'Braid': A Discombobulated, Euphoric, and Unstable Riddle
Writer-director Peirone brings a questioning gaze to the concept of reality.
18 Sep 2018
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Bishop Briggs at Grandoozy: Where Everybody Needs to Know Her Name
Cheers to the piano-playing alternative artist Bishop Briggs with a booming voice who struck gold with her breakout single, found love in La La Land, and always knew she had more in common with the queen of Lilith Fair than just musical talent.
14 Sep 2018
Ain't It Grandoozy? England's Jade Bird Born to Fly High Across Pond
Promising 20-year-old singer-songwriter Jade Bird won't stop touring until she wins over the hearts and minds of Young America — one state at a time. Get to know her before she conquers the world.
13 Sep 2018
The Drive Inside: An Interview with the Crystal Method
Once a duo, the '90s dance kingpins the Crystal Method are now just one member: Scott Kirkland and his many guests. Kirkland talks to PopMatters about losing a member, the changing of the scene, and how they got their name in the first place.
12 Sep 2018
"The Music of Life": An Interview with Disco Pioneer Marc Cerrone
From "Love in C Minor" to "Supernature", legendary drummer and producer Marc Cerrone recalls the classic recordings that propelled him to the forefront of disco and beyond.
10 Sep 2018
Trampled By Turtles and the Sometimes Hearty Effects of Hiatus
Trampled By Turtles' stunning bluegrass cred hasn't been without strife and separation, yet their post-2016 hiatus found a way to reinvigorate. Interview with Erik Berry.
07 Sep 2018
"Romantic, Baroque, and Danceable": An Interview with Justice
With Woman Worldwide, the French electronic duo Justice recorded an unusual experience: a live album… recorded in a studio.
05 Sep 2018
Jason Lutes, Author of 'Berlin', on Drawing War Comics and Resisting Fascism
As we learn in this interview, when Jason Lutes began drawing the Berlin series in the '90s, he had no idea his own country would be facing the threat of fascism, again, by the time he completed it.
04 Sep 2018
Struggles of the VHS Obsessive: Interview with 'Videoman' Director Kristian A. Söderström
The world premiere of Videoman (Videomannen) at Arrow Video FrightFest 2018 finds director Söderström telling a tale of characters that are trying to deal with reality.
04 Sep 2018
Paul Collins Addresses the "Killer Inside" Ahead of New Album, 'Out of My Head' (premiere + interview)
Power pop master Paul Collins finds a new creative foil for masterful collection that celebrates his signature sound while sounding thoroughly contemporary.
30 Aug 2018
Destroy Or Be Destroyed: Alice in Chains Confronts Ghosts, Past on 'Rainier Fog'
Frontman William DuVall discusses Alice in Chains' sessions for its first album tracked in Seattle in over 20 years and the emotional and psychological impact of recording on the group's home turf.
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27 Aug 2018
The Monster in Diego Rivera's Labyrinth
The overwhelming message that emerges from the conversations between Diego Rivera and journalist / sci-fi writer Alfredo Cardona Peña is of the vital, passionate centrality of art for today's world.
24 Aug 2018
The Craziest Sh*t Happens in the Suburbs: Interview with 'Summer of 84' Filmmaking Collective, RKSS
Now screening at Arrow Video FrightFest 2018, François Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell and Anouk Whissell of Summer of 84 discuss with PopMatters something far more scary than the suburbs: the audience.
22 Aug 2018
'Summer' Fever: An Interview with Tony-Nominated Triple Threat Ariana DeBose
Putting the sizzle in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Ariana DeBose charts her own course to Broadway stardom.
21 Aug 2018
Art, Punks, and Slashers: Interview with The Ranger's Jenn Wexler
The opening night film of Arrow Video FrightFest 2018 finds first time director Wexler infusing a kids in the woods slasher with her guilty pleasure – the commercial art of Lisa Frank.
20 Aug 2018
The Beauty in the Diaspora: An Interview with Australia's N'fa Jones
From murky '70s soul and Afro-Brazilian jazz to the rhythms of Africa, Australian rapper N'fa Jones explores all reaches of sound to expand his eclectic hip-hop.
17 Aug 2018
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