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Cheekface Get a Little Funky and a Bit Angry on 'Podium' » PopMatters
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (876+ words) Chris Conaton graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Michigan State University. After bouncing around in several different music teaching jobs as well as a stint working at Lowe's in Michigan, he moved to Houston, Texas. He now…...
'We Are the Beautiful Explores' the Lasting Musical Vocabulary of Shoegaze » PopMatters
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (785+ words) Were Eric Burdon and Peter Green the greatest wits of the British Invasion? Did Sheila Jordan and Alice Coltrane invent trip-hop? Was grunge or shoegaze the greatest influence on post-rock guitar pop? I live in the UK and particularly enjoy…...
Horror and History Collide in Czech Director Jan S. Kolár's Silent Films » PopMatters
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (231+ words) Two long-forgotten Czech silent films by pioneer Jan S. Kolár are not only artifacts of a fragile history but lessons in how historical legacy will try to kill you. Jan Stanislav Kolár is a pioneering filmmaker in Czech silent films who…...
Shaboozey: The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales- Music Review
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (644+ words) popmatters.com At its opening, Shaboozey’s fourth album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, presents an abrupt departure from his 2024 platinum success Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. In the two years since its release, the Virginia native…...
Firas Zreik Is Enchanting with Modal Jazz on 'Tarabesque' » PopMatters
1+ day, 2+ min ago (463+ words) Firas Zreik Is Enchanting with Modal Jazz on ‘Tarabesque’ popmatters.com It’s been a little over a year since the inaugural release of Maqām Records, musician Amir ElSaffar‘s label focused on old and new music based in various Arabic…...
Shearwater's 'The New World' Is a Moving Work of Art » PopMatters
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (570+ words) Shearwater’s ‘The New World’ Is a Moving Work of Art PopMatters Shearwater tend to resurface every few years to deliver otherworldly mood pieces that feel surprisingly familiar. Listeners are invited to enter the world of polymath frontman Jonathan Meiburg, who…...
"Eve of Destruction": History Never Repeats Itself in These 12 Versions » PopMatters
2+ week, 3+ min ago (565+ words) From the Vietnam War and mid-1960s sociopolitical turmoil to its 21st-century repurposing, P. F. Sloan’s folk-rock classic “Eve of Destruction” retains its eerie power. Here’s P.F. Sloan’s innocuous acoustic-folk version of his song, laying out in rhyme and off-rhyme signs of the…...
MISSIO Serve Up the Emotions on 'Love & Heartbreak' » PopMatters
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (580+ words) Eoghan Lyng is the author of'George Harrison in the 1970s' and 'U2 On Track'. He is also a cinephile who has contributed film essays to Far Out Magazine, The A.V. Club, Taste of Cinema, Dirty Movies and The Irish Post. Growing up in…...
Mortiis' 'Ghosts of Europa' Has So Many Addictive Hooks » PopMatters
2+ week, 3+ day ago (444+ words) Mortiis’ ‘Ghosts of Europa’ Has So Many Addictive Hooks PopMatters Looking back at Mortiis’ discography, you see a restless artist always prepared to step into something new. In 1992, he left Emperor, stepping outside of the black metal realm and into…...
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil Sounds Off » PopMatters
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1436+ words) With his memoir A Screaming Life, Soundgarden’s legendary guitar innovator Kim Thayil pulls back the curtain on his tight-lipped band. Several Seattle acts similarly straddled punk, post-punk, metal, hard rock, classic rock, and alternative, but none rivaled Soundgarden’s penchant for…...