Features
Monday, January 30 2012
Listening Ahead: Upcoming Releases for February
PopMatters previews some of February's most eagerly awaited offerings.
Columns
Thursday, July 12 2012
Grimes and Female Celebrity
Grimes's Claire Boucher is the indie heroine of the year, which makes it all the more interesting that she's using her newfound celebrity to subtly challenge what we expect of women in the entertainment industry.
Reviews
Monday, August 6 2012
Capitol Hill Block Party: 20 - 22 July 2012 - Seattle
A weekend full of live music including performances by Neko Case, Aesop Rock, Major Lazer, Grimes, Cloud Nothings, Twin Shadow, Youth Lagoon, Thee Oh Sees, Doomtree, Father John Misty, John Maus, Porcelain Raft, Spaceghostpurrp, King Tuff, Blood Diamonds and more.
Monday, April 2 2012
SXSW Music 2012: Santigold + Best Coast + Grimes + YACHT
Recapping some of the SXSW fun featuring Santigold and Best Coast and the troubles for Grimes and YACHT.
Tuesday, February 21 2012
Grimes: Visions
She may have the name of a hobo and the look of a streetpunk, but Grimes sounds like a dream.
Blogs
Monday, October 29 2012
Grimes: 29 September 2012 - Washington, D.C.
Grimes brings a newly perfected live set to a thrilled crowd in DC.
Thursday, August 23 2012
Grimes - "Genesis" (video)
Grimes self-directs her latest video from the recent Visions album.
Thursday, July 12 2012
Predicting the 2012 Polaris Prize Short List
This is probably a dumb idea. But, here is what I expect to make the Polaris Prize's Short List.
Friday, May 11 2012
Grimes - "Nightmusic" (video)
The Tron gridlines of "Nightmusic" are similarly captivating.
Tuesday, February 14 2012
New Grimes Album 'Visions' Is Streaming at NPR + MP3s
The eagerly awaited new Grimes album, Visions, releases next week. Look for our review then, but in the meantime, you can sample a few MP3s…
































