Band Out of Time: Barney Hoskyns on Steely Dan: ‘Major Dudes’
Barney Hoskyns assembles a thoughtful, loving, and thorough portrait of the meticulously creative men behind Steely Dan.
Jon Langmead
Jon Langmead has been writing about music, film, and pro wrestling for PopMatters since 2003.
Time Out of Minds: Interview with Author Ryan Walsh on Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’
Ryan Walsh chronicles the making of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks and the chaotic Boston scene that gave birth to it and tells us all about it in this expansive interview.
A Warts and All Look at 150 years of Women’s Wrestling
As GLOW gets a second look on Netflix and a group of new women wrestlers grab attention in the WWE, Pat Laprade and Dan Murphy celebrate the female performers who paved the way.
It’s All True!: Weston Magazines and Wrestling’s “Creative Journalism”
Stanley Weston's small pre-WWF line of wrestling magazines featured writing staffs that made up pull-quotes and headlines on the spot. Just what fans were clamoring for.
Muhammad Ali and the Day Fans Pelted the Ring With Trash
In his new book, Ali vs. Inoki, Josh Gross untangles the complicated history of the 1976 meeting of two legends -- and a failed experiment.
The Legends of Bruiser Brody: An Interview with Emerson Murray
Bruiser Brody was one of the most brutal professional wrestlers in the world, but a tragic passing made one writer explore his quieter, more humane aspects.
Heavy Hitters: An Interview With the Isley Brothers
Kendrick sampled them, UK dance groups cover them, and that's just a smattering of the Isley Brother's current legacy, summed up in a new history-packed box set.
R.D. Reynolds, the Monday Night Wars, and the Death of World Championship Wrestling
It was going to be a powerhouse alternative to the World Wrestling Federation, but through mismanagement and unforeseen rivalries, Reynolds' book follows the league from its inception to its final tap-out.
Jim Cornette on Rescuing the Lost Carolina Wrestling Classics
Jim Cornette is one of the most outspoken figures in all of pro wrestling, but his journey to unearth rare, lost match footage from decades prior makes for a story worth telling.
Tony Barrell’s Banging on About Drumming
Born to Drum is most engaging when it gets away from worrying so specifically about what draws people to the instrument.
Watching the Verbs Take Action!
Meegan Voss and Steve Jordan are dynamite musicians on their own, but when together as the Verbs, their years of studio mastery truly come into the fore.
The Story of Glyn Johns’ Life in ‘Sound Man’ Is Refreshingly Unpretentious
Sound Man gives you a look through 50 years behind the studio glass with the premier engineer/producer of the classic rock era, without any obsession over fame or status.