Is XTC too Competent to Be Cool?
Showtime's XTC: This Is Pop draws worthy attention to this underrated band. But does their music still hold up?
Kenneth E. Harrison, Jr.
Kenneth E. Harrison, Jr.'s pieces on Frank Zappa and Archie Comics have appeared previously in PopMatters. Poems appear most recently in the Journal of American Poetry, Beloit Poetry Journal, and Verse Daily. He teaches writing and Literature at Webster University and Florissant Valley Community College in St. Louis, MO.
The Listener Gifted: Frank Zappa’s ‘Dance Me This’
Where should we place Dance Me This within Zappa's immense catalogue?