Monday, September 12 2011
The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’ Ten Years Later
After 9/11, the Strokes offered rock escapism, three minutes at a time and they were not just a rock band, they were a New York rock band.
Pearl Jam: 20 Years in the Rearviewmirror: 3 - 4 September 2011
Pearl Jam's great 20th Anniversary blowout festival was held in Alpine Valley.
Friday, August 5 2011
Counterbalance No. 45: The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’
Our questions, they come to us in threes. Why are the Strokes so popular? How did they get the 45th most acclaimed album of all time? Is This It In this Counterbalance, Klinger will be the one to say the strangest things and Mendelsohn will act like it's completely normal.
Thursday, June 23 2011
Desitively Bonnaroo: Reporting from the Land of Dust and Music (Part 4)
You’ll be having fun, even though your body insists otherwise.
Monday, March 21 2011
The Strokes: Angles
Will Angles be known as the album where the Strokes found themselves at a crossroads or at the end of the road?
Friday, March 18 2011
SXSW: Music Day 2: The Strokes, Janelle Monae, TV on the Radio…
The Strokes and Janelle Monáe thrill at day two of SXSW, while Bob Geldof keynotes the morning conference with a combative and passionate talk about the decline of rock and roll.
Monday, March 7 2011
The Year in Music: August 2010
Continuing out look at the year’s most notable events in the world of music, here’s what happened in August 2010.
Tuesday, November 16 2010
ACL Music Festival Day One: 8 October 2010 - Austin, TX
The first of our three day coverage of the Austin City Limits Music Festival finds PopMatters' Eddie Ciminelli experiencing euphoria, nostalgia and some serious fatigue.
Tuesday, August 24 2010
Lollapalooza: 6 Aug 2010 - Chicago
Yes, Lolla was bigger than ever this year, but was it better? In a word, yes.
