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Music [Fri, 3.Nov.06] Moby Go Although there is no disputing the quality of the music on display, Go adds up to nothing so much as a big, fat missed opportunity. The Blood Brothers Young Machetes You can call it selling out. You can call it mainstream. Just don’t call it bad. Call it the best album of their career. Scratch that: call it one of the best of 2006. Various Artists Why the Hell Not… Kinky Friedman has written an impressive body of tunes over the years, doing the Lone Star state proud. Pigeon John …And the Summertime Pool Party More good-time optimism from under-the-radar LA rapper, Pigeon John. Teddybears Soft Machine Does this dancefloor-centric Swedish act have what it takes to enter the pantheon of great Scandinavian pop? Based on the evidence here, not quite. Jeff Lang Prepare Me Well The Australian slide guitar whiz makes a long overdue US debut and ZING it is tasty! King Jammy King at the Controls Jammy, credited with bringing reggae into the digital music age, was just a great producer, period. This excellent single-disc comp. gives you 20 reasons why. Rainy Day Saints Diamond Star Highway The Rainy Day Saints know their garage rock, but they don't know themselves MORE MUSIC :. recent reviews :. full archive EVENTS [Wed, 1.Nov.06] Mojave 3 22.Oct.06: Philadelphia, PA You have a Slowdive tattoo? That’s ok, Ride will do. [Mon, 30.Oct.06] Ladytron 21.Oct.06: Austin, TX Anyone looking for a shimmy between fixes? [Fri, 27.Oct.06] Xiu Xiu 14.Oct.06: Cambridge, MA As New England's iconic foliage reaches the peak of its bold color change, avant-garde drama queens Xiu Xiu one-up Mother Nature with a little change of their own. [Thu, 26.Oct.06] Harvey Danger 7.Oct.06: New York, NY Harvey “I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror” Danger are poised to surf a Nada-style wave back to respectability. But, will it work? [Wed, 25.Oct.06] Adem & Juana Molina 12.Oct.06: Toronto, ON It was like a scene out of some indie movie from the '90s. MORE EVENTS :. recent articles :. full archive POPWIRE News, Reviews and Commentary from the World of Popular Culture PopWire RSS feed [Thu, 2.Nov.06] :. INTERVIEW:‘Class of 3000’ is all about the Benjamin :. INTERVIEW:At 50, singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin still has something to say :. Mindless over matter: Most ambitious new TV shows are slumping :. Prospect of memorable political phrases in 2006 campaign has slangophiles salivating :. Authors on the celebrity circuit: Booksellers may be losing out amid literary salons and corporate m :. November’s TV ballot filled with great candidates :. The secret to country music’s growing success is young fans [Wed, 1.Nov.06] :. More artists are making albums on their own, sans record labels :. INTERVIEW:Natalie Cole resists pressure to stay with smooth jazz :. Google acquires wiki company [Tue, 31.Oct.06] :. Scary is as scary does, and these stars were working it :. INTERVIEW:Dispatches from the front are in searing protest music :. Online game created by 4 college students lets players rack up points with Fantasy Congress :. With personal histories, everyone can star in a memoir SHORT TAKES MP3 BLOG brief reviews of new releases and under-the-radar music... with MP3s and videos [Fri, 3.Nov.06] :. Steffen Basho-Junghans, Late Summer Morning (Strange Attractors Audio House) :. Fuckpony, Children of Love (Get Physical) :. Four Hours Sleep, Love Specifics (Popboomerang) :. The Dead Science, Crepuscule with the Dead Science (Slender Means Society) :. Edie Carey, Another Kind of Fire (Accidental Poet) MEDIA CENTER MP3s, videos, trailers, streaming media and more [Fri, 27.Oct.06] Andy Partridge Retrospective [Mon, 16.Oct.06] AUDIO: The Baldwin Brothers, Bing Ji Ling, So Percussion... AUDIO: Pepper, Penelope Jones, Oxford Collapse... VIDEO: Lynyrd Skynyrd Classics VIDEO: Waylon Jennings Classics POPMATTERS PLAYER Check out new songs by Talib Kweli, Darc Mind, Honeycut, Tanya Stephens, Monsieur Leroc, Basement Jaxx, The Mountain Goats, Tortoise, Ratatat, Snowden, Midlake, Submarines, Jennifer O'Connor and many more.	FEATURES PopMatters @ CMJ 2006 By Jennifer Kelly, Megan Milks, Dan Nishimoto, Andrew Phillips, and Steve Stirling [3.Nov.06] :. Under the blood-red moon of All Hallows Eve, thousands of musicians, industry vets, and frantic fans wandered the New York City streets like zombies, bound by an insatiable lust for the sweet manna of music. We too were on a search for blood, dipping in and out of the shadows to chronicle the meanderings of the night's most dynamic and criminally despicable creatures. Some slayed; some fell prey to the demons of mediocrity. Others proved that a good trick can be a hell of a treat. New Adventures in Antiquity By Zeth Lundy [3.Nov.06] :. A new box set commemorating a series of tribute concerts for Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music puts inherited eccentricities center-stage that probe the rift between artifice and authenticity. CULTURE AT LARGE: Mindless over matter: Most ambitious new TV shows are slumping INTERVIEWS: Andre Benjamin, Shawn Colvin, Natalie Cole [more news] — recent features / archive —		COLUMNS Alternative Rock Cultures: From the Mop-Top to the Walrus: Some Funny Sides of the Beatles By Iain Ellis [3.Nov.06] :. Manifested in child-centered humor, the Beatles offered candy for the kids, tapped into the regressive escapist instincts of the arrested adolescents of the hippy subculture, and offered "seemingly" unthreatening fare for adults. Jazz Today: A Reluctant ‘Jazz’ Hero: An Interview with Trumpeter, Composer, and Arranger Steven Bernstein By Will Layman [2.Nov.06] :. The prolific trumpeter talks shirking musical definitions, finding challenging middle ground between 'fake jazz' and 'real musicianship', touring with They Might Be Giants, and turning down Jay-Z. IN THE BLOGS: Short Ends and Leader: Short Cuts - Forgotten Gems: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Marginal Utility: “The new gilded age” Peripatetic Postcards: Flush Life — recent columns / archive —		<a href='http://partners.popmatters.com/adclick.php?n=a8b2a1e4' target='_blank'><img src='http://partners.popmatters.com/adview.php?what=zone:19&n=a8b2a1e4' border='0' alt=''></a> <a href='http://partners.popmatters.com/adclick.php?n=ab59ffb6' target='_blank'><img src='http://partners.popmatters.com/adview.php?what=zone:10&n=ab59ffb6' border='0' alt=''></a> <a href='http://partners.popmatters.com/adclick.php?n=a37cd9d5' target='_blank'><img src='http://partners.popmatters.com/adview.php?what=zone:20&n=a37cd9d5' border='0' alt=''></a>
	Books [Fri, 3.Nov.06] :. The End: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13 by Lemony Snicket Because their desperately perilous circumstances force them to behave in ways they would have never previously imagined, the children begin to wonder if they are losing their moral compass. :. Wolf Boy by Evan Kuhlman Wolf Boy portrays children on the threshold of that crossing over into the far less interesting concerns of adolescence, capturing the last golden summer of weird, perfect youth. The circumstances into which he places his characters, however, are neither perfect nor golden. MOST RECENT :. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide by Henry Jenkins :. The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas :. State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III by Bob Woodward :. Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock and Roll by Rick Coleman :. The Republican Playbook by Andy Borowitz :. Reading Writing by Julien Gracq :. Exile on Main St.: A Season in Hell With the Rolling Stones by Robert Greenfield :. Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara MORE BOOKS :. recent articles :. full archive	Multimedia / Comics Comics [Wed, 1.Nov.06] :. Cosmic Wars #0: The Arthenian Star No hidden cultural metaphors or implied societal critiques: a comic that is on-face entertaining and fun to read. MOST RECENT :. Epileptic :. Siberia :. Shuteye #1-2 :. Lost Girls :. Tag #1 :. Talent #1 :. Pride of Baghdad MORE comic :. recent articles :. full archive Multimedia [Fri, 27.Oct.06] :. Scarface: The World Is Yours Scarface begat Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which in turn begat...Scarface? MOST RECENT :. State of Emergency 2 :. LocoRoco :. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy :. The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript :. Guild Wars Factions MORE MULTIMEDIA :. recent articles :. full archive	Film / TV Film [Thu, 2.Nov.06] :. The U.S. vs. John Lennon The case against John Lennon was jumpstarted by a very scary image, namely, the musician and a black man on daytime TV. MOST RECENT :. Death of a President :. Saw III :. Running With Scissors :. Babel :. Catch a Fire :. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas :. Deliver Us From Evil MORE FILM :. recent articles :. full archive Television [Wed, 1.Nov.06] :. Masters of Horror This season's Master of Horror series opens with three episodes where the kids suffer for their parents' mistakes, whether in judgment or fate. MOST RECENT :. Project Runway :. Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel :. 30 Rock :. South Park :. Dexter MORE TELEVISION :. recent articles :. full archive	DVDs [Fri, 3.Nov.06] :. Con Man Con Man: The True Story Of An Ivy League Imposter is as incomplete and ambiguous as Hogue was elliptical. :. Gloomy Sunday Unable to fully harness the power of its melancholic music, Gloomy Sunday remains more a (satisfying) pop piece than a transcendent, movie-going experience. MOST RECENT :. Abominable :. To Tulsa and Back :. Creature Comforts: Merry Christmas Everybody! :. Sketches of Frank Gehry by Sydney Pollack :. Sandy Denny Under Review :. The Butterfly Effect 2 :. Our Brand is Crisis :. Murder à la Mod / The Moving Finger MORE DVDS :. recent articles :. full archive
	PopComix Boy on a Stick and Slither by Steven Cloud Comic Strip by Jason Pultz Diesel Sweeties by Richard Stevens Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North Out Of My Head by Scotty Carlson The Quigmans by Buddy Hickerson Savage Chickens by Doug Savage — PopMatters sponsor — <a href='http://partners.popmatters.com/adclick.php?n=a543ccf2' target='_self'><img src='http://partners.popmatters.com/adview.php?what=zone:1&n=a543ccf2' border='0' alt=''></a>
	RECENT FEATURES — recent features / recent interviews / archive — Kings Dominion By Paul Caine [2.Nov.06] :. Though they aspire to be as safe as suburbia, amusement parks provide pleasure beyond class consciousness. Jessica Lange: The Anti-Streep By Matt Mazur [1.Nov.06] :. Can childhood epiphanies really translate into critical pursuits of acting nuance? For Matt Mazur they most certainly can, as attested by his lifelong devotion to the immersive acting of cinematic chimera Jessica Lange. The Boob Tube: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Movie Macabre By Bill Gibron [31.Oct.06] :. If you dismiss the wit, remove all the occasionally lame lampoons and off-target takes, what you end up with is a gal and her glands giving hormonally hopped up teenagers a permanent underwear wedgie. Beyond Black: Rethinking Goth By Adam Besenyodi [31.Oct.06] :. The question of "What is goth?" and the contents of this set will put the spotlight not on the song selection, but on the ridiculousness of genre labels. Anti-Divas By Christian John Wikane [30.Oct.06] :. Where's the black female presence in rock music? Cast aside music industry preconceptions and you'll find it. The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul By Patrick Schabe [27.Oct.06] :. Having worked for years in a hinterland between obscurity and popularity, Andy Partridge has finally hit the fulcrum as he's gained his artistic freedom, and recognition of his band XTC's influence on pop history has suddenly blossomed. This fall's completion of his odds-and-sods Fuzzy Warbles solo series offers a chance to reflect back on a tumultuous career and give a master craftsman of pop his due. Radio Birdman Does the Pop Again: An Interview By Jennifer Kelly [26.Oct.06] :. After 20 years of hiatus and 10 of Australia-only dates, the legendary Radio Birdman is finally touring the US. PopMatters talks to Deniz Tek and Rob Younger about the early days at Sydney's Fun House, their frustrated first run at a US audience, their 1996 reunion, and the confluence of factors that resulted in a new album and a full-scale trek through America. If Your Life Was a TV Show By Doug Schrashun [25.Oct.06] :. Why Degrassi is realer than reality TV. Cathartic Nights and Sunny Days: An Interview with Jeremy Enigk By Brian Bartels [25.Oct.06] :. For Enigk, the singer-songwriter behind Sunny Day Real Estate and the Fire Theft, creative inspiration strikes when most others are asleep. The Thin (White) Line between Ballers and Brawlers By Tobias Peterson [24.Oct.06] :. Critics of the Miami-FIU fight are condemning the same kind of antagonism, machismo, and mayhem that is regularly reinforced as integral to football as a sport. Celtic Soul Rebel: Talking to the Dentist About Poetry By Roger Holland [23.Oct.06] :. Shane MacGowan recorded five albums with the Pogues. As the reformed band sets out on its most ambitious tour since 1991, and Rhino Records releases expanded and remastered versions of all five, we take the opportunity to review the rise and fall of the Pogues. Lore of the Worlds: The 44th New York Film Festival - Part 2 By Michael Buening [23.Oct.06] :. Unlike the British and American selections, which steered towards art house dramas, the program's global films covered monster movies, action, gangster, melodrama, and surreal comedies. The Rural Hipster: Why We Need Chuck Klosterman By Josiah M. Hesse [20.Oct.06] :. "Chuck Klosterman's denial of his own iconography merely lumps him in with the dozens of media effigies he's constructed over the years, which says a great deal about the cycles of fame and success." Josiah M. Hesse lets us in on why essayist Klosterman is 100% necessary. His Vinyl Weighs a Ton: An Interview with Cut Chemist By Cosmo Lee [20.Oct.06] :. Owner of over 30,000 records, staunch defender of Star Wars, and composer of a new solo album, Cut Chemist brings the fun(k). Bad Riddance to Good Rubbish: A Sort-of Tribute to CBGB's By Andrew Phillips [19.Oct.06] :. New York's punk club doors are wrenched closed to the sound of metal scraping on concrete. Phillips gives a hurt-so-good account of one of its final shows with Bad Brains. NOW HEAR THIS P-1's Box of Surprises By Christian John Wikane [18.Oct.06] :. Chicago/NYC's P-1 would rather let their songs define them than any one style, which is probably necessary considering the cross-pollination of influences and sound incorporated in their mix. Ready for Primetime: An Interview With Go Set Go's Mike TV By Jodie Janella Horn [18.Oct.06] :. "The kind of people that seem to gravitate towards our music kind of get the humor and get the fact that, while it's humorous, it's also kind of deadly serious."		<a href='http://partners.popmatters.com/adclick.php?n=a49ea35c' target='_blank'><img src='http://partners.popmatters.com/adview.php?what=zone:3&n=a49ea35c' border='0' alt=''></a> RECENT COLUMNS — columns archive — Brazil with a Z: Salvador’s One-Note Music Scene By Naitze Teng [1.Nov.06] :. In Brazil's third-largest city, thanks to the curse of Carnival, there is only one sound to be found. The Box Office Belletrist: Vamping It Up By Jennifer Makowsky [31.Oct.06] :. From folklore to fright icon, a certain naughty neckbiter remains one of literature -- and film's -- most fascinating fear factors. PopShots: Kids’ TV: A Vast Stygian Wasteland By Glenn McDonald [30.Oct.06] :. Kinder, gentler, and thoroughly creepy, today’s children’s television is no match for the classics. Queer, Isn't It?: Gay and Gray By Michael Abernethy [27.Oct.06] :. Due to AIDS and homophobic violence, many LGBT souls who fought so hard for the things we take for granted today never expected to reach old age... but they have. From the Cheap Seats: Face-Painters, Cheese Heads, and Other Revolutionaries By Tobias Peterson [26.Oct.06] :. Fans who show up sporting a wedge of plastic cheese on their heads, or wearing nothing but a barrel and suspenders, or dousing themselves in purple paint are really just the modern-day, class-defying equivalents of flatulent giants, cross-dressing jesters, and juggling scullery maids of the Renaissance. The Pop Factor: Sailing Rough Waters By Audrea Lim [25.Oct.06] :. Taiwan's legendary The Clippers are smart, edgy, and very adaptable. But when charting beyond their own sea, their sound is not always as well received as maybe it should be. The Lost Signal: Food of the Clods By Bill Gibron [24.Oct.06] :. As food becomes more and more sophisticated, today's home cook is faced with a daunting dining task. Too bad Laban and Larry aren't around to bring simplicity back to supper. The Armchair Anthropologist: Dropping the Bombshell By Jodie Janella Horn [23.Oct.06] :. Notes on the (hair) color code, from one of those (you know), blondes. Vox Pop: Gay TV: Making Same-Sex Marriage Safe for America By Meta Wagner [19.Oct.06] :. At the same time that gay TV is shaping the culture, the culture is also shaping gay TV, containing it and restricting it from going "too far". Travels in Little America: Reel Australia By Kathryn Hummel [18.Oct.06] :. Hummel used to dread, simply dread, Australian-made films. But a number of recently discovered intelligent, evocative films have her singing her creative countrymen's praises. Here are some movies you shouldn't miss. Stale Popcorn: The Great Wait for Oscar Bait By Amos Posner [16.Oct.06] :. If there's anything to be learned from a review of the year so far, it's that 2006 will either go down as a terrible movie year or a tremendously back-loaded one. Variations on a Theme: The Profound Consolation: The Use of Bach’s Music in the Films of Ingmar Bergman (Part 1) By Chadwick Jenkins [13.Oct.06] :. In Bergman's films, Bach's music functions to give access to a rarified atmosphere of revelation and emotional depth; it reveals something previously inaccessible within a character. Channel Crossings: Cooking Up a Fuss By Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski [12.Oct.06] :. The arrival of the celebrity TV chef is parallel to the rise of the techno DJ: both feed upon our hedonistic fin-de-siècle desires. The rave scene gave us mass love-ins driven by repetitive beats and illicit substances. The chefs do it by teaching us how to knock up cordon bleu dishes in only 20 minutes between the moment we get home from work and the moment we head out again to get blotto. Negritude 2.0: Walking Away From It All: The New Great American Fantasy By Mark Reynolds [11.Oct.06] :. Walking away from it all to pursue a quieter, less complicated life is an oft-recurring theme in American culture, from Henry David Thoreau's 1854 Walden to the 1932 Scarface and countless other sagas of the underworld – right up to the present day's Dave Chappelle and Aaron McGruder.

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