The New Pornographers Embrace Mid-Career with ‘Continue As a Guest’
After delaying comeback tours and moving labels, power pop icons the New Pornographers could’ve gone anywhere. Instead, A. C. Newman found a new sense of peace.
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Talking About a Fashion Revolution: LGBTQ+ DapperQ
Anita Dolce Vita talks about the LGBTQ+ fashion DapperQ and its ungendered revolution against the status quo.
Sue Clayton Is a Songwriter’s Songwriter (Quite Literally)
Morgan Kibby has written hits for Panic! at the Disco and Lady Gaga. Yet her true calling was found in a wild new songwriting persona: Sue Clayton.
For Art’s Sake: An Interview with Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell discusses his friendship with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, his continued passion for writing, and the importance that risk has played in his career.
“I See a Rainbow”: An Interview with Award-Winning Songwriter Brenda Russell
From writing songs for Sting and Donna Summer to composing the Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple, Brenda Russell reflects on a career that keeps reaching new heights.
Working on Not Feeling Alone: An Interview With Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter is a revealing conversationalist, holding little back about the emotional inspirations for his new album and his intellectual curiosities.
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Living Colour’s ‘Vivid’ Turns 35: An Interview with Vernon Reid
What better way to celebrate Living Colour’s landmark album Vivid on its 35th birthday than talking to the band’s guitarist and primary songwriter, Vernon Reid.
Director Rebecca Zlotowski on Her Most Autobiographical Film ‘Other People’s Children’
Director Rebecca Zlotowski talks with PopMatters about her most autobiographical film to date, Other People’s Children, which has a “whiff” of Claude Sautet about it.
An Evening in a Crypt with French Classical Composer RIOPY
Risk-taking self-taught classical pianist RIOPY talks with PopMatters after his Death of Classical performance at the Crypt Chapel beneath Harlem’s Church of the Intercession.
The Bejeweled Charms of Pieta Brown
Americana artist Pieta Brown discusses her father, Greg Brown’s influence and how she was drawn to songwriting as a little girl like a moth to a flame.
Once Upon a Time in the Northeast with Kid Koala
The beloved Canadian turntablist Kid Koala knows the secret to success: always push for the new and unexpected. No wonder his new album comes with a board game.
We Are Urusei Yatsura: The Oral History
Scottish indie rockers Urusei Yatsura describe their rise from local heroes to John Peel favorites and a debut album setting their ramshackle and delightful vision in sound.