Popular Voices, Cultural Matters 2009-11-06T15:53:22Z Copyright (c) 2009, PopMatters.com ExpressionEngine tag:popmatters.com,2009:11:06 tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/marginal-utility/9.115877 2009-11-07T02:14:31Z 2009-11-07T02:14:31Z Rob Horning tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115876 2009-11-06T20:51:36Z 2009-11-06T20:51:36Z Tyler Gould tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115874 2009-11-06T20:30:53Z 2009-11-06T20:30:53Z Tyler Gould Veckatimest with this video for "Ready, Able". The song is as good as ever, but the stop motion video by Allison Schulnik is the real star... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115872 2009-11-06T19:34:23Z 2009-11-06T19:34:23Z Tyler Gould No Wonder. The lyrics aren't anything special, with... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115448 2009-11-06T19:00:07Z 2009-11-06T19:00:07Z Gregg Lipkin Some artists are more than merely great. There are some artists that for a period of years, a period that is finite, consistently produced music that, it can be argued, far exceeded the work of their peers. For that brief period of time they were definitely Masters of the Form. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115870 2009-11-06T18:45:13Z 2009-11-06T18:45:13Z Tyler Gould tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115862 2009-11-06T17:43:07Z 2009-11-06T17:43:07Z Tyler Gould Further Complications, slinky stage presence and paper airplane transitions... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.115816 2009-11-06T17:10:05Z 2009-11-06T17:10:05Z Bill Gibron At this point in the post-modern, cynical dicta, nothing really surprises us about the military. From defense contracts which result in kick-back rich toilet seats to useless wars which tend to... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/moving-pixels/35.115833 2009-11-06T16:00:00Z 2009-11-06T16:00:00Z Nick Dinicola Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is proof that, when done right, cut scenes can add to the depth and enjoyment of a game. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.115834 2009-11-06T15:26:17Z 2009-11-06T15:26:17Z Mehan Jayasuriya Fuck Buttons + Growing: 4 November 2009 - DC9, Washington DC / Words and Pictures by Mehan Jayasuriya ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115839 2009-11-06T15:04:32Z 2009-11-06T15:04:32Z Tyler Gould tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115850 2009-11-06T13:55:49Z 2009-11-06T13:55:49Z Cynthia Fuchs Setting up easy targets, The Men Who Stare at Goats seems less clever than behind the times. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115641 2009-11-06T13:48:31Z 2009-11-06T13:48:31Z Chris Barsanti Endgame crafts a crackling thriller out of the tangle of crafty maneuvering and happenstance that put a stop to South Africa's apartheid. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115845 2009-11-06T13:40:19Z 2009-11-06T13:40:19Z Cynthia Fuchs Where is Fox Mulder when you need him? ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.115825 2009-11-06T13:29:19Z 2009-11-06T13:29:19Z Sachyn Mital Colin Powell: 3 November 2009 - University of Delaware ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115853 2009-11-06T13:07:32Z 2009-11-06T13:07:32Z Cynthia Fuchs Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is concerned with lasting effects -- on individuals and especially, on communities. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115846 2009-11-06T12:55:37Z 2009-11-06T12:55:37Z Chris Barsanti The combination of animation (where the laws of physics are conveniently suspended) and 3D technology is a powerful temptation, and here we see many of the ways in which those toys can be misued. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115847 2009-11-06T12:45:41Z 2009-11-06T12:45:41Z Renee Scolaro Mora Even as Gentlemen Broncos makes sport of artistic hacks, it also delights in their creative process. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.115192 2009-11-06T07:00:08Z 2009-11-06T07:00:08Z G. Christopher Williams Can Gen X parents bond with the newest generation of gamers given the ways that cooperative gameplay has changed over the years? ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.114683 2009-11-06T07:00:08Z 2009-11-06T07:00:08Z Ian Chant The Next Iron Chef is not a show about cooking. It is a show about people freaking out; cooking just happens to be what they’re doing while they’re freaking out. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115507 2009-11-06T07:00:05Z 2009-11-06T07:00:05Z Evan Sawdey Max Bemis and co. have returned with one of the most self-referential albums to ever grace the emo-rock canon, and lo' and behold, it's one of Bemis' best. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115669 2009-11-06T07:00:04Z 2009-11-06T07:00:04Z W. Scott Poole This is a compilation for that large demographic that yearns for narratives about a large, talking milk shake ordering a wife from Chechnya, or the micronauts going on a breast-climbing expedition. You know who you are. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115769 2009-11-06T07:00:04Z 2009-11-06T07:00:04Z Ross Langager This is not a new castle, but it's a fairly impressive renovation of the existing foundations. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115570 2009-11-06T07:00:03Z 2009-11-06T07:00:03Z Chris Conaton The duo from Once return with a fine new album. It's mostly about how their real-life relationship fell apart, but with strong songwriting and gorgeous singing. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115054 2009-11-06T07:00:02Z 2009-11-06T07:00:02Z Dan Johnson tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115330 2009-11-06T07:00:01Z 2009-11-06T07:00:01Z Zach Schonfeld aren’t: in the most straightforward bits of childlike indie-pop. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.114871 2009-11-06T07:00:00Z 2009-11-06T07:00:00Z Christian John Wikane Share My Love is ever-glistening. A rare gem from the Motown catalog finally gets its due. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.114883 2009-11-06T07:00:00Z 2009-11-06T07:00:00Z Ian Mathers tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/feature/21.111258 2009-11-06T06:59:43Z 2009-11-06T06:59:43Z Alistair Dickinson These five films from the golden-era of the legendary Nikkatsu studio shows off the never-ending ways Japanese filmmakers were able to combine the best elements of pulp and epic Japanese storytelling. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.115709 2009-11-06T06:59:31Z 2009-11-06T06:59:31Z Michael Brett The Rockist attends his most eagerly anticipated metal show in over a decade only to find... the Banana Splits? ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.115276 2009-11-06T06:59:25Z 2009-11-06T06:59:25Z Deanne Sole tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.112143 2009-11-06T06:59:21Z 2009-11-06T06:59:21Z Chadwick Jenkins In Hitchcock's world, we don't write the play; we just have to know when to act. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.115662 2009-11-06T06:58:09Z 2009-11-06T06:58:09Z Matthew Fiander A Cave, A Canoo has some subtle surprises and noise play that distinguishes Shelley Short from the female singer-songwriter pack. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115806 2009-11-06T06:58:04Z 2009-11-06T06:58:04Z Bill Gibron it's safe to say that John Hughes has a secure legacy in Hollywood laughfests. No matter the age bracket, this film stands as one of his very best. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.115160 2009-11-06T06:57:23Z 2009-11-06T06:57:23Z Steve Leftridge tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/37.114693 2009-11-06T06:56:52Z 2009-11-06T06:56:52Z David Abravanel tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115189 2009-11-06T06:00:31Z 2009-11-06T06:00:31Z Ben Schumer To cap off their stellar year, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs captivated a massive hometown crowd at the legendary Radio City Music Hall. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115634 2009-11-06T06:00:08Z 2009-11-06T06:00:08Z Chris Barsanti want it to happen. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115677 2009-11-06T06:00:00Z 2009-11-06T06:00:00Z Arun Subramanian Brütal Legend might actually be the best use of Jack Black yet, affording him a starring role that caters to his comedic roots and sensibilities while allowing everything around him to be more over the top than he is. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115666 2009-11-06T05:59:31Z 2009-11-06T05:59:31Z Diane Leach Richardness, a man who truly haunted a castle. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115798 2009-11-05T21:35:41Z 2009-11-05T21:35:41Z Allison Taich Sesame Street premiered in the U.S. By 1970 a spin-off version of the show reached Canada, followed by New Zealand and Australia in... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115823 2009-11-05T21:00:50Z 2009-11-05T21:00:50Z Tyler Gould tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115773 2009-11-05T20:00:28Z 2009-11-05T20:00:28Z Tyler Gould tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115774 2009-11-05T19:00:36Z 2009-11-05T19:00:36Z Katharine Wray tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/short-ends-and-leader/17.115818 2009-11-05T18:06:08Z 2009-11-05T18:06:08Z Bill Gibron The Fourth Kind is NOT the truth. It is a piece of fiction using other pieces of fiction to verify its already fake plotline. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.115817 2009-11-05T17:51:44Z 2009-11-05T17:51:44Z Thomas Hauner Lyle Lovett and his Large Band: 4 November 2009 - Beacon Theatre, New York / Words and Pictures by Thomas Hauner ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.115789 2009-11-05T17:31:50Z 2009-11-05T17:31:50Z Mehan Jayasuriya Girls + Real Estate: 3 November 2009 - The Black Cat, Washington DC / Words and Pictures by Mehan Jayasuriya ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/notes-from-the-road/27.115801 2009-11-05T16:55:21Z 2009-11-05T16:55:21Z Allison Taich Yonder Mountain String Band: 23 October 2009 - House of Blues, Chicago / Words and Pictures by Allison Taich ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/media-center/15.115787 2009-11-05T15:00:22Z 2009-11-05T15:00:22Z Katharine Wray Don't Stop in the U.S. of A. later this... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115742 2009-11-05T13:35:04Z 2009-11-05T13:35:04Z Jesse Hassenger The many makers of New York, I Love Youare collectively too self-conscious about the New Yorkiness of their task. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115803 2009-11-05T12:35:00Z 2009-11-05T12:35:00Z Cynthia Fuchs It's all but impossible to represent randomness. And yet this is the task taken up by Act of God, Jennifer Baichwal's documentary on lightning. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115753 2009-11-05T10:15:42Z 2009-11-05T10:15:42Z Randy Romig The Clone Saga lights a way in this economic downturn: that old gems can be mined once more. Why not republish the hidden treasure that was Slingers? ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/channel-surfing/47.115797 2009-11-05T09:45:46Z 2009-11-05T09:45:46Z Timothy Gabriele About partway through ABC's adaptation of the Reagan-era sci-fi drama V, an FBI counter-terrorism agent, played by Steve the Pirate from Dodgeball, kicks down a door to a suspicious rusty old... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.114637 2009-11-05T06:00:48Z 2009-11-05T06:00:48Z Carolyn W. Fanelli tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/column/19.115661 2009-11-05T06:00:32Z 2009-11-05T06:00:32Z Michael Abernethy Neil Patrick Harris is riding high these days. But in years past, if the average person sitting in his or her Barcalounger knew a TV star was gay, it would have been disastrous for both series and star. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/review/5.115185 2009-11-05T06:00:31Z 2009-11-05T06:00:31Z David Camak Pratt Unlike Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees, the monstrous title character of The Stepfather is both plausible and a rich metaphor. ]]>