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Monday, October 10 2011

I Do It For Music, I Do It For Love: PopMatters Meets The Gift

PopMatters traveled all the way to Spain to find out what was so unique about The Gift, one of Portugal's most famous acts, now attempting to break through to America. These are the wonderful results ...


Thursday, January 6 2011

Mean Streets: Take a Closer Look at Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘Biutiful’

Alejandro González Iñárritu makes up for the lack of challenging cinematic adventures by looking at the microcosm of Barcelona's “dark side” through a magnifying glass in his latest film Biutiful. What he finds might shock you. PopMatters gets some insight into one of the year's most underrated films from director Iñárritu and star Javier Bardem.


Wednesday, December 1 2010

Aias: A La Piscina

The three members of this nascent all-woman band come from Catalonia, and their ba-ba-ba surfergirl pop is conducted in chiming Catalan.


Wednesday, November 3 2010

Gecko Turner: Gone Down South

Sleepy cat music.


Tuesday, October 13 2009

Various Artists: España

The compilers have aimed for Putumayo's usual easygoing, catchy aesthetic -- their in-house style -- and hit it without faltering.


Thursday, March 13 2008

Diana Navarro takes on traditional Flamenco style


Thursday, October 25 2007

Aroah: El Día Después

The music seems to look inward, as if the singer is addressing herself before considering us, but it doesn't have the fierce self-absorption or the lack of humour that the word 'intensity' can suggest.


Monday, October 1 2007

Various: The Rough Guide to Flamenco

Passion in a tidier form... that's flamenco for you.


Monday, September 10 2007

Various: Gypsy Caravan

The album is crammed. It’s a packed smorgasbord.


Monday, August 27 2007

Words bookmark re-emergence of Spain culture war


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