Features
Wednesday, September 22 2010
Outcast from the Mainstream: An Interview with Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson took a break from recording his latest solo record plus remastering the King Crimson back catalog to chat with PopMatters about Porcupine Tree’s exile from the mainstream, why heavy metal is passé, and why today’s musicians lack the mystique of earlier rock stars.
Wednesday, January 27 2010
Part 3: From Porcupine Tree to Wye Oak
Slipped Discs continues with Norwegian electro pop, lots of Scottish pop goodness, two rock institutions, a Soviet born chanteuse and many more. All records that missed our top 60 list last year.
Monday, March 30 2009
An Eclectic Master Craftsman: An Interview with Steven Wilson
The ever prodigious Porcupine Tree main man Steven Wilson talks at length with PopMatters about the problems with download culture, the inferiority of the MP3, his strong work ethic and the mysteries of the creative process.
Monday, December 17 2007
The Best Metal Albums of 2007
This is the best year for metal music we've seen in a very long time. Like other watershed years, such as 1983, 1984, and 1991, it's partially a case of artists peaking at the same time, and 2007 was no exception, unleashing a wave of superb releases from January straight through November.
Reviews
Friday, May 7 2010
Porcupine Tree + Bigelf: 21 April 2010 - Houston
Porcupine Tree's latest tour finds them playing the entirety of The Incident in sequence, followed by a second set of older material. Their Houston concert was both intense and entertaining.
Friday, October 9 2009
Porcupine Tree: The Incident
Porcupine Tree adds another concept album to its catalog. It may not be groundbreaking, but Steven Wilson's crew still provides the best Pink Floyd-meets-metal-meets-Britpop conglomeration out there.
Tuesday, March 25 2008
Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring
England's prog-rock torchbearers continue to put out exciting, accessible music with this strong EP.
Wednesday, May 30 2007
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet
Dream Theater and Rush better watch their backs; Porcupine Tree's Fear of a Blank Planet is a strong contender for the progressive album of the year!
Blogs
Wednesday, September 28 2011
Grace Under Pressure: An Interview with Steven Wilson
The Porcupine Tree frontman reveals why he's jazzed about his unconventional new solo album.
Tuesday, October 12 2010
Steven Wilson: The Gentleman Doth Protest Too Much (Part Two--The Fury)
Would Steven Wilson really want to roll the dice and insert himself back in a time when the prospects were a hell of a lot less salubrious for unorthodox and unsigned bands? Today, there are illimitable sources of opinion, and taste making is as democratic as it’s ever been, in part because of the abundance of voices and agency.
Tuesday, October 5 2010
Steven Wilson: The Gentleman Doth Protest Too Much (Part One)
Steven Wilson speaks eloquently about the halcyon days of yesteryear, but would he (or anyone) want to step backward into the rigged game we've only recently escaped from?
News
Friday, April 30 2010
High-end audio a calling for Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson isn't the first musician to lament the age of the MP3. But he's certainly one of its fiercest critics. He's also among those…
