Tuesday, February 28 2012
Bill Frisell on John Lennon: Talking About ‘All We Are Saying’
The unique jazz guitarist talks about All We Are Saying -- his recent cover album of 16 John Lennon tunes -- as well as how the Beatles changed his life, and how back in the day, owning an instrument meant you were automatically in a band.
Wednesday, August 18 2010
Utopie in Berlin: An Interview with Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien, the longtime German electronica producer who has spent much of her career DJing to packed clubs in Berlin and around the world, talks to PopMatters about her latest album, crazy politicians and the status quo of dance music today.
Thursday, July 22 2010
Rock & Roll & Life & Death: An Interview with Taylor Hawkins
After taking on drumming duties for one of modern times’ most successful rock bands -- Foo Fighters -- and helping to establish them as a must-see live act, you could say Taylor Hawkins is ready to prove that he’s more than just a drummer. Cue his band, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
Friday, June 25 2010
Love, Tilda Style
Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton talks to PopMatters about a quiet, sophisticated melodrama set in a golden cage, Carlo Cracco-inspired gastro-porn, and the glint of cinematic gold captured in a still moment.
Tuesday, February 2 2010
Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Seen This Grammys Before
The Grammys seem like a festering boomer leftover, far removed from the present where major labels live in post-apocalyptic decline.
Monday, January 18 2010
Hamburg: Art, with Its Sleeves Rolled Up
You won't spot a castle or a moat or even an oversized ego in this town, as it's the work that counts in this port city. High-quality substance is valued over prima donna celebrity, as we discover from the premiere of Richard Wagner's Siegfried.
Tuesday, January 12 2010
The Thinking Man’s Man-Candy: Nicholas Hoult in ‘A Single Man’
Young British actor Nicholas Hoult, at 20, has already been acting for 17 years. Currently, in A Single Man, he is romancing Colin Firth. Hoult recently spoke about being an object of desire, growing up on film sets and the multitude of amazing actresses with whom he has shared the screen.
Thursday, December 17 2009
A Chance to be Uncanned: An Interview with Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot talks about how she got switched from classical to jazz, why she decided to cover "Over the Rainbow", and how a "lust for comfort destroys the passion of the soul".
Wednesday, June 3 2009
Songwriting and Social Activism: An Interview With Nellie McKay
"If you keep your opinions and knowledge to yourself, it doesn’t change anything." McKay talks to PopMatters about her current projects, social activism, and philosophy of life in general.
Monday, April 20 2009
Full Circle: Béla Fleck, Paul Simon & America’s Return to the World Community
Béla Fleck didn't ask to be the Avatar of the New American Culture (avatars never do). He happened to be in the right place at the right time with a banjo and a digital recorder. The remaining dots are ours to connect, and we've begun to connect them.
Thursday, March 12 2009
The Secret Policeman’s Balls
The seemingly smutty and initially baffling title is the collective moniker for a series of Amnesty International benefit concerts, held in London.
Wednesday, December 10 2008
20 Questions: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge warns PopMatters 20 Questions readers, "Pleasure is a cultural weapon. Use it wisely."
Friday, August 8 2008
Noise Bleed
The surfeit of noise in the modern world demands a genre of music that can match it, squall for squall. Humphrey reports on San Francisco's noise music scene.
Friday, June 6 2008
Adah Isaacs Menken: The First Broadway Star
A predecessor to virtually all stage and screen sirens, Menken thumbed her nose at the Victorian fetish for decorum that deformed the female figure, and celebrated her body electric, firm and active before being wasted from typhus or riddled by bullets.
Thursday, May 29 2008
Fuse Box 2008 Part I
Etiquette breaks down that fourth wall, invites you in, sits you down at its table, and serves you a glass of confusion that implies you are witnessing a suicide.
