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Recent FeaturesWednesday, October 14 2009
AnvilStill riding high off of the success of their acclaimed documentary (and likely Oscar-nominee), the founders of Canada's famed metal trailblazers Anvil sit down to answer 20 Questions about family, weed, and a surprising love of Star Trek ... 
Await Your Reply: Dan Chaon Talks About Self-inventionLost, indie music and Final Destination inspired Dan Chaon's latest novel, Await Your Reply -- all deal with issues of self-invention and how we conceptualize the self, he tells PopMatters. Tuesday, October 13 2009
Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes: Warren Ellis’ ‘Planetary’Warren Ellis, once thought of by many as comics’ resident Orson Welles, an angry, embittered artist, is actually the industry’s Kurt Vonnegut, sent here to make us feel as if "everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt". 
Space to Breathe: An Intimate Chat with AirWith the release of Air's fifth full-length album, J.B. Dunckel discusses his experience working with Nigel Godrich, his desire to score the next Bond film, and his fear that in the future, anyone can sound like Elvis. Monday, October 12 2009
The Myth and the MachineThe overlapping narratives of Nine Inch Nails within the control of the recording industry and Western culture moving through the Information Age combine in the band’s music as a sonic collage questioning the role of man in the machine. Sunday, October 11 2009
Aziz AnsariNamed Entertainment Weekly’s top 12 future stars of comedy, Aziz Ansari has a voracious appetite for performing, eating, and… just about anything else that is subject to an appetite. Friday, October 9 2009
“Paranormal Activity” and the Pinocchio ComplexAuthor and horror enthusiast Stephen Graham Jones explains how in mixing a range of sub-genre conventions into one film, Paranormal Activity could be this generation's Exorcist. Thursday, October 8 2009
Sun, Sweat and Tears: Three Days at the Austin City Limits FestivalPopMatters takes a look at how a disparate array of acts fared in Austin’s playpen of mud, the blood, and the beer. 
Tim and Eric Awesome Show ... Interesting JobThrough absurd humour, this show relentlessly disparages the wholesale futility of masculine posturing, useless products, and mindless modern entertainment. Wednesday, October 7 2009
Ramsey LewisJazz legend Ramsey Lewis chats with PopMatters 20 Questions about feeding the spirit and living in the moment. 
Running with the Beasts: An Interview with CastanetsAfter being held-up at gunpoint, recording alone in the desert, and being covered by Sufjan Stevens, Castanets' Ray Raposa is finally ready to step out on his own with a concept album about wild beasts that features some of his most tender and dramatic performances to date. Tuesday, October 6 2009
Hollow “Victory”: J Michael Straczynski ‘Reboots’ the Mighty ThorJ Michael Straczynski's storytelling stands out as one of the most inventive in recent mainstream superhero comics. 
Fame, Fortune, and a Fat Queer Icon: An Interview with the GossipWhen the Gossip's musical mastermind Nathan Paine began constructing his own unique strain of dance-punk in Portland, few people knew what to make of it. Now, in 2009, no one dare snicker, as his band has produced the most unlikliest of fashion icons and droves of fans. Monday, October 5 2009
The Ska Will Go OnSka never died... it merely sank back underground to the grimy clubs from whence it sprang, while the genre’s biggest stars took time to rest, regroup, and strategize their comebacks. Sunday, October 4 2009
20 Questions: Vic ChesnuttChesnutt talks to PopMatters 20 Questions about his upcoming work with Jonathan Richman, taking advice from Michael Stipe, and how his copy of Number One Hits of the Sixties is still the greatest album of all time. Friday, October 2 2009
American Liars and the Enforcers of HonestyA hard-boiled history of the lie detector revels in the seedy deceptions at the roots of the search for a truth-telling machine (plus: it exposes the kinky origins of Wonder Woman). Thursday, October 1 2009
Alligator Lizards in the Air: In Search of the Sublimely Awful LyricWhen it comes to identifying truly awful lyrics that are the result of neither idiocy nor ambition, it’s best to consider the soft and mushy center between those two poles. 
Hey Buddy, Got a Spare Time Machine? Ask Pepe DeluxéThe day will come when Spare Time Machine is revered as the masterpiece it is by the crowd it deserves. Luckily, Tomi Paajaanen and James Spectrum have this happy pill to keep them sane until that day arrives. Wednesday, September 30 2009
“Play Four Chords and Try to Make It a Soul Record”: An Interview with the Gaslight AnthemThe Gaslight Anthem's sudden rise to fame has been a bit of a whirlwind for the New Jersey-based quartet, but when Bruce Springsteen wants to duet with you on stage, perhaps it's time to acknowledge that you're on to something big ... 
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