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The 10 Best ’80s and ’90s Love Songs For Wounded Idealists

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Alyssa Charpentier
/ 17 June 2025

These ten love songs, marked by devotion, candor, emotional intensity, and touches of pain, invite perceptive listeners to unearth the simmering drama.

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BottleRock Napa Valley Is Blissful with Musical Fireworks
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BottleRock Napa Valley Is Blissful with Musical Fireworks

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Greg M. Schwartz
/ 17 June 2025
Kid Rock’s Trumpian Roots and Branches
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Kid Rock’s Trumpian Roots and Branches

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Iain Ellis
/ 16 June 2025
The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015
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The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

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/ 16 June 2025
‘Promise Mascot Agency’ Shows the Power within the Pinky
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‘Promise Mascot Agency’ Shows the Power within the Pinky

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Wallace Truesdale
/ 16 June 2025

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Ty Segall Harnesses His Power on ‘Possession’

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Patrick Gill
/ 17 June 2025

Ty Segall displays a new level of maturity that seeks to harness the power of his craft, proving that killer riffs can be enjoyable without being polarizing.

Joshua Ray Walker Travels to the Beach on ‘Tropicana’
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Joshua Ray Walker Travels to the Beach on ‘Tropicana’

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Steve Horowitz
/ 17 June 2025
Mourning [A] BLKstar Deliver a Rich and Nuanced Album
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Mourning [A] BLKstar Deliver a Rich and Nuanced Album

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J. Simpson
/ 16 June 2025
Josiah Flores Creates an Authentic Honky-Tonk Gem
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Josiah Flores Creates an Authentic Honky-Tonk Gem

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Chris Ingalls
/ 16 June 2025
Steve Gillette Offers 12 of His Best Songs
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Steve Gillette Offers 12 of His Best Songs

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Steve Horowitz
/ 16 June 2025
Swans’ ‘Birthing’ Wants and Demands Transformation
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Swans’ ‘Birthing’ Wants and Demands Transformation

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Matthew McEver
/ 11 June 2025
Garbage Imagine a Better Future on Excellent Album
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Garbage Imagine a Better Future on Excellent Album

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Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 11 June 2025
Peaceful Faces Explore Folk and Chamber Pop on Spectacular LP
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Peaceful Faces Explore Folk and Chamber Pop on Spectacular LP

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Chris Ingalls
/ 11 June 2025
Addison Rae’s ‘Addison’ Is a Pop Star Origin Story
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Addison Rae’s ‘Addison’ Is a Pop Star Origin Story

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Ana Clara Ribeiro
/ 10 June 2025

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The 10 Best ’80s and ’90s Love Songs For Wounded Idealists

By
Alyssa Charpentier
/ 17 June 2025

These ten love songs, marked by devotion, candor, emotional intensity, and touches of pain, invite perceptive listeners to unearth the simmering drama.

BottleRock Napa Valley Is Blissful with Musical Fireworks
Music

BottleRock Napa Valley Is Blissful with Musical Fireworks

By
Greg M. Schwartz
/ 17 June 2025
Kid Rock’s Trumpian Roots and Branches
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Kid Rock’s Trumpian Roots and Branches

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Iain Ellis
/ 16 June 2025
The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015
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The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 16 June 2025
The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs
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The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs

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Scott Interrante
/ 11 June 2025
The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2015
Music

The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2015

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Steve Leftridge
/ 10 June 2025
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of May 2025
Music

MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of May 2025

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Spyros Stasis,
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Film

‘That Day, on the Beach’ Surf’s the Edge of Restless Sorrow
Film

‘That Day, on the Beach’ Surf’s the Edge of Restless Sorrow

By
Junhyeok Moon
/ 17 June 2025
Is Superman Jewish?
Comics

Is Superman Jewish?

By
Andrew Fogel
/ 11 June 2025
Erich Von Stroheim and Cecil B. DeMille’s Fetishistic Films
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Erich Von Stroheim and Cecil B. DeMille’s Fetishistic Films

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Michael Barrett
/ 9 June 2025
Naughty Naughty Joe Orton
Film

Naughty Naughty Joe Orton

By
Michael Barrett
/ 3 June 2025
‘The Shrouds’ and David Cronenberg’s Cinema of Bodily Grief
Film

‘The Shrouds’ and David Cronenberg’s Cinema of Bodily Grief

By
Charles Switzer
/ 29 May 2025

Books

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‘Great Black Hope’ Prods Black Affluence

By
Sam Franzini
/ 28 May 2025

In Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin’s debut novel, we have a Black protagonist able to hide behind his finances, even when he slips.

‘Not Long Ago Persons Found’ Destroys Order
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‘Not Long Ago Persons Found’ Destroys Order

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R.P. Finch
/ 21 May 2025
Gang of Four Memoir Is Full of Spit and Vinegar
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Gang of Four Memoir Is Full of Spit and Vinegar

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Christopher Laird
/ 19 May 2025
‘Lord of the Flies’ 2025 or: How the Empire Struck Inward
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‘Lord of the Flies’ 2025 or: How the Empire Struck Inward

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Charles Switzer
/ 5 May 2025
‘A Living’ and the Affirmation Work
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‘A Living’ and the Affirmation Work

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Elisabeth Woronzoff
/ 5 May 2025

Television

‘Rotten Legacy’ and Morality in Child-Rearing
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‘Rotten Legacy’ and Morality in Child-Rearing

By
Justin F. Martin
/ 10 June 2025
‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Doses Morphine
Television

‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Doses Morphine

By
Alex Adams
/ 9 June 2025
Posh ‘Sirens’ Digs Up Dirt on the American Family
Television

Posh ‘Sirens’ Digs Up Dirt on the American Family

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Jessica Baker
/ 5 June 2025
Sitcoms Written by Women Are a Funny Thing
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Sitcoms Written by Women Are a Funny Thing

By
Scott Lewellen
/ 4 June 2025
John Mulaney’s Comedy by Design
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John Mulaney’s Comedy by Design

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Vlad Surdea-Hernea
/ 2 June 2025

Games

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‘Promise Mascot Agency’ Shows the Power within the Pinky

By
Wallace Truesdale
/ 16 June 2025

Promise Mascot Agency‘s hilarious and grim open-world game shows we hold power for positive change within; even in our little pinky fingers.

‘MIO: Memories in Orbit’ Is a Metroidvania with Soul
Games

‘MIO: Memories in Orbit’ Is a Metroidvania with Soul

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Spencer Johnson
/ 11 June 2025
Will ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Be Worth the Wait?
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Will ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Be Worth the Wait?

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Mary Chiney
/ 5 June 2025
‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Studies the Power of Legacy
Games

‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Studies the Power of Legacy

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Spencer Johnson
/ 30 April 2025
33 Immortals’ Brutal Roguelike Burns within Dante’s ‘Inferno’
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33 Immortals’ Brutal Roguelike Burns within Dante’s ‘Inferno’

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Spencer Johnson
/ 25 March 2025

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The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015
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The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015

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PopMatters Staff
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The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs
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The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs

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/ 11 June 2025
The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2015
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The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2015

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Steve Leftridge
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of May 2025
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of May 2025

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Spyros Stasis,
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Interviews

José James Explores Disco Through a Creative Jazz Mindset
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José James Explores Disco Through a Creative Jazz Mindset

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Will Layman
/ 5 June 2025
Wishy Discuss the Buzz Orbiting ‘Planet Popstar’
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Wishy Discuss the Buzz Orbiting ‘Planet Popstar’

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Brian Stout
/ 4 June 2025
JoBoxers Pull No Punches in This Retrospective Interview
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JoBoxers Pull No Punches in This Retrospective Interview

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Imran Khan
/ 2 June 2025
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Are Beating Again
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Are Beating Again

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Michael Bialas
/ 27 May 2025
Jenny Hval Blends Scent and Sound on Fascinating Album
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Jenny Hval Blends Scent and Sound on Fascinating Album

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Colin Scanlon
/ 21 May 2025

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