The Most Memorable 1999 Albums (Part 1)
PopMatters recently turned 25, and these memorable 1999 albums celebrate the popular music that defined the year of our birth. This is part one, with more to follow.
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The Satisfaction Index: Covers of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
Six generations of musicians cover the Rolling Stones’ zeitgeist-capturing “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. Some are good. Some bad. Some just have fun with it.
How Britney Spears’ ‘Blackout’ Documented Her Harrowing Present While Predicting Pop’s Future
Britney Spears’ Blackout feels fresher than ever 15 years on. It captured the darkness of her personal life and cemented new dance music in the pop lexicon.
Britney Spears – “Make Me…” ft. G-Eazy (Singles Going Steady)
If you're a Britney Spears fan from back in the day, you'll likely be all over this steamy ballad.
Good Christian Bad Girls: Britney Spears and Lana Del Rey
Britney Spears and Lana Del Rey walk the line between virgin coquette and sexual object, they walk the fine line of the good girl gone bad.
How Women Dominated Pop Music in the ’00s
We owe it to ourselves to recognize the many women in pop music that made an undeniable impact on popular culture and the world at large in the ’00s.