Features
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best 60 Albums of 2009
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet.
Wednesday, October 28 2009
Running the Voodoo Down: An Interview with Meshell Ndegeocello
With a new understanding of herself (and a new album to go with), the innovative singer Meshell Ndegeocello freely talks about some of her controversial lyrics, her deepest inspirations, and how she's reached a point where she doesn't need to prove anything anymore ...
Columns
Wednesday, May 15 2002
Revolutionary Soul Singa: Meshell Ndegeocello
Critical Noire -- Revolutionary Soul Singa: Meshell Ndegeocello -- Ndegeocello has never felt a need to defend or explain the supposed ambiguity that is so crucial to her music . . . an admittedly complex and creative articulation of what it means to be 'blackwomanbisexualbassplayersentientbeingGramscianintellectualandrevolutionarysoulsinger'.
Reviews
Friday, December 16 2011
Miguel Migs: Outside the Skyline
Miguel Migs, better known as a house DJ and remix artist than a producer of his own material, releases a smooth, slightly better-than-average full-production album in his signature Naked Music style.
Monday, November 28 2011
Meshell Ndegeocello: Weather
Meshell's ninth studio album is a cool place filled with sexy, intelligent people.
Wednesday, October 28 2009
Meshell Ndegeocello: 6 October 2009 - New York
It feels like Ndegeocello is treating us audience members like adults-she respects us far too much to withhold the ugly truths, or to censor her interpretations of them.
Tuesday, October 27 2009
Meshell Ndegeocello: Devil's Halo
With Devil's Halo, Meshell Ndegeocello reinvents herself yet again and creates her best album since the one-two punch of her masterworks, Bitter and Cookie.
Thursday, November 1 2007
Meshell Ndegeocello: The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams
The iconoclastic bassist/singer/songwriter returns with her most complete, accessible and daring recording in a decade.
Blogs
Friday, February 12 2010
Meshell Ndegeocello: The Sexiest Speaking Voice Alive
Some people might think that linking the inherently profound nature of Meshell Ndegeocello’s music to her sexuality is profane, but I think the link is…
Monday, October 19 2009
Verse-Chorus-Verse: An Interview with Meshell Ndegeocello
Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats.
