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Recent FeaturesTuesday, September 29 2009
The Devil’s Due: What Ed Brubaker Did to Reinvent DaredevilCould Ed Brubaker have written the definitive version of a character renowned for its production of 'definitive' visions? 
Bulletproof Within the Music: An Interview with David GrayFor his first new album in four years, David Gray decided to go for broke, sacking his entire band, calling up friends like Annie Lennox and Jolie Holland, and -- for the first time in a long time -- no longer being self-conscious about what he's doing, describing himself as feeling "liberated" now ... Monday, September 28 2009
Hipster Straw MenWhile hipsters make an easy scapegoat for the trivialization of our culture, they are merely a symptom of a fractured, niched, and disjointed culture. Friday, September 25 2009
America’s Best Dance Crew: A Step Into the LimelightAmerica's Best Dance Crew judge Shane Sparks explains his show's unlikely beginnings, its ongoing significance, and what hopes lie ahead for crew-based hip-hop dancing... 
Rest in Pieces: Eulogies of the Past, Present, and Future - Part 5Today: Kirby Fields on the iconic Kurt Cobain, Sarah Hentges reveres science fiction writer Octavia Estelle Butler and Jillian Steinhauer on the perfect understatement of Steve Buscemi. Thursday, September 24 2009
Various Artists: Factory Records: Communications 1978-92Factory Records was as influential in design, sound production, and defining what a label could be as it was in music. Wednesday, September 23 2009
Christy McWilson: What Dudes Won’t TellI felt like a schmuck for holding my notebook in front of me like a choir girl and for stopping mid-song to cry, but I felt better when I remembered how McWilson feels when she first plays a new song. Tuesday, September 22 2009
Maximum Carnage: A Look BackI was a kid when I first read Maximum Carnage and it became my favorite comic book series. How well does the story hold up over time? Is it still as good as I remember or was my innocent childhood love misplaced? Monday, September 21 2009
From Scatter to Cantor: Lisa Sokolov Defines HerselfThe vocalist explains, "In the commercial world, music can be very shallow, but music as service and language gives its full due." Sunday, September 20 2009
Bruce Springsteen: Still Going Strong at Age 60The key to his success is that Springsteen believes in what he does, but doesn’t try to live inside the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy that glorifies wealth, fame, and superstardom. Friday, September 18 2009
No Sympathy for the DevilOver time, "Sympathy for the Devil" has been treated with huge fanfare and has become the common denominator fan favorite, but in actuality "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" gets to the core of what the Rolling Stones were. Thursday, September 17 2009
The Frankfurt School in ExileThe positivists regarded Hegelian dialectics as metaphysical voodoo; the New York Intellectuals thought the Frankfurt School's associates were closet Stalinists. 
Princess Tiana’s BluesPrincess Tiana could get Disney out of the race-relations doghouse, but only if they’re true to their vision. Wednesday, September 16 2009
Abstract ComicsIf nothing else, it seems that Abstract Comics makes explicit that the line between comics and high art is beginning to disappear. 
Happiness Is a Warm Band: An Interview with Emily Haines of MetricHaines fled to South America, Metric scrapped their new songs, and everyone realized their well-considered Fantasies. Tuesday, September 15 2009
China’s Factory Girls: A Conversation with Author Leslie T. ChangTraditional and often sensational coverage of China is only a partial interpretation: the people themselves are being lost in the translation. 
In Circles: Sunny Day Real Estate ReconsideredIn anticipation of a reunion tour, the two albums produced by the original Sunny Day Real Estate lineup get remastered and repackaged with extra tracks and expanded liner notes. They are ripe for revisiting. Monday, September 14 2009
Music Scrobbling as a Panopticism of TasteAmong social networking sites, it's only Last.fm, only scrobbling -- which, once activated, operates entirely on its own, as an unconscious background function -- that channels the essence of Foucault's social panopticism. Sunday, September 13 2009
Nick HornbyNick Hornby tells PopMatters 20 Questions about his affiliation with Seinfeld’s George Costanza, his soon-to-be-released album with Ben Folds, and this great bargain he got from a Russian website… Friday, September 11 2009
Feast or Famine: The 2009 PopMatters Fall Movie PreviewToday: December 2009: The big guns -- James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Peter Jackson, Terrence Malik -- are still putting the finishing touches on their over the top treats. As usual, it looks like the Hollywood heavyweights are once again saving some of the best for last. |
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