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THE 15 LANDMARK DANCE TRACKS OF 1991
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
The 15 Landmark Dance Tracks of 1991 » PopMatters
These are 15 dance tracks–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
THE 15 LANDMARK DANCE TRACKS OF 1991
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
THE BEST TV OF 2025 YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
These include a show that’s ludicrously funny, one filled with scattershot mayhem, one that’s brutal and macabre, and a surreal comedy.
These include a show that’s ludicrously funny, one filled with scattershot mayhem, one that’s brutal and macabre, and a surreal comedy.
The Best TV of 2025 You May Have Missed » PopMatters
These best TV shows you may have missed include a show that's ludicrously funny, one filled with scattershot mayhem, one that’s brutal and macabre, and a surreal comedy.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
THE BEST TV OF 2025 YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
These include a show that’s ludicrously funny, one filled with scattershot mayhem, one that’s brutal and macabre, and a surreal comedy.
These include a show that’s ludicrously funny, one filled with scattershot mayhem, one that’s brutal and macabre, and a surreal comedy.
Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' 50th-anniversary deluxe edition is a perfect 10.
Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' Has Staying Power at 50 » PopMatters
At the half-century mark, Wish You Were Here 50 gives Pink Floyd the long-overdue royal treatment.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' 50th-anniversary deluxe edition is a perfect 10.
THE 15 LANDMARK DANCE TRACKS OF 1991
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
The 15 Landmark Dance Tracks of 1991 » PopMatters
These are 15 dance tracks–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991.
tinyurl.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
THE 15 LANDMARK DANCE TRACKS OF 1991
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
These songs–some pure, some nearer pop–that tell the story of what the form was up to in 1991. #EDM #dance #electronic
The Joker provides a keen understanding of the deleterious effects of American neoliberalism, which the authors dismantle in ‘Send in the Clowns’ with a mordant deadpan wit.
READ: tinyurl.com/JokerNeo
READ: tinyurl.com/JokerNeo
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The Joker provides a keen understanding of the deleterious effects of American neoliberalism, which the authors dismantle in ‘Send in the Clowns’ with a mordant deadpan wit.
READ: tinyurl.com/JokerNeo
READ: tinyurl.com/JokerNeo
At the half-century mark, 'Wish You Were Here 50' gives Pink Floyd the long-overdue royal treatment.
The 'Wish You Were Here' 50th-anniversary deluxe edition is a perfect 10. #PMPick
The 'Wish You Were Here' 50th-anniversary deluxe edition is a perfect 10. #PMPick
Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' Has Staying Power at 50 » PopMatters
At the half-century mark, Wish You Were Here 50 gives Pink Floyd the long-overdue royal treatment.
tinyurl.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
At the half-century mark, 'Wish You Were Here 50' gives Pink Floyd the long-overdue royal treatment.
The 'Wish You Were Here' 50th-anniversary deluxe edition is a perfect 10. #PMPick
The 'Wish You Were Here' 50th-anniversary deluxe edition is a perfect 10. #PMPick
Mike Mattison's third release as a band leader is a concept album based upon a novella he wrote about a fictional 1930s country blues act, Ted 'n' Turk.
'Turn a Midnight Corner' is out now.
'Turn a Midnight Corner' is out now.
Mike Mattison Turns the Corner at the Midnight Blues » PopMatters
Mike Mattison's third release as a band leader is a concept album based upon a novella he wrote about a fictional 1930s country blues act, Ted 'n' Turk.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Mike Mattison's third release as a band leader is a concept album based upon a novella he wrote about a fictional 1930s country blues act, Ted 'n' Turk.
'Turn a Midnight Corner' is out now.
'Turn a Midnight Corner' is out now.
Multi-instrumentalist composer Robert Stillman finds warmth and humanity among the weirdness on his striking new album, '10,000 Rivers'. #PMPick
READ: tinyurl.com/RStillman26
READ: tinyurl.com/RStillman26
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Multi-instrumentalist composer Robert Stillman finds warmth and humanity among the weirdness on his striking new album, '10,000 Rivers'. #PMPick
READ: tinyurl.com/RStillman26
READ: tinyurl.com/RStillman26
Let's Eat Grandma's Jenny on Holiday captures love's emotions on an intimate, confessional record wrapped in a glossy, pretty synthpop package. #PMPick
READ: tinyurl.com/JennyOnHol
READ: tinyurl.com/JennyOnHol
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Let's Eat Grandma's Jenny on Holiday captures love's emotions on an intimate, confessional record wrapped in a glossy, pretty synthpop package. #PMPick
READ: tinyurl.com/JennyOnHol
READ: tinyurl.com/JennyOnHol
The 20 Most Memorable Songs of 1991
Our 'Nevermind Nostalgia' special section revisits the music of 1991, when Nirvana launched grunge into the mainstream.
READ: tinyurl.com/20songs1991
Our 'Nevermind Nostalgia' special section revisits the music of 1991, when Nirvana launched grunge into the mainstream.
READ: tinyurl.com/20songs1991
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The 20 Most Memorable Songs of 1991
Our 'Nevermind Nostalgia' special section revisits the music of 1991, when Nirvana launched grunge into the mainstream.
READ: tinyurl.com/20songs1991
Our 'Nevermind Nostalgia' special section revisits the music of 1991, when Nirvana launched grunge into the mainstream.
READ: tinyurl.com/20songs1991
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INTERVIEW: Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
INTERVIEW: Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
Capitalism’s moral rot is tracked in three NYC films: from heroin dealers who risk arrest to insider traders who risk indictment to men in masks who risk nothing at all.
READ: tinyurl.com/CapitalRotNYC
READ: tinyurl.com/CapitalRotNYC
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Capitalism’s moral rot is tracked in three NYC films: from heroin dealers who risk arrest to insider traders who risk indictment to men in masks who risk nothing at all.
READ: tinyurl.com/CapitalRotNYC
READ: tinyurl.com/CapitalRotNYC
Jazz drummer Al Foster sounds like a miracle of melody, polyrhythm, and listening on this beautiful album, 'Live at Smoke'.
The Late Al Foster Is Tuneful on a Final Live Date » PopMatters
Jazz drummer Al Foster sounds like a miracle of melody, polyrhythm, and listening on this beautiful album, Live at Smoke.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jazz drummer Al Foster sounds like a miracle of melody, polyrhythm, and listening on this beautiful album, 'Live at Smoke'.
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"Algeria’s Imarhan may be one of tishoumaren’s most dynamic contemporary acts, and on Essam, they only get more interesting." @popmatters.com
Read the 9/10 review here: www.popmatters.com/imarhan-plug...
Read the 9/10 review here: www.popmatters.com/imarhan-plug...
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"Algeria’s Imarhan may be one of tishoumaren’s most dynamic contemporary acts, and on Essam, they only get more interesting." @popmatters.com
Read the 9/10 review here: www.popmatters.com/imarhan-plug...
Read the 9/10 review here: www.popmatters.com/imarhan-plug...
These 12 new self-penned tracks demonstrate that the James Hunter Six have found their niche and discovered how to exploit the groove.
'Off the Fence' is a #PMPick out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JamesHunter6
'Off the Fence' is a #PMPick out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JamesHunter6
James Hunter Six Get 'Off the Fence' and Land on a New Label » PopMatters
These 12 new self-penned tracks demonstrate that the James Hunter Six have found their niche and discovered how to exploit the groove.
tinyurl.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
These 12 new self-penned tracks demonstrate that the James Hunter Six have found their niche and discovered how to exploit the groove.
'Off the Fence' is a #PMPick out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JamesHunter6
'Off the Fence' is a #PMPick out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JamesHunter6
Girls Against Boys' Scott McCloud shares his new single, the title track from his upcoming album, 'Make It to Forever', out on 30th January.
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/McCloud2026
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/McCloud2026
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Girls Against Boys' Scott McCloud shares his new single, the title track from his upcoming album, 'Make It to Forever', out on 30th January.
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/McCloud2026
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/McCloud2026
Band of Horses share their new single "(Biding Time Is a) Boat to Row", a bonus track from the upcoming 20th anniversary edition of 'Everything All The Time' out 3/20 via
@subpop.bsky.social.
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/BofHorses26
@subpop.bsky.social.
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/BofHorses26
Band of Horses' Beloved Bonus Track Is the Perfect Fit » PopMatters
Band of Horses release a video for the new track" (Biding Time Is a) Boat to Row" from the upcoming 20th anniversary edition of Everything All The Time.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Band of Horses share their new single "(Biding Time Is a) Boat to Row", a bonus track from the upcoming 20th anniversary edition of 'Everything All The Time' out 3/20 via
@subpop.bsky.social.
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/BofHorses26
@subpop.bsky.social.
🎶 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/BofHorses26
INTERVIEW: Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
tinyurl.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
INTERVIEW: Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
The remarkably original Steve Tibbetts discusses his process and inspirations, and where he will take this guitar to conjure even more truly singular statements.
READ: tinyurl.com/Tibbetts25
Iconic 1960s ‘It Girl’ Jane Birkin Finally Gets Some Respect
Biographer Marisa Meltzer accentuates the inner depth of her talented subject in her new book, It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin.
READ: tinyurl.com/BirkinItGirl
Biographer Marisa Meltzer accentuates the inner depth of her talented subject in her new book, It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin.
READ: tinyurl.com/BirkinItGirl
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Iconic 1960s ‘It Girl’ Jane Birkin Finally Gets Some Respect
Biographer Marisa Meltzer accentuates the inner depth of her talented subject in her new book, It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin.
READ: tinyurl.com/BirkinItGirl
Biographer Marisa Meltzer accentuates the inner depth of her talented subject in her new book, It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin.
READ: tinyurl.com/BirkinItGirl
Algeria's Imarhan may be one of tishoumaren's most dynamic contemporary acts, and on 'Essam', they only get more interesting.
#PMPick [9/10] out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Imarhan26
#PMPick [9/10] out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Imarhan26
Imarhan Brilliantly Re-Invent Their Sound on 'Essam' » PopMatters
Algeria's Imarhan may be one of tishoumaren's most dynamic contemporary acts, and on Essam, they only get more interesting.
tinyurl.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Algeria's Imarhan may be one of tishoumaren's most dynamic contemporary acts, and on 'Essam', they only get more interesting.
#PMPick [9/10] out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Imarhan26
#PMPick [9/10] out Friday.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Imarhan26
10 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 1991
These #hip-hop tracks lean more towards beat production than the era's popular gangsta genre because hip-hop’s militancy reinvents itself every few years.
READ: tinyurl.com/HipHop1991
These #hip-hop tracks lean more towards beat production than the era's popular gangsta genre because hip-hop’s militancy reinvents itself every few years.
READ: tinyurl.com/HipHop1991
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
10 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 1991
These #hip-hop tracks lean more towards beat production than the era's popular gangsta genre because hip-hop’s militancy reinvents itself every few years.
READ: tinyurl.com/HipHop1991
These #hip-hop tracks lean more towards beat production than the era's popular gangsta genre because hip-hop’s militancy reinvents itself every few years.
READ: tinyurl.com/HipHop1991
PREMIERE: Alternative country artist Aubrie Sellers goes "Subatomic" on new concept album and podcast.
Sellers' new single is out today, and her podcast launches tomorrow. Her latest LP, 'Attachment Theory', is out on 20 March.
READ: tinyurl.com/AubrieSellers
Sellers' new single is out today, and her podcast launches tomorrow. Her latest LP, 'Attachment Theory', is out on 20 March.
READ: tinyurl.com/AubrieSellers
Aubrie Sellers Goes "Subatomic" on New Concept Album (premiere) » PopMatters
Country artist Aubrie Sellers shares the first single and video from her forthcoming concept album, Attachment Theory.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
PREMIERE: Alternative country artist Aubrie Sellers goes "Subatomic" on new concept album and podcast.
Sellers' new single is out today, and her podcast launches tomorrow. Her latest LP, 'Attachment Theory', is out on 20 March.
READ: tinyurl.com/AubrieSellers
Sellers' new single is out today, and her podcast launches tomorrow. Her latest LP, 'Attachment Theory', is out on 20 March.
READ: tinyurl.com/AubrieSellers
With 'Makaya', Wesli places Haiti on a deeply interconnected world map and underscores the power of creative acts of solidarity and revolution.
READ: tinyurl.com/Wesli25
READ: tinyurl.com/Wesli25
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
With 'Makaya', Wesli places Haiti on a deeply interconnected world map and underscores the power of creative acts of solidarity and revolution.
READ: tinyurl.com/Wesli25
READ: tinyurl.com/Wesli25
INTERVIEW: Translating 'Mothra' Is Trickier Than Capturing Godzilla
Professor of Japanese Jeffrey Angles discusses the perils and pleasures of translating Mothra’s tri-authored origin tale, 'The Luminous Fairies and Mothra', into English.
READ: tinyurl.com/MothraTrnsltn
Professor of Japanese Jeffrey Angles discusses the perils and pleasures of translating Mothra’s tri-authored origin tale, 'The Luminous Fairies and Mothra', into English.
READ: tinyurl.com/MothraTrnsltn
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
INTERVIEW: Translating 'Mothra' Is Trickier Than Capturing Godzilla
Professor of Japanese Jeffrey Angles discusses the perils and pleasures of translating Mothra’s tri-authored origin tale, 'The Luminous Fairies and Mothra', into English.
READ: tinyurl.com/MothraTrnsltn
Professor of Japanese Jeffrey Angles discusses the perils and pleasures of translating Mothra’s tri-authored origin tale, 'The Luminous Fairies and Mothra', into English.
READ: tinyurl.com/MothraTrnsltn
INTERVIEW: Carminho says Portuguese #fado is, in some ways, analogous to punk because of its spontaneity and spilling over of raw emotions.
Carminho Expands Portuguese Fado's Boundaries » PopMatters
Carminho says Portuguese fado is, in some ways, analogous to punk because of its spontaneity and spilling over of raw emotions.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
INTERVIEW: Carminho says Portuguese #fado is, in some ways, analogous to punk because of its spontaneity and spilling over of raw emotions.