While the Australian band Tangents most definitely unfurls its life-story with the heartbeat of a collective, drummer Evan Dorrian remains the group’s frontman, if one were to be had. Dorrian’s fluttery, extroverted style flirts with jazz, IDM, and post-rock, among… Read More
Few rock fans would deny that the Rolling Stones’ Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!—an album which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month—is a classic. Recorded during the Stones’ creative zenith, the album captures the world’s greatest rock and roll band strutting… Read More
During the campaign to leave the EU (Brexit) Britain’s then Lord Chancellor delivered a resonant soundbite: “I think the people of this country have had enough of experts with organizations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and… Read More
In cooperation with local and federal authorities, PopMatters has tirelessly worked to expose the sensational scandals documented in the Blu-ray series Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, as released by Kino Lorber in cahoots with Something Weird… Read More
When it comes to post-OK Computer English rock music, the Pineapple Thief haven’t garnered the mainstream success of groups like Muse, Elbow, and Coldplay. Yet the Pineapple Thief, led by frontman and principal songwriter Bruce Soord, have quietly and at… Read More
If 2020 has given us nothing else (and it’s given us very, very little), it’s at least presided over a string of artists deciding to break long hibernations or spark up old projects. Fiona Apple, Alanis Morissette, and Bright Eyes… Read More
By 1973, the Rolling Stones had nothing left to prove. They were just coming off the greatest four-album run in rock ‘n’ roll: Beggar’s Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main St. (with the live Get Your… Read More
Shabazz Palaces releases “Bad Bitch Walking”, the third official single from The Don of Diamond Dreams. In this case, a “bad bitch” is a “bad ass” and, as all parties involved will attest, the term in hip-hop now exists in… Read More
“For every parameter that you can control, you must control.” This is the first law that Wendy Carlos has always adhered to as a composer and electronic music pioneer. Her groundbreaking work is the result of a high level of… Read More
Brooklyn-based soul sensation Bette Smith delivers her latest album, The Good, The Bad and The Bette on 25 September via Ruf Records. The album was produced by Matt Patton of Drive-by Truckers and features guest appearances from Luther Dickinson and… Read More