Popular Voices, Cultural Matters 2009-11-13T18:57:49Z Copyright (c) 2009, PopMatters.com ExpressionEngine tag:popmatters.com,2009:11:13 tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.116284 2009-11-15T05:33:32Z 2009-11-15T05:33:32Z Bill Gibron Sometimes, the process is more interesting than the final product. Even the most mediocre effort - be it song, film, or novel - has a motive and a meaning to those who created it, and there are... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/peripatetic-postcards/16.116272 2009-11-14T22:45:20Z 2009-11-14T22:45:20Z tjmHolden tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115491 2009-11-13T22:00:16Z 2009-11-13T22:00:16Z Sean Murphy The task at hand: as accurately and with as much integrity as possible, identify the six songs that best define rock and roll. Pretty simple, huh? Simple and impossible. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/marginal-utility/9.116254 2009-11-13T21:11:26Z 2009-11-13T21:11:26Z Rob Horning tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116208 2009-11-13T21:00:58Z 2009-11-13T21:00:58Z Eleanore Catolico tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116203 2009-11-13T20:00:19Z 2009-11-13T20:00:19Z Eleanore Catolico ODD BLOOD. The glo-fi engineer carves ornate sonic shapes into... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.116239 2009-11-13T20:00:04Z 2009-11-13T20:00:04Z Bill Gibron Instead of being the kind of bracing, insightful docudrama that sheds light on a subject few outside the UK know about, what we wind up with is a bloated effort that tries to be everything to everyone -- coming of age comedy, pop art period piece, political satire, crafty character study, ensemble romp, and/or hilarious history lesson. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116202 2009-11-13T19:00:55Z 2009-11-13T19:00:55Z Eleanore Catolico tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116209 2009-11-13T18:00:38Z 2009-11-13T18:00:38Z Eleanore Catolico tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116236 2009-11-13T17:06:38Z 2009-11-13T17:06:38Z Cynthia Fuchs Intergenerational dilemmas -- how to be foxes, to be individuals and also parts of communities -- form the complicated heart of Fantastic Mr. Fox. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116230 2009-11-13T17:00:29Z 2009-11-13T17:00:29Z Tyler Gould Tonight Is the Ghost, that says "you... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116204 2009-11-13T16:00:29Z 2009-11-13T16:00:29Z Eleanore Catolico Merriweather Post Pavilion. The incongruent visual montages, going from a lo-fi retrospective... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116218 2009-11-13T13:45:27Z 2009-11-13T13:45:27Z Cynthia Fuchs As the action becomes less fabulous and more repetitive over 2012's 150 minutes, the philosophical debate ratchets up. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116219 2009-11-13T13:30:29Z 2009-11-13T13:30:29Z Chris Barsanti Phillipe Diaz's powerful documentary The End of Poverty? is uncharacteristically revolutionary among today's issue documentaries, and all the more refreshing for its bluntness. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116223 2009-11-13T13:01:48Z 2009-11-13T13:01:48Z Cynthia Fuchs Pirate Radio leaves out any mention of the usual historical and cultural background, say, sex as a potential means of mixing races and classes. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/moving-pixels/35.116205 2009-11-13T13:00:00Z 2009-11-13T13:00:00Z Nick Dinicola MadWorld succeeds in examining our attraction to violence, where so many others have failed. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.116210 2009-11-13T07:41:19Z 2009-11-13T07:41:19Z Bill Gibron Come on, what did you expect? Logical plotting? Complex, three dimensional characters? Some shred of recognizable scientific or technological reality? Seriously? This is Roland Emmerich we're talking... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115503 2009-11-13T07:00:46Z 2009-11-13T07:00:46Z Shaun Huston A family drama, as mosaic of modern, globalizing India, as a love story that sneaks up on you, and as a discourse on post-modernity and tradition. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.115626 2009-11-13T07:00:26Z 2009-11-13T07:00:26Z Matt Mazur Danish director Lone Scherfig spares audiences the trite clichés of a young woman's coming of age, directs a magnificent cast of actors, and defends her film against allegations of inappropriate sexuality. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115221 2009-11-13T07:00:24Z 2009-11-13T07:00:24Z Michael Patrick Brady Ulysses new life, new vitality, and proves that it contains a deeper wisdom that is available to everyone. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.115710 2009-11-13T07:00:08Z 2009-11-13T07:00:08Z PopMatters Staff They're not necessarily the “best songs” in their storied catalogue, but these are the songs through which (perhaps) we might gain the deepest appreciation for their popular genius. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.115752 2009-11-13T07:00:07Z 2009-11-13T07:00:07Z PopMatters Staff And, in the end... With the release of Abbey Road, the Beatles ceased to be a band. They became, forever more, an idea: the go-to example, the archetype, of the rock'n'roll group. How do we remember the Beatles? How do we pay tribute? ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.115700 2009-11-13T07:00:06Z 2009-11-13T07:00:06Z John Bergstrom Certainly not! ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116019 2009-11-13T07:00:06Z 2009-11-13T07:00:06Z Sachyn Mital This was Pearl Jam’s final night out of four at Philadelphia’s Spectrum and during the surreal evening, Pearl Jam astounded the audience with rarities and unleashed their energy in a fitting finale for the historic Spectrum. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115606 2009-11-13T07:00:05Z 2009-11-13T07:00:05Z Dave Heaton The most comprehensive portrait of her significant body of work yet, Dolly is the perfect opportunity to consider the rich bounty of stories and ideas that live in her songs. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115360 2009-11-13T07:00:04Z 2009-11-13T07:00:04Z Timothy Gabriele Necronomicon. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115948 2009-11-13T07:00:03Z 2009-11-13T07:00:03Z Andrew Martin tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115563 2009-11-13T07:00:02Z 2009-11-13T07:00:02Z Andrew Dietzel tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.114920 2009-11-13T07:00:01Z 2009-11-13T07:00:01Z Matthew Fiander tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.114924 2009-11-13T07:00:00Z 2009-11-13T07:00:00Z Omar Kholeif Mother's Spiritual reveals that there is still much to appreciate. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115341 2009-11-13T07:00:00Z 2009-11-13T07:00:00Z Saxon Baird tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115888 2009-11-13T07:00:00Z 2009-11-13T07:00:00Z Thomas Cross This could have been the place to really explore issues surrounding the blind following of orders and the terrors of war. But this game plays it safe in every way possible. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.115609 2009-11-13T06:59:38Z 2009-11-13T06:59:38Z Sarah Moore tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115546 2009-11-13T06:59:23Z 2009-11-13T06:59:23Z Valerie C. Gilbert This gives us ample reason to resist the person, the artist and her work.Yet as performed by Beecroft and choreographed by the filmmakers, it is difficult not to be moved. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115489 2009-11-13T06:59:16Z 2009-11-13T06:59:16Z Diane Leach tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.116154 2009-11-13T06:59:16Z 2009-11-13T06:59:16Z Kevin M. Brettauer A touching, heartfelt meditation on identity and isolation in a small town, Jeff Lemire is able to redress an H.G. Wells classic and make it as timely and disturbing as ever. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.116164 2009-11-13T06:59:11Z 2009-11-13T06:59:11Z Michael Brett In the third part of his never-ending odyssey of late-night talkers, the Rockist endures Kimmel and bits. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.112899 2009-11-13T06:58:10Z 2009-11-13T06:58:10Z David Amidon tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.114876 2009-11-13T06:57:49Z 2009-11-13T06:57:49Z Andrew Martin tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.115827 2009-11-13T06:56:13Z 2009-11-13T06:56:13Z Timothy Gabriele tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/reprint/33.116186 2009-11-12T22:35:45Z 2009-11-12T22:35:45Z Rodger Jacobs It is certainly no secret that I am a frequent correspondent with and major journalistic supporter of veteran screenwriter and novelist Rudy Wurlitzer, as any close reader of my Deconstruction... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116144 2009-11-12T20:00:10Z 2009-11-12T20:00:10Z Evan Sawdey tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116159 2009-11-12T19:00:06Z 2009-11-12T19:00:06Z Tyler Gould tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116131 2009-11-12T18:00:21Z 2009-11-12T18:00:21Z Katharine Wray Reality Killed the Video Star should deliver some solid, enjoyable pop hits.... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116127 2009-11-12T17:00:41Z 2009-11-12T17:00:41Z Katharine Wray Ylajali, which came out earlier this month. "Twentytwohundred" will leave the... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116157 2009-11-12T16:00:13Z 2009-11-12T16:00:13Z Tyler Gould Moment Soakers 7" comes out on Sounds Familyre on the 17th, so here's a clip of them playing the single for Weathervane Music's Project Series and, in the second video, talking... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.116052 2009-11-12T15:33:36Z 2009-11-12T15:33:36Z Bill Gibron Two hours and 35 minutes of dour, dark neo-cannibalism and hopelessness along a long “road” leading to nowhere, or 155 entertaining as Hell minutes of CG shit blowing up. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.116133 2009-11-12T15:00:37Z 2009-11-12T15:00:37Z Faye Rasmussen In This Light and on This Evening, set to be released in the US on 19 January 2010. The album has already seen the light of day in the... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/graphically-speaking/40.116153 2009-11-12T15:00:23Z 2009-11-12T15:00:23Z Kevin M. Brettauer The twin themes of identity and individuality have been persistent, domineering forces in storytelling, and, indeed, everyday life since the days of cave paintings in the cradle of civilization. For... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116112 2009-11-12T13:00:00Z 2009-11-12T13:00:00Z Evan Sawdey After getting tackled by biker chicks and shying away from the "emo-pop" label, Owl City mastermind Adam Young is still adjusting to his newfound fame, but is taking it all in with a level-head and even more ideas for future nighttime synth-pop creations ... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116117 2009-11-12T12:40:48Z 2009-11-12T12:40:48Z Cynthia Fuchs The idea of an uncertain future affects most of the soldiers in Tattooed Under Fire, whether looking back on their recent service or forward to a first or next tour. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/peripatetic-postcards/16.116168 2009-11-12T08:44:40Z 2009-11-12T08:44:40Z tjmHolden tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116165 2009-11-12T08:28:10Z 2009-11-12T08:28:10Z Joshua O'Neill tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115944 2009-11-12T07:00:36Z 2009-11-12T07:00:36Z Cynthia Fuchs Pray the Devil Back to Hell vividly conveys the pain endured and resistance mounted by women of diverse backgrounds and faiths during Liberia's civil war. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.116032 2009-11-12T07:00:34Z 2009-11-12T07:00:34Z Kit MacFarlane The Prisoner's unapologetic payoff of surrealism and absurdism heads into that artistic realm where meaning is defined more by resonance than by immediately identifiable relevance. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115326 2009-11-12T07:00:25Z 2009-11-12T07:00:25Z Alan Ashton-Smith tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.115751 2009-11-12T07:00:08Z 2009-11-12T07:00:08Z PopMatters Staff From 1968-1969, the Beatles went from being a fractious group to a merely fractured one. However, along the way, as they headed off in their different directions, they managed to come up with some of their most enduring material. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.116120 2009-11-12T07:00:07Z 2009-11-12T07:00:07Z Garry Berman The Beatles managed to spend the morning of the next day, Feb. 8th, in relative quiet. On Sunday, they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and it was the night Beatlemania exploded. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.116016 2009-11-12T07:00:07Z 2009-11-12T07:00:07Z William Carl Ferleman This is, to be sure, U2 at their touring highpoint. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.115696 2009-11-12T07:00:06Z 2009-11-12T07:00:06Z Christopher Guerin The Yellow Submarine exists. It’s not a mirage, or a mind game. Someone, inspired by the Beatles, built the Yellow Submarine, and it exits to this day. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.115702 2009-11-12T07:00:06Z 2009-11-12T07:00:06Z Allison Taich The Beatles presented an outlet for people to express their emotions by offering musical and stylistic satisfaction. Listeners were united through a common cause: the music spoke to them and for them. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115841 2009-11-12T07:00:05Z 2009-11-12T07:00:05Z Adrien Begrand After 18 years of growth, Katatonia's music has finally matured fully, and the end result is spectacular. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115058 2009-11-12T07:00:04Z 2009-11-12T07:00:04Z Evan Sawdey Following his quiet stunner of a debut album, this 22-year-old folk artist just proved that lightning, indeed, can strike the same place twice. ]]>