Friday, January 30 2009
What It Was Like
In the early '80s Detroit, Motown was as unquestionable as air. Who didn't like air?
Wednesday, January 28 2009
Twirling the Dial: My Motown Memories
For those of us in tune with the sounds of the genre-redefining decade, a transistor radio was the seminal social sidekick. We loved listening to that little mono wonder, its tiny shrill speaker sparking a hundred journeys directly into the center of our mind.
Tuesday, January 15 2008
The Temptations: Back to Front
By now more an idea than a band, the Temptations return with a tightly constructed, mostly fun, yet deeply inessential new record.
Wednesday, December 19 2007
The Best Re-Issues of 2007
From '60s soul to bluegrass and Krautrock to post-punk, PopMatters counts down the year's best re-issued albums.
Friday, August 17 2007
Reflections: Motown in 1967
The latest installment in Hip-O Select's impressive reissue series, The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 7: 1967 collects every A-side and B-side released that year, including planned and deleted singles, as well as alternate and promotional mixes -- 120 tracks in all.
