Wednesday, May 22 2013
Have Fun: A Tribute to Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, and the CHIC Groove of ‘diana’ (Parts 7-9)
While Broadway gets Motown and Daft Punk gets lucky, more than 25 artists and producers explore why Diana Ross and Nile Rodgers still turn us "inside out".
Tuesday, May 21 2013
Listen to This Week’s New Music Releases Now
This week's new releases available for streaming are highlighted by the National, Beth Hart, Townes Van Zandt and more.
Have Fun: A Tribute to Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, and the CHIC Groove of ‘diana’ (Parts 5-6)
While Broadway gets Motown and Daft Punk gets lucky, more than 25 artists and producers explore why Diana Ross and Nile Rodgers still turn us "inside out". Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the chapters in this story.
Monday, May 20 2013
Have Fun: A Tribute to Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, and the CHIC Groove of ‘diana’ (Parts 1-4)
While Broadway gets Motown and Daft Punk gets lucky, more than 25 artists and producers explore why Diana Ross and Nile Rodgers still turn us "inside out". Stay tuned tomorrow and Wednesday for the rest of the chapters in this story.
Now Hear This!: Emma Louise - ‘Vs. Head Vs. Heart’ (North American premiere)
PopMatters presents the North American premiere of Vs. Head Vs. Heart, the debut album by fast-rising Australian songwriter Emma Louise.
Friday, May 17 2013
Drawn Back Into Dreaming: Spotlight on Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman”
Why would Neil Gaiman return to the proverbial scene of the crime, the scene of his greatest, grandest, longest-running comics success, the Sandman? Perhaps the answer lies in the work itself…
Mojo Hand: The Life and Music of Lightnin’ Hopkins
In a career that took him from the cotton fields of East Texas to the concert stage at Carnegie Hall and beyond, Lightnin’ Hopkins became one of America’s greatest bluesmen.
Is Corporate Sponsorship Now Long-Form Journalism’s Last Hope?
How did Red Bull come to support and invest in long-form journalism at a time when this style of writing seemed as doomed as the typewriter, record stores and other art industry phenoms that have been wiped out by the Internet?
Thursday, May 16 2013
Cold War Kids Are Hard to Kill, a Sonnet
While the Cold War might be over, for the creative teams behind Winter Soldier and Suicide Squad, the Cold War itself becomes a powerful metaphor.
On Nightmares Ending and Nightmarish Endings: An Interview with Eluvium
Matthew Cooper of Eluvium talks to PopMatters about the creative process, taking the leap into the world of the double album, and following up the most daring album of his career.
Wednesday, May 15 2013
In Defense Of… The Greatness of the Gatsby
Kathryn Schulz’s failure to appreciate F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterwork, as professed on Vulture.com, is a contemporary case study for how not to assess literature.
The Top Ten Most Exciting British Artists (Playing at the Great Escape)
Ahead of the start of the 'European South by Southwest' this Thursday, PopMatters keeps you ahead of the game with ten British acts to watch in 2013.
Tuesday, May 14 2013
“Good Intentions Evaporate Under Hot Lights”: An Interview with the Breeders
They started out under the shadow of the Pixies, but Kim Deal's band the Breeders not only became a beloved indie-rock staple, they also broke wide into the mainstream with Last Splash, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Josephine Wiggs walks us through the album's creation, its new live legacy, and her feelings towards that little classic known as Pod.
Now Hear This!: Aufgang - ‘Istiklaliya’ (album premiere)
PopMatters premieres Istiklaliya, the new album by hybrid classical-electronic trio Aufgang.
Monday, May 13 2013
From Thinking Steaks to TITANic Mistakes: The ‘Star Trek’ Films They Almost Made
If not for “The Guardian of Forever” and other unworldly phenomenon, our next Star Trek film, starring Eddie Murphy, might have been a cross between Police Academy and The Jetsons.
Now Hear This!: Radical Dads - ‘Rapid Reality’ (album premiere)
PopMatters premieres the latest album by Brooklyn guitar-guitar-drums trio Radical Dads, Rapid Reality.
Friday, May 10 2013
Re: Purpose: Is Summer 2013 a High Noon for the Superhero Movie?
Just as westerns in the 1950s addressed the role US geopolitical concerns during the Cold War, the superhero and pulp-hero movie seems to have slid comfortably into that same popcultural space.
Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century
This insightful and entertaining look at the history of music piracy offers invaluable background to the hot-button issue of creativity and the law.
Thursday, May 9 2013
Great Literature, Circuits Through Time: A Deeper Look at “Saga #12”
Great literature is instantly recognizable, regardless of how its stories are relocated in historical context. Brian K. Vaughan's Saga reminds us that the same is easily true for the medium of comics…
