Monday, January 12 2009
Rebels Wit Attitude: Nirvana
In this excerpt from PopMatters' new book Rebels Wit Attitude, Iain Ellis discusses how Nirvana were a rocking perfect storm of punk’s attitude, metal’s riffs, and pop hooks.
Monday, December 15 2008
Rebels Wit Attitude: Beastie Boys
In this excerpt of PopMatters' new book Rebels Wit Attitude, Ellis discusses how Beastie Boys were not afraid to play the enemy within, often mocking the macho strutting of harder rappers.
Monday, December 8 2008
Rebels Wit Attitude: Talking Heads
In this excerpt from PopMatters' new book Rebels Wit Attitude, Ellis looks at the Talking Heads' art school intellectualism, pop melodies, funk rhythms, and the abstract humor that made them outsiders.
Saturday, September 13 2008
Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists
Second in an ongoing series of PopMatters' books, "Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists", by Iain Ellis, spotlights some seriously funny people in pop music.
