The PopMatters Music Blog 2009-12-09T13:45:23Z Copyright (c) 2009, PopMatters.com ExpressionEngine tag:popmatters.com-sound-affects,2009:12:09 tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.117184 2009-12-09T19:00:49Z 2009-12-09T19:00:49Z Sean McCarthy For a decade that prided itself for breaking down musical barriers, there is a noticeable lack of female presence on this decade's most highly-regarded albums. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.117022 2009-12-08T21:20:51Z 2009-12-08T21:20:51Z 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/sound-affects/34.117319 2009-12-07T13:01:43Z 2009-12-07T13:01:43Z PC Muñoz Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116819 2009-12-04T18:00:11Z 2009-12-04T18:00:11Z AJ Ramirez In 1994, alternative rock ruled rock music. At the time, some in the music press occasionally remarked that punk rock had finally “won” due to the mainstream breakthrough of alternative... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.117027 2009-12-03T13:00:37Z 2009-12-03T13:00:37Z Kieran Curran After a short chat with Feelies co-chairman Glenn Mercer, co-leader of The Feelies, writer Kieran Curran started thinking about the seminal rock band's place in our modern times... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116471 2009-12-02T23:00:19Z 2009-12-02T23:00:19Z Sean Murphy A case could be made that Sabbath is by far the most misunderstood and underrated band. Ever. (Indeed, I've already made that case. Now I'm going to make it again.) ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116954 2009-12-01T19:00:14Z 2009-12-01T19:00:14Z Kirstie Shanley Swedish singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim takes a moment to chat with PopMatters.com about her musical output and the current Swedish music scene. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116915 2009-11-30T13:00:30Z 2009-11-30T13:00:30Z PC Muñoz tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116576 2009-11-29T16:30:04Z 2009-11-29T16:30:04Z AJ Ramirez How many times in your life have you have loathed that one guy just because you “knew” he was an utter tool (not like you ever bothered to actually get to know him)?... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116517 2009-11-26T19:00:36Z 2009-11-26T19:00:36Z AJ Ramirez “Having a Blast” highlights one of the great fascinations that frequently captivates adolescents: the thrill of blowing things up. Green Day lyricist Billie Joe Armstrong uses this as... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116443 2009-11-24T18:00:11Z 2009-11-24T18:00:11Z AJ Ramirez The first in a 14-part series analyzing and showcasing the entirety of Green Day's 1994 pop-punk masterpiece Dookie. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116416 2009-11-23T20:00:13Z 2009-11-23T20:00:13Z Jennifer Cooke On the TV show Project Runway, hopeful designers are given challenges to make fabulous fashions on a shoestring budget. Their faces invariably crinkle in dismay when they find they've only got... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116634 2009-11-23T10:30:10Z 2009-11-23T10:30:10Z PC Muñoz Pandora's Kevin Seal takes over this week's column, and reveals a gem in sonic collage artist Dave Fischoff. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116287 2009-11-20T16:45:37Z 2009-11-20T16:45:37Z AJ Ramirez Forget all about equality: this is one of the greatest productions of the 1980s. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115975 2009-11-19T20:45:39Z 2009-11-19T20:45:39Z Diepiriye Kuku As a kid I listened to my favorite high-voiced divas croon and trill through lyrics of love and loss and recovery as if I had known that same experience. Not only could I match their range with my... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116151 2009-11-19T16:20:05Z 2009-11-19T16:20:05Z Sean McCarthy A growing list of bands unpopular with critics, but genre-defining nevertheless, is impatiently awaiting their admittance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116195 2009-11-18T16:00:36Z 2009-11-18T16:00:36Z 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/sound-affects/34.116376 2009-11-17T15:30:56Z 2009-11-17T15:30:56Z Tim Slowikowski Aerosmith’s Joe Perry goes solo. Armed with a new album and tour, Perry talks with PopMatters 20 Questions about why nothing tops Hendrix, Master and Commander, or coffee. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.116206 2009-11-16T17:45:40Z 2009-11-16T17:45:40Z PC Muñoz Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats. ]]> 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/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/blogs/sound-affects/34.115432 2009-11-11T11:55:20Z 2009-11-11T11:55:20Z Jennifer Cooke Facebook is a hell of a thing. Not only can it end marriages and get people fired, it brings folks back into your life after years or even decades. Many of these people have oooold pictures of... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115283 2009-11-10T08:36:42Z 2009-11-10T08:36:42Z Diepiriye Kuku Mad love for Mariah Carey's artistry, exhibited through her "Fly Like a Bird" performance on American Idol. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115840 2009-11-09T11:00:47Z 2009-11-09T11:00:47Z PC Muñoz Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats... this time, right in his own backyard. ]]> 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/sound-affects/34.115449 2009-11-04T17:20:57Z 2009-11-04T17:20:57Z Sean McCarthy In 1989, I was lucky enough to discover Soundgarden two years before the grunge revolution. I read a rave about Louder Than Love in what was at that time my musical bible: Circus... ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115391 2009-11-03T17:20:31Z 2009-11-03T17:20:31Z Jennifer Cooke Parklife is like a dream date -- it's smart, it's funny, it rocks, it's tender, it gets your blood pumping, and when it's over, you can't wait to do it all over again. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115571 2009-11-02T14:00:04Z 2009-11-02T14:00:04Z PC Muñoz Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats. ]]> tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/sound-affects/34.115525 2009-10-31T21:00:28Z 2009-10-31T21:00:28Z AJ Ramirez August marked the 30th anniversary of the release of “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, the first single by goth pioneers Bauhaus. I knew in the back of my head that the song would hit the... ]]>