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Katy Perry: Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection

At first glance Kate Perry's Teenage Dream is shallow drivel, but it is the best shallow drivel in ages.

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After scoring a Mercury Music Prize nomination for her first solo album after working with Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan returns with an effort more sophisticated and mature than before, and tells PopMatters all about it ...

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"I'm Doing My Best to Make It Unrelatable": An Interview with Gauntlet Hair

Wowing the world with their early singles and crafting a sound that mixes radio-ready beats with abstract guitar sounds, Gauntlet Hair retreated to their grandma's empty house to record one of the most forward-looking rock albums in some time ...

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Katy Perry: Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection

At first glance Kate Perry's Teenage Dream is shallow drivel, but it is the best shallow drivel in ages.

"You're Afraid You'll Hate Everything Within a Month": An Interview with Lisa Hannigan

After scoring a Mercury Music Prize nomination for her first solo album after working with Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan returns with an effort more sophisticated and mature than before, and tells PopMatters all about it ...

Bobby Flay Prepares Thanksgiving Dinner for PopMatters

In these two exclusive video interviews, master chef Bobby Flay cooks up some excitement with PopMatters, submitting to a Turkey Day "lightning round", preparing theoretical Entourage dishes, and having detectives search for a "missing ingredient" ...

"I'm Doing My Best to Make It Unrelatable": An Interview with Gauntlet Hair

Wowing the world with their early singles and crafting a sound that mixes radio-ready beats with abstract guitar sounds, Gauntlet Hair retreated to their grandma's empty house to record one of the most forward-looking rock albums in some time ...

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At first glance Kate Perry's Teenage Dream is shallow drivel, but it is the best shallow drivel in ages.

After scoring a Mercury Music Prize nomination for her first solo album after working with Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan returns with an effort more sophisticated and mature than before, and tells PopMatters all about it ...

In these two exclusive video interviews, master chef Bobby Flay cooks up some excitement with PopMatters, submitting to a Turkey Day "lightning round", preparing theoretical Entourage dishes, and having detectives search for a "missing ingredient" ...

Wowing the world with their early singles and crafting a sound that mixes radio-ready beats with abstract guitar sounds, Gauntlet Hair retreated to their grandma's empty house to record one of the most forward-looking rock albums in some time ...

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