political work are going to be disappointed; this is how she has a good time.


Friday, December 4 2009

Britney Spears: The Singles Collection

"'Sharing the same heart'? That's like some... Britney Spears sh*t, man!" -- Jay (Romany Malco) The 40 Year Old Virgin.


Monday, June 8 2009

Ciara: Fantasy Ride

Ciara's third album leaked last year and was then retooled for its official release. It should've been left alone.


Friday, February 1 2008

Natasha Bedingfield: Pocketful of Sunshine

This is the type of music for which God made butterflies.


Wednesday, January 23 2008

Slipped Discs 2007

PopMatters' annual tradition of offering up its Slipped Discs picks continues with the biggest installment to date. These are the albums our writers just loved, but missed our enormous top 60 albums list late last year.


Monday, November 5 2007

In Defense of Britney

There’s nothing but guilt surrounding Britney -- guilt for secretly enjoying “Gimme More”, guilt for tuning in to see what sort of trouble she’s gotten herself into today, guilt for not having the balls to use the word “misogyny“.


Monday, October 29 2007

Britney Spears: Blackout

Britney is reduced to a disembodied voice hung robotically over the top of these tracks, purring disinterestedly into a microphone until someone tells her to stop.


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