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.
Thursday, December 16 2010
The Best Americana Music of 2010
2010 was a splendid year for Americana releases; then again, that’s something you can say about any year given the sprawling range of sub-genres under Americana's vast umbrella, a point reinforced again by this year’s Top Ten.
Columns
Monday, October 17 2011
Old Country Comfort: How the British Might Save American Music (Again)
The British saved rock 'n' roll, reignited the blues, and may just make country music more American.
Reviews
Thursday, October 20 2011
'Robert Plant's Blue Note': Chasing a Sound
Robert Plant’s Blue Note posits that it is Plant's search for the emotionally expressive sound, the "blue note", that has led him on every musical journey he has taken over the course of his nearly 50 year career.
Wednesday, September 22 2010
Robert Plant: Band of Joy
The golden rock god burrows deeper into gothic American roots music, trading T-Bone Burnett and Alison Krauss for Buddy Miller and Patty Griffin, thereby finding the only sound that matters.
News
Tuesday, July 29 2008
Allison Krauss, Robert Plant strike the root chord
A game of opposites seemed to be in motion as Robert Plant and Alison Krauss met onstage last spring at the Louisville (Ky.) Palace to…
