John Lennon and Yoko Ono Share Their Wedding With the Masses on ‘Wedding Album’
The Wedding Album's "John & Yoko" is a brilliantly disquieting composition that exists unequivocally as an intentional, constructed art piece.
Mike Schiller
Mike Schiller is a software engineer in Buffalo, NY. He has blogged and written music and video game reviews for PopMatters since 2004, and also spent a couple years editing the Multimedia section. He also spent five years writing regular game reviews for the Raleigh News & Observer, and has had freelance work published at The Escapist and Polygon.
Overloaded and Undercooked: Juice WRLD’s ‘Death Race for Love’
The type of personality drawn in by a hyperviolent fantasy demolition derby headed up by a killer clown is likely very similar to that which most closely identifies with Juice WRLD's unfocused emotional ramblings.
Inspiring Empathy by Removing the Abstraction: Tey Meadow’s ‘Trans Kids’
With Trans Kids, Tey Meadow educates readers and gives them hope for societies that are just now learning to address gender beyond the strictures of presumed binary biology.
Jon Morris’ ‘The League of Regrettable Sidekicks’ Is Itself a Victim of Questionable Standards
Mere mediocrity on the part of the superhero sidekicks doesn't seem a high enough bar for inclusion in a tome such as The League of Regrettable Sidekicks.
Hamell on Trial’s Latest Showcases a Man, His Guitar, and a Boatload of Anger
This is how the stream-of-consciousness rantings of an angry 60-something-year-old man should sound. Even the title of the album looks like it's missing some punctuation.
Ray BLK Proves She Is Ready for Her Crown on ‘Empress’
Empress is brilliant. Ray BLK has earned a spot at the top of the R&B heap. Hand her the crown.
Ella Mai Offers a Look at R&B’s Future
Ella Mai's self-titled debut album tries to do too much, but succeeds regardless. When the sky is the limit, can you really blame an artist for throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks?
Kero Kero Bonito’s ‘Time ‘n’ Place’ Shows a Band Looking to the Future
Time 'n' Place sounds transitional as if Kero Kero Bonito are working their way into something that's more sustainable than the often wild, sometimes too-cute experiments of their past.
Steven A. Clark’s ‘Where Neon Goes to Die’ Offers Grime Beneath the Glitz
On Where Neon Goes to Die, Steven A. Clark gives us a look at a Miami where the shine is present, but the darkness beneath is the main attraction.
St. Lucia’s ‘Hyperion’ Finds the Sunlight Between the Clouds
We have to get to the point where we see each other as human again. On Hyperion, St. Lucia is trying to show us the way. We need to start listening.
Robert Aickman’s ‘Compulsory Games’ and the Art of the Miserably Fascinating Short Story
Aickman's ability to imbue in the mundane a hint of the supernatural pushes these stories from the utterly average into absorbing, fascinating territory.
Dizzee Rascal Continues to Operate on Another Level on ‘Don’t Gas Me’
Dizzee Rascal offers up five brilliant new tracks on Don't Gas Me, and they confirm the artist hasn't lost his hunger. In fact, he's setting up for a blazing future.