Features
Friday, December 24 2010
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
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.
Columns
Thursday, May 3 2012
Party Machine: The Rise of Canadian Electronic Music
If Toronto is having a Seattle moment, as The New York Times called it, it's fair to say that Canadian electronic music is having a Chicago/Detroit moment.
Reviews
Friday, June 4 2010
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
Focused, sophisticated and accessible, Crystal Castles is in nearly every way a more accomplished album than its predecessor.
Monday, July 21 2008
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
A battery-powered fortress of disorienting electro-punk, Crystal Castles serves as the perfect introduction to the twisted world of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass.
Friday, January 11 2008
Crystal Castles
It has been terribly fashionable for the better part of the last decade to dismiss rave culture as an ecstasy-induced fluoro nightmare that died a sad and lonely death.
Blogs
Friday, April 8 2011
Crystal Castles: 2 April 2011 - Toronto
Whoever said that electronic artists could never be rock stars hasn’t seen Alice Glass.
Monday, August 30 2010
HARD Tour: 21 August 2010 - New York
After the incredibly successful and somewhat controversial HARD NYC that took New York City by storm on July 24th, it was only fair that the summer would come to a close with one final HARD concert.
Thursday, June 24 2010
Crystal Castles Unveil Video for "Celestica" and Send the Hearts of Goth-synth Enthusiasts Aflutter
Crystal Castles have released an official video for "Celestica", from their PopMatters-approved release Crystal Castles. The video is comprised mostly of shots of singer Alice…
Wednesday, May 26 2010
Crystal Castles - "Celestica" (Live on Jools Holland) (video)
Crystal Castles released their latest album, imaginatively titled Crystal Castles, earlier this week after an early leak forced the release date forward. The Canadian electronic…
