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Parliament’s Peak: ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ Turns 45
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Parliament’s Peak: ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ Turns 45

By Jordan Kessler / 10 November 2022

The climactic album in Parliament’s space opera about Starchild, Dr. Funkenstein, and Sir Nose d’Voidoffunk, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, remains their best work.

The String Cheese Incident: 31 December 2013 – Broomfield, CO
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The String Cheese Incident: 31 December 2013 – Broomfield, CO

By Greg M. Schwartz / 22 January 2014
SCI throws down a jamming NYE celebration.
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Snoop Dogg: Doggumentary

By David Amidon / 16 May 2011
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Masters of the Form: Parliament, 1976 – Mothership Connection

By Gregg Lipkin / 28 January 2010
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Claude VonStroke: Bird Brain

By John Bergstrom / 21 January 2010
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Claude VonStroke: Fabric 46

By John Bergstrom / 13 July 2009
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Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs / 29 November 2002

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Jeff Buckley’s ‘Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk’ at 25
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Jeff Buckley’s ‘Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk’ at 25

By Adam Sobsey / 2 June 2023
Ranking the 34 ‘Ted Lasso’ Episodes
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Ranking the 34 ‘Ted Lasso’ Episodes

By Jeremy Levine / 1 June 2023
‘Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille’
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‘Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille’

By George de Stefano / 1 June 2023
The Ferocious Beauty of Cowboy Junkies
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The Ferocious Beauty of Cowboy Junkies

By Joanna McNaney Stein / 1 June 2023
JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of April and May 2023
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of April and May 2023

By Will Layman / 31 May 2023

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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

By PopMatters Staff / 28 September 2022
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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

By Karen Zarker / 28 September 2022
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Jeff Buckley’s ‘Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk’ at 25
All Things Reconsidered/Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Music/Music Features/Pop Past

Jeff Buckley’s ‘Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk’ at 25

By Adam Sobsey / 2 June 2023
Ranking the 34 ‘Ted Lasso’ Episodes
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Ranking the 34 ‘Ted Lasso’ Episodes

By Jeremy Levine / 1 June 2023
‘Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille’
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‘Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille’

By George de Stefano / 1 June 2023
The Ferocious Beauty of Cowboy Junkies
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The Ferocious Beauty of Cowboy Junkies

By Joanna McNaney Stein / 1 June 2023
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