Salon Directory › p › Pop Music (75 stories)

Pop Music

Page 1 of 3 oldest ⇒
David Brooks takes on pop music David Brooks takes on pop music
And its "emotionally self-sufficient and unforgiving" heroines.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jul 11, 2007
Song of the Day: "Tonight I Have to Leave It," Shout Out Louds Song of the Day: "Tonight I Have to Leave It," Shout Out Louds
Up there with Volvos and tennis players as Sweden's best exports.
Jun 21, 2007
Music makes you have sex and be sexist Music makes you have sex and be sexist
The question we keep on asking: What is music doing to kids today?
Rebecca Traister Aug 8, 2006
Meet the Beatles (again) Meet the Beatles (again)
At the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, a handful of writers attempt to tell us something we don't already know about the Fab Four.
By David Amsden Nov 8, 2005
Soul man Soul man
In a vast new biography, Peter Guralnick takes on the late, great, silky-smooth crooner Sam Cooke.
By Charles Taylor Oct 27, 2005
Love is red, death is blue Love is red, death is blue
Greil Marcus and Sean Wilentz discuss their amazing new anthology of writing about the American ballad -- and wonder whether Republicans sing better songs of passion and murder than Democrats do.
By Charles Taylor Nov 17, 2004
He is trying to break our hearts He is trying to break our hearts
With a new album out and an intriguing new biography spinning the tale of his tormented career, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy looks like the leading American rocker of his generation. Which may tell you something about the state of American rock.
By Eric Boehlert Jun 29, 2004
Music 2003: Rock is dead (once more with feeling) Music 2003: Rock is dead (once more with feeling)
Forget those boring white boys with guitars. Thanks to Missy, OutKast and Timbaland, for the first time since the Beatles, the most vital forms of pop are found at the top of the charts.
By Thomas Bartlett Jan 2, 2004
Songs of the flesh Songs of the flesh
As Tori Amos' new greatest-hits collection demonstrates, the ultimate tortured '90s alt-girl has always used her solipsistic body-obsessions as a way to find the world.
By Laura Sinagra Dec 22, 2003
A pop princess, unspoiled A pop princess, unspoiled
Alicia Keys beats the odds, avoiding a Lauryn Hill flameout (or a Britney travesty) with the simple and joyous retro-soul of her new album.
By Baz Dreisinger Dec 9, 2003
Burning down the house Burning down the house
A definitive new box set will proclaim the eclectic greatness of Talking Heads when the ugliness between David Byrne and Tina Weymouth has long been forgotten.
By David Bowman Dec 3, 2003
Dirty white girl Dirty white girl
On "In the Zone," Britney Spears gets in touch with her inner perv for fun and profit. But mostly, of course, for profit.
By Shannon Zimmerman Dec 2, 2003
Not quite the end of the world as we know it Not quite the end of the world as we know it
R.E.M.'s new career retrospective reminds you of the extraordinary cultural moment the band forged in the '80s -- and leaves you hungry for more.
By Shannon Zimmerman Nov 25, 2003
Soul survivor Soul survivor
Al Green has never matched the nuanced, whispered restraint of his early-'70s classics. But a long-awaited reunion album with producer Willie Mitchell reminds us of his greatness.
By Thomas Bartlett Nov 17, 2003
Don't try to take him to a disco Don't try to take him to a disco
In a new greatest-hits time capsule, Michigan's monumentally unhip Bob Seger stays true to his vision of a now-extinct America -- and makes you nostalgic for nostalgia.
By Andrew Beaujon Nov 11, 2003
The soccer mom's sex symbol The soccer mom's sex symbol
It's encouraging that Sting seems to have chugged a Red Bull-Viagra smoothie on some tracks of his new "Sacred Love" LP, but his didactic, smugly penitent music still seems designed to be played by an adulterer returning to Westchester in his Jag.
By Laura Sinagra Oct 16, 2003
All this useless beauty All this useless beauty
Thanks to the pristine, prettified and precious new album "North," a longtime Elvis Costello die-hard finally dies. Hard.
By Shannon Zimmerman Oct 11, 2003
Will the real Feminem please stand up Will the real Feminem please stand up
Is Sarai the music industry's eagerly awaited lady Slim Shady?
By Baz Dreisinger Sep 20, 2003
All hail the ice queen All hail the ice queen
As Bjork releases an extraordinary career retrospective, it's time to crown her as the most important pop musician of her generation.
By Thomas Bartlett Sep 6, 2003
A love song to bastard pop
In the bizarre and wonderful world of mash-ups, bootlegs and remixes, racial and musical boundaries disappear -- and the joy that's missing from so much of today's pop is back.
By Charles Taylor Aug 9, 2003
Dylan in darkest America Dylan in darkest America
In "Masked and Anonymous," this summer's strange and brilliant must-see film, an aging troubadour is the last gleam of hope in a corrupt and dictatorial nation.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jul 24, 2003
Building the perfect diva Building the perfect diva
With "Dangerously in Love," Beyonce Knowles serves up a sultry solo debut oozing with '70s-style R&B. She's got real diva-superstar potential -- but is that a blessing or a curse?
By Shannon Zimmerman Jul 1, 2003
This year's model This year's model
For all his excellent hair and alterna-hunk packaging, prospective rock god Pete Yorn is no Bruce in waiting. In fact, he's everything that's wrong with rock right now.
By Kevin Canfield May 27, 2003
Slaves of celebrity Slaves of celebrity
Kelly Clarkson has a golden future, right? Maybe so. But the "American Idol" winner and her fellow finalists had to sign virtually their entire careers away to the show's producers for one shot at stardom.
By Eric Olsen Sep 18, 2002
Music preview: P:ano Music preview: P:ano
Nick Krgovich and Larissa Loyva's debut album, "When It's Dark and It's Summer," invites listeners on an experimental, chilled-out pop adventure. Listen in.
By Murray Jason Aug 29, 2002
Page 1 of 3    oldest ⇒
Salon Directory › p › Pop Music (75 stories)

Daily Newsletter

Get Salon in your mailbox!