12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums
PopMatters' '80s alt-rock primer spotlights the essential alternative rock albums from the broad genre's rich and diverse early years.
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Looking for the Girl That Meets Supply with Demand: ABC’s ‘The Lexicon of Love’
“Martin, maybe one day you’ll find true love." ABC's sumptuous critique of romance is a masterful blend of disco, New Wave pop, and golden age Hollywood glamor.
Various Artists: Millions Like Us: The Story of the Mod Revival 1977-1989
The resurgent mod scene of the late 1970s gets its due.
Pixies: Doolittle 25
It's been 25 years sinceDoolittle first screamed about slicing up eyeballs and the numerical properties of deities. Now, we live in wake of its seismic impact.
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Sonic Highways is based around a high-concept idea, but the result is an affirmation of the Foo Fighters' core appeal.
Five Observations About the 2015 Rock Hall of Fame Ballot
The just-unveiled ballot for next year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class attempts to honor Generation X as well as continue to rectify past oversights.
Hudson Mohawke: Chimes EP
Ross Birchard is back with another EP, but it's not enough to fully satiate the hunger for more HudMo material.
Knowing When to Indulge the Rock-Out Impulse
Making the big dumb rock gesture isn't always the cool thing to do. But a good musician always knows when it's best to do it anyway.
No Big Day Out for Australia Next Year
For the first time since 1998, Australia's most recognizable music festival will not be on the schedule. In what appears to be an ever-expanding live music calendar, competition for headliners, audiences, and cash is only becoming fiercer and fiercer.
Robert Plant Premieres “Rainbow” from His Forthcoming Album
The rock icon gives the public its first listen of his new "trance meets Zep" album.
YouTube to Indie Labels: Pay Up or Get Out
The press is buzzing about YouTube's threat that it will remove content by labels that do not agree to the terms of its forthcoming subscription-based service. Is this good for YouTube?
Five Essential Egyptian Lover Tracks
Simultaneously invoking the age of the pharaohs and propagating hip-hop futurism, the Egyptian Lover was a stalwart of the West Coast pre-gangsta scene.