Thursday, February 9 2012
“Don’t Let Me Fall”: Hip-Hop in the Age of Austerity
Rappers have always wrestled with the question of how to succeed in a society where the odds are stacked against them. The biggest difference now is that their middle class listeners have the same worries.
Wednesday, June 22 2011
Desitively Bonnaroo: Reporting from the Land of Dust and Music (Part 3)
You’re here to see your favorite indie-rock act, and you just so happen to have great representatives from other musical styles to explore as well.
Monday, January 19 2009
Tha Giggle: On Lil’ Wayne
Why was Lil' Wayne the single biggest musical phenomenon of 2008?
Thursday, January 15 2009
Kevin Rudolf: In the City
Kevin Rudolf thinks he's a bigger star than he actually is, and how dare you think otherwise.
Monday, December 15 2008
Fall Out Boy: Folie a Deux
Pete Wentz is now dissecting the meaning of his own fame, which is far less interesting than the drama that preceded his ascent into tabloid culture.
Friday, September 12 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
Friday, December 21 2007
The Best Albums of 2007
From tech house to Radiohead and Americana to indie and everything in between, PopMatters picks the best 60 albums of 2007.
Tuesday, December 11 2007
The Best Hip-Hop of 2007
From Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five to a dope album named Desire, hip-hop showed growth in 2007.
