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Let the Music Move You: A Conversation with Eden's Félix de Givry and Sven Hansen-Løve
Mia Hansen-Løve's Eden is a love letter to modern dance music (with a Daft Punk subplot), but its star and co-writer discuss its surprisingly realistic origins.
21 Jun 2015
Music
Jutty Ranx - 'Discordia' (album stream) (premiere)
Jutty Ranx's modern, international take on electronic, soul, and dance on their new LP Discordia is certain to appeal to fans of Daft Punk and Chromeo.
16 Jun 2015
Music
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 40-21
From breathtaking reformulations of shoegaze to British soul revival, this batch of stellar recordings from the 2000s is an eclectic one.
08 Oct 2014
Music
Ranking the Performances: The 56th Annual Grammy Awards
Was music’s biggest night worth staying up all night for? Read on to find out.
27 Jan 2014
Music
Guessing the 2014 Grammys
Predictions and behind-the-scenes info on who will win the 2014 Grammys in ten major categories.
10 Jan 2014
Music
The Artists of the Year: 2013 Edition
It was a year of thrilling comebacks from legends like My Bloody Valentine and David Bowie as well the launch of major new talents like Lorde and Kacey Musgraves. These artists had the biggest impact on the shape of music in 2013.
26 Dec 2013
Music
Darkside: Psychic
Psychic isn’t quite rock, but it does lean more heavily on backbeats, guitars, and occasionally even traditional song structure than any of Jaar’s previous work.
24 Oct 2013
Music
CONTEST: Win a Copy of Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories'
Daft Punk unleash their inner disco auteurs and release a colossal, self-indulgent mess as their comeback album. And make it work. Like PopMatters on Facebook and Twitter to double and triple your chances to win.
23 May 2013
Music
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
Daft Punk unleash their inner disco auteurs and release a colossal, self-indulgent mess as their comeback album. And make it work.
19 May 2013
Music
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell) - "Get Lucky" (song review)
The teaser seemed to herald greatness, but the newly released radio edit of "Get Lucky", the lead single from Daft Punk's forthcoming LP, Random Access Memories, doesn't quite deliver on the hype.
24 Apr 2013
Music
How to (Be a French Pop Band and) Make It in America
Through an analysis of Daft Punk and Phoenix’s recent careers, a recipe for success may be unearthed for those French bands aspiring to win a Grammy or two.
18 Apr 2013
Music
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories: The Collaborators: Nile Rodgers (video)
The incomparable Nile Rodgers talks about his musical inspirations, long career in R&B, and work with Daft Punk. Essential viewing from the Creators Project.
12 Apr 2013
Music
Kavinsky: Outrun
On Outrun, Kavinsky firmly defines himself as a musician capable of forming, and then effectively nailing, an overarching concept of artistic vision.
31 Mar 2013
Music
Flume: Flume
With this record, Flume has announced himself as an up and coming producer with a big future in taking the sort of calculated stylistic risks of artists like Diplo.
21 Feb 2013
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Daft Punk: Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
The music and the storyline build off of and rely on each other to the point that, after seeing Interstella 5555, you may never be able to disconnect the two again.
22 Jan 2012
Music
Daft Punk Is Playing at Your House: 10 Essential Dance-Rock Albums
Today, the intersection of dance music and rock music seems only natural. However, the process has been in the making for decades, and this list provides an introduction to ten of the best albums this genre combination has to offer.
20 Jul 2011
Music
Various Artists: TRON: Legacy Reconfigured
Yet another disposable remix album proving that zero multiplied is still zero.
21 Jun 2011
Music
The Year in Music: December 2010
Continuing our look at the year’s most notable events in the world of music, here’s what happened in December 2010.
13 May 2011
Music
Squarepusher: Shobaleader One - d'Demonstrator
Squarepusher's not pop. He's not R&B or French house. I’m not sure I can dance to his music.
01 Nov 2010
Music
Daft Punk: Electroma [DVD]
Inevitably, Electroma will eternally be defined in music and film history by what it lacks. Calling the film one-dimensional would be understandable, but it would be simplifying a complex moebius strip whose surface, if lethargic, at least engages the screen for 70 minutes.
21 Jul 2008
Music
Daft Punk: Alive 2007
Rare is the band that can craft a live album good enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder alongside its studio releases. Rarer still is the band whose live albums can cross the divide between being merely good and damn near essential.
03 Dec 2007
Music
Daft Punk: Human After All
For those about to rock, we... download you? Daft Punk continues to tease your hair, while slipping you a spyware mickey. 'Dude. Did we f--- Staten Island last night?'"
Dan Nishimoto
10 Apr 2005
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