Friday, June 10 2011
‘If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise’: The Big Not so-Easy Keeps Its Head Just Above Water
Spike Lee has proven himself adept at juggling vast amounts of information and conflicting points-of-view.
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 Jazz of 2007
In spite of the perception of jazz as an increasingly niche market, the year's best show a style of music that remains ever youthful in its exploration of new territories, expanding its diversity and range of expression.
Wednesday, August 15 2007
Terence Blanchard: A Tale of Gods Will
The New Orleans trumpeter's lyrical meditation on disaster.
Wednesday, January 10 2007
Time Encapsulating: The Best DVDs of 2006
From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance.
Monday, August 21 2006
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
When the Levees Broke, elegant and anguished, encourages you to see, and more importantly, to care about and act on what you see. It is political in the most significant sense, and won't let you forget it.
Friday, June 3 2005
Terence Blanchard: Flow
Another former 'Young Lion' on trumpet nods toward Bitches Brew in his middle age. But the sound is as much Metheny as it is Miles, despite Herbie Hancock being the producer. Through it all, however, Blanchard plays singingly.
