Music Reviews
Rosali’s ‘Bite Down’ Sounds Classic
Rosali’s Bite Down is a deceptively smooth ride that threatens to pull you under at any moment. Its classic sound draws from Fleetwood Mac and 1970s music.
Music Features
Say It Loud! 100 Timeless Protest Songs
PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of protest songs, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity that resonate today.
Film
Backstreet Abortion Onscreen: Stories of Solitary Struggle and Solidarity
Nymphomaniac II, Happening, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire depict backstreet abortion as either a solitary or collaborative experience among women.
Books
Dreaming as a Radical Act: Bebop Demands We Listen Again
Dreams in Double Time explores how bebop created new possibilities for marginalised people in the early 20th Century. Bebop demands we listen again.
Television
Who Dare Portray Truman Capote?
Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toby Jones, and Tom Hollander have dared to portray Truman Capote to varying effect. Capote remains a complicated challenge.
Interviews
Ratboys Seize ‘The Window’ of Opportunity
After breaking through with a lockdown-inspired set of songs, the Ratboys’ “post-country” stylings find a new audience, opening for the Decemberists.
Lists
Say It Loud! 100 Timeless Protest Songs
PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of protest songs, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity that resonate today.