Tuesday, May 12 2009
Wintersleep + Johnny and the Moon + An Horse: 2 April 2009 - Vancouver
Opening with five minutes of instrumental madness amidst a screaming crowd, Wintersleep found their groove almost immediately.
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Friday, December 12 2008
The Politics Inside Black Pop
Will black pop artists still see themselves as outsiders now that a black person is President? Will they use their cultural platform to criticize him if need be, just as they did to help elect him?
The Best Hip-Hop of 2008
A return to the mic nine years in the making, a hip-hop supergroup of sorts, and Tom Waits beatboxing: this year's top-shelf hip-hop is equal parts anticipation, teamwork, and wha?!
Tuesday, July 15 2008
Dissecting Nas’ Untitled - Part 3
Tracks four and five: the triumphant pop songs...
Monday, July 14 2008
Nas: Untitled
Nas's ninth studio LP lost its title. Its content, however, deserves far more dialogue than the controversy generated by what he wanted to call it.
