Wednesday, February 23 2011
Waveform: New Highlights in the Electronic Underground
To pair Jamie XX’s interest in this territory with a musical figure like Gil Scott-Heron makes even more sense than perhaps the original conceit of I’m New Here.
Wednesday, November 17 2010
ACL Music Festival Day 2: 9 October 2010 - Austin, TX
Day two of our three day coverage of the ACL Music Festival, and fatigue still runs high, while Black Lips and LCD Soundsystem shine. M.I.A, unfortunately, is a different story.
Monday, May 10 2010
The xx: iTunes Live from Soho-EP
It's not that the songs from the xx's iTunes live session aren't top-notch, it's that they're redundant renditions of the album originals.
Thursday, April 22 2010
Big Ears Festival: 26-28 March 2010 - Knoxville, TN
For Knoxville music and arts fans, it was time to show the rest of the world that we’ve got a pretty hip little town on our hands, and the Big Ears Festival is a perfect mission statement.
Thursday, April 1 2010
The xx + jj + Nosaj Thing: 31.Mar.2010 - New York
The music of the xx, jj and Nosaj Thing seems best enjoyed on a stoner’s record player rather than the stage of a 1,400 person capacity music hall.
Thursday, October 22 2009
CMJ 2009: Day 2 - Javelin + The xx + Saul Williams/Afro-Punk Tour
The CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival invades New York City this week. Here's the latest from PopMatters' writers on the beat. Words and Pictures by Stephen Stirling
