How to Rap with a Sword: milo, Rapitalism, and Feeding Hunger with Thingness
Few of us devote much time to thinking about what a lifetime of labor is, especially creative labor. Milo is the kind of artist who invites us to think about it.
1h
Recent
Kaelan Mikla - "Litil Dyr" / "Manadans" / "Reykjavik til stader" (track review)
Kaelan Mikla have captured the musical essence of Iceland, and the resulting sound is unique and mesmerizing.
3m
Afro-Peruvian Electronic Band Novalima Cooks Up a Full-on Dance Party on "El Regalo" (premiere)
The Afro-Peruvian dance music veterans of Novalima blend old and new on single "El Regalo".
25m
How to Rap with a Sword: milo, Rapitalism, and Feeding Hunger with Thingness
Few of us devote much time to thinking about what a lifetime of labor is, especially creative labor. Milo is the kind of artist who invites us to think about it.
1h
Mountain Lions Embraces Explorative Folk with "In the Valley" (premiere)
Steven Diaz takes a folksier turn with his solo project, Mountain Lions, with an eerie naturalism pervading much of his new music video.
1h
Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers Explores His Experimental Side on 'Mulberry Violence'
Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers reclaims his name and his creative freedom on experimental album Mulberry Violence.
1h
Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFUNK Offers Up a New Kind of Jazz Singing on 'Wet Robots'
A consummate singer, Fay Victor, demonstrates that it is her right and ability to improvise freely, and in so doing she creates a potent connection with her band and her listeners.
2h
The Innocence Mission Soldiers on, Quiet As Ever
The Innocence Mission continue to sew together a fragile mix of soft instrumentation and unintelligible lyrics on Sun on the Square.
2h
Lykke Li's 'so sad so sexy' Is As Advertised
On so sad so sexy, Swedish pop singer Lykke Li has created mood music that works as well as a breakup album as it does a warm-up for the club.
2h
The Dig Celebrate New Arrivals via "Say Hello to Alison" (premiere)
The Dig's new electropop tune, "Say Hello to Alison", provides a series of hazy, dreamy images amid synths and sweet, sweet vocals that become instantly memorable.
48m
Holy Golden Visits a "Lost Island" of Summer Nostalgia (premiere)
The latest video from indie poppers Holy Golden transports listeners to a vintage dreamscape while offering a sun-kissed lens into the past.
1h
The Crossroads of Reality and Melodrama in 'Rocco and His Brothers'
Newly restored by Milestone Films, Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli) is an epic of postwar Italy and a melodrama of seismic proportions boasting great photography and performances.
23h
Socially-conscious Indie Popper St. Lenox Returns with "Don't Ever Change Me NYC" (premiere)
St. Lenox urges us to consider committing small acts of kindness and social justice as a way of creating bigger change on "Don't Ever Change Me NYC".
14 August
The Rebel Rockin' Roots of Punk Rock Humor
Humorists have served as the conscience of cultures ever since (and before) court jesters ridiculed omnipotent royalty for its hypocrisy, pomposity, and corruption. Punk continues to fulfill that essential social role in relation to the powers-that-be of the modern world.
14 August
Ace Frehley Summons His Rock Soldiers to the People's Republic of Berkeley
The inimitable Ace Frehley rocks Berkeley with the timeless classics and incendiary lead guitar that launched an army of guitar players and rock 'n' roll devotees.
14 August
With Dissolvi Producer Steve Hauschildt Steps Into Minimal Techno
Electronic producer Steve Hauschildt leaves behind his trademark cosmic, electronic sound and builds the impressive Dissolvi through minimal motifs and subtle progressions.
14 August
Ebony Bones Kicks Her Music Into High Gear on 'Nephilim'
Ebony Bones performs a deep exploration of her complex sound, resulting in a magnificent collage of different genres and approaches producing a poignant, multifaceted work.
14 August
Pop Ten
Mixed Media
PM Picks
© 1999-2018 Popmatters.com. All rights reserved.
Popmatters is wholly independently owned and operated.