Zipper Morals: Walerian Borowczyk’s ‘Immoral Tales’
Walerian Borowczyk’s Immoral Tales is either a curious failure or a problematic success, depending on where one draws the line between art and exploitation.
Imran Khan
Triptych the Light Fantastic: Nicole Brossard’s ‘Mauve Desert’
A frustrating, demanding and ultimately fascinating exercise in experimental fiction, Mauve Desert is the story of one adolescent’s life colliding with the emotional landscapes of others’.
Sareem Poems’ Tuned-in Tone Poems
Hip-hop artist Sareem Poems (of LA Symphony and FKA Sharlok Poems) infuses his work with the metaphysic ideologies of Afro-spiritualism.
There’s a Good Ladd: An Interview with Rapper and Musician Mike Ladd
n this extensive interview, Mike Ladd discusses his career in hip-hop and academia, as well as his route from punk to hip-hop and the poetry of his work.
‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Still Mystifies Half a Century Later
Joan Lindsay plies the narrative with questions of female indignation, the emotional reserves which harbour the most poisonous sentiments liable to destroy any code of sisterhood honour.
Read ‘Paperbacks from Hell’ and Scream
Possessed children, freaky dolls, demon lovers, haunted houses, scary cats, dogs, rats, and nymphomaniacs from Hell.
Neville Staple: Ska-Crazy
This time front and centre, former Specials member Neville Staple reveals a harder, no-nonsense approach to a variety of Caribbean music.
No Place Like ‘Homem’: Rapper Terra Preta Gives Hip-Hop a Brazilian Re-Think
Preta's chancy way with a honeyed melody and the sensual pulse of Afro-Brazilian rhythms calls to mind the vibrant colours of his São Paulo’s coastal ridges; beautiful and exhilarating all at once.
Norse Code: The Rise of Nordic Literature
Nordisk Books, a small, UK-based press, is behind the push of a Nordic literature revival. Duncan Lewis talks about taking the genre beyond the usual crime novels.
The Riddle in the Middle of Nowhere: Anja Garbarek’s ‘Smiling and Waving’
Impossibly Norwegian in style and substance, Anja Garbarek's Smiling and Waving describes the most ordinary lives lost in the voids of the most extraordinary riddles.
Deep Soul Diving: Jahshua Smith Deconstructs ‘The 4th Wall’
Smith's music is balanced on a sagacious tip, where he examines the rigmaroles of daily life through the Afrocentric prism of dialogue and debate.
Dope Opera: Azeem Talks with PopMatters About His West Coast Hip-Hop Classic, ‘Garage Opera’
In 1999, Azeem recorded his underground classic Garage Opera, hip-hop's equivalent of garage rock.