Music Reviews
Richard Dawson Discovers His Way Home on Captivating New LP
End of the Middle is a more streamlined Richard Dawson album that’s no less engaging and perhaps more accessible than his previous work.
Music Features
Gypsy & the Cat and the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’
Australian dream pop duo Gypsy & the Cat reflect on how the ancient Homeric poem ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’ informed their music career.
Film
Moses Sumney’s ‘Blackalachia’ and the Forest
In Moses Sumney’s beautiful 2021 performance film Blackalachia, the forest is a friend, a threat, a looming watcher, and an extension of the narrator’s person.
Television
Workplace Drama ‘Severance’ Enhances Performance and Hits High Targets
Workplace drama Severance Season 2 enhances performance by moving sideways from work ethics to reach the complicated hearts of its protagonists.
Books
‘We Stand On Guard’ Goes to War Against Canada
Published in 2015, comics series We Stand on Guard speculates a near-future war between the US and Canada.
Games
Scarity Is Stressed in Video Game ‘Citizen Sleeper II: Starward Vector’
I’ve never played a video game so punishing as Citizen Sleeper II: Starward Vector, which stresses scarcity by playing for scraps.
Lists
10 Brilliant Music Books on the Art & Industry
From rock to hip-hop to country to punk to emo, here’s a list of superb music books to deepen the education for you or the music lover in your life.
Interviews
Gypsy & the Cat and the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’
Australian dream pop duo Gypsy & the Cat reflect on how the ancient Homeric poem ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’ informed their music career.
PopMatters Picks
Richard Dawson Discovers His Way Home on Captivating New LP
End of the Middle is a more streamlined Richard Dawson album that’s no less engaging and perhaps more accessible than his previous work.