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Clinic

Clinic is nothing if not unconventional. They specialize in three-minute pop songs, but what other so-called pop songwriters would look to the grimy textures of…


Less Smooch, More Dance: An Interview with The Clientele

The Clientele's Alasdair Maclean tells us everything we need to know, from A to K.


Catch That Wave: Interview with the Click Five’s Ben Romans

PopMatters talks to the Click Five, perhaps the world's first boy band influenced by The Cars.


The Weight of Words: An Interview with Clearlake

'I think for music to be good, it needs to go quite deep,' says Jason Pegg, front man of British rock band Clearlake. But are American audiences -- who will get their first taste of Clearlake this spring as they tour with the Decemberists and Stereolab -- ready to go deep with them? PopMatters takes a look.


The Clarks

Mention The Clarks to most music fans outside of Pittsburgh, and you’re likely to be met with a look of blank indifference. However, the fact…


Clap Your Hands Say No

With the white-hot hype behind them, CYHSY's Alec Ounsworth looks back on the Talking Heads comparison, the glare of overexposure and the two-letter word no record-company suit ever wants to hear.


Experience Turned to Song: An Interview with Chiara Civello

Multi-lingual jazz singer explains the accessible language of melody.


Docility and Power

Circle II Circle's Zak Stevens just can't leave the business.


Tall Pines Reaching the Sky: Interview with Jere Cherryholmes

'I tell people, when they talk about how much they grow on their instruments, its like watching them grow physically.' Cherryholmes patriarch, Jere Cherryholmes, talks to PopMatters about his talented family.


The Chemical Brothers: Still Working It Out

Ten years on, the Chemical Brothers haven't lost a beat. PopMatters interviews the Manchester beat masters.


A Rake to the Mind: An Interview with Will Johnson

The Centro-matic songwriter finds humor in dark situations, big words, and touring challenges, and still isn't sure what happens when he crosses the Atlantic.


Hermetic Music to Go: Talking to Ray Raposa

Castanets' songwriter gives us the current low-down.


A Not-So-Lonesome Whistle: Johnny Cash at Sun Records

Music historian Colin Escot guides us through the Man in Black's earliest recordings.


A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Also Country

Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell let their joy bloom while talking about their new album.


Caitlin Cary

CAITLIN CARY While You Weren’t Looking(Yep Roc)US release date: 26 March 2002 Pony Girl “I’ll let you know that I may have to answer another…


Just What You Needed: An Interview with The New Cars

The New Cars get ready to hit the road with singer Todd Rundgren.


New and Improved: A Chat with Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Carlton grows up as an artist and a person, and she tells PopMatters all about it.


LoveFool, Long Gone

Best known for their smash hit off the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, fresh of a hiatus from American audiences, and moving in an entirely new direction, the nearly decade-old Cardigans find themselves in a curious place. Are they a one hit wonder, long time cult act, or fresh new face? PopMatters investigates.


Not the Tremblin’ Kind

Laura Cantrell got some surprising help on the way to being one of indie's premiere country singers.


Degredation Trip: An interview with Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell has had a rough year.


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