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INTERVIEW: Emerging from stints with iconic bands like Love and Rockets and Bauhaus, Daniel Ash carries his influence into a new act, Ashes and Diamonds.

With Ashes and Diamonds Daniel Ash Carries on His Bauhaus Legacy » PopMatters

Emerging from stints with iconic bands like Love and Rockets and Bauhaus, Daniel Ash carries his influence into new a new act, Ashes and Diamonds.

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With the artful subtlety of an SNL sketch, New Group is a sophomoric B-horror that splits tedious humor with the utterly stupid political convictions of a preteen.

Horror Movie 'New Group' Collapses on Itself » PopMatters

With the artful subtlety of a SNL sketch, New Group is a sophomoric B-horror that splits tedious humor with the utterly stupid political convictions of a preteen.

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In an era when cameras dictate and distort our perception, found-footage horror movies keep creeping back into our never-wholly-real, uncanny world.

Why Found Footage Horror Movies Keep Creeping Back » PopMatters

In an era when cameras dictate and distort our perception, found footage horror movies keep creeping back into our never wholly real, uncanny world.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 2h

Demi Lovato stops overthinking her craft on 'It's Not That Deep', a slick collection of club-ready tracks. The record strikes a new balance between work and play.

Demi Lovato Finds the Right Frequency on New Album » PopMatters

Demi Lovato stops overthinking her craft on It's Not That Deep, a slick collection of club-ready tracks. The record strikes a new balance between work and play.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 3h

D'Angelo's presence loomed large over the neo-soul in the 1990s and 2000s, but his music stood out for its lightness, its subtlety, sparseness, and deftness of touch. RIP legend.

Remembering D'Angelo: Revolutionary Funk-Soul Luminary » PopMatters

D'Angelo's presence loomed large over the neo-soul in the 1990s and 2000s, but his music stood out for its lightness, its subtlety, sparseness, and deftness of touch.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 4h

INTERVIEW: Emerging from stints with iconic bands like Love and Rockets and Bauhaus, Daniel Ash carries his influence into a new act, Ashes and Diamonds.

With Ashes and Diamonds Daniel Ash Carries on His Bauhaus Legacy » PopMatters

Emerging from stints with iconic bands like Love and Rockets and Bauhaus, Daniel Ash carries his influence into new a new act, Ashes and Diamonds.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 4h

Circa Waves' Death & Love Pt. 1 has doubled the size of their January album, and it's still one of the best pop records you'll likely hear this year. #PMPick

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Circa Waves Have Made One of 2025's Best Pop Albums » PopMatters

Circa Waves' Death & Love Pt. 1 has doubled the size of their January album, and it's still one of the best pop records you'll likely hear this year.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 21h

INTERVIEW: Dandy diarist extraordinaire Dickon Edwards talks about how his diary writing is a queer, articulate, and pointed retort to the pressures of conformity.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 22h

In Harry Kümel's newly restored, surreal gothic horror ‘Malpertuis’, Orson Welles gives a memorably cantankerous performance as a dying man bequeathing his estate to those he utterly loathes.

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Gothic Nightmare 'Malpertuis' Seems Tailored for Orson Welles » PopMatters

In the newly-restored surreal gothic horror film Malpertuis, Orson Welles gives a memorably cantankerous performance as a dying man bequeathing his estate to people he loathes.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

In 'Friday the 13th: Part III', Jason Voorhees' evolving behavior hints at disturbing autonomy and sexual aggression that, in today's parlance, we deem "incel".

'Friday the 13th: Part III' and the Third Dimension of the Incel » PopMatters

In Friday the 13th: Part III's Jason Voorhees' evolving behavior hints at disturbing autonomy and sexual aggression that, in today's parlance, we deem "incel".

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

Darian Donovan Thomas' A Room with Many Doors: Day, his new album that doesn't cling to any genre, succeeds in bringing a sense of universality.

#PMPick out now via @newamrecords.bsky.social

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/DDThomas25

Darian Donovan Thomas Creates a Bright Blast of Soundscapes » PopMatters

Darian Donovan Thomas' A Room with Many Doors: Day, his new album that doesn't cling to any genre, and succeeds in bringing a sense of universality.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

Eartha Kitt's best recordings from the 1950s represent the bedrock of her career and deliver a charming respite from a world in turmoil.

'Miss Kitt, to You' is a revelation. Her performances present a charming antithesis—a temporary antidote—to the harshness of the 21st century.

The Brilliant Eartha Kitt Is "Miss Kitt" to You » PopMatters

Eartha Kitt's best recordings from the 1950s represent the bedrock of her career and deliver a charming respite from a world in turmoil. Miss Kitt, to You is a revelation.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

Americana's Caitlin Canty is sharpening her skills, raising a family, and continuing to build a body of work that reflects resilience, quiet strength, and resolute honesty.

'Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove' is out now.

INTERVIEW: tinyurl.com/CaitlinCanty

Caitlin Canty on Songs, Storms, and Staying True » PopMatters

Caitlin Canty's LP testifies to her evolving artistry. It turns solitude, change, and wisdom into songs that sound grounded in the earth and untethered to time.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

The Lemonheads' Evan Dando returns with his first collection of originals in quite some time, adding country and psychedelia to the mix.

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LemonH25

The Lemonheads' Songcraft Is Intact on 'Love Chant' » PopMatters

The Lemonheads' Evan Dando returns with his first collection of originals in quite some time, adding country and psychedelia to the mix.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

Singer Ellie Rowsell shines as a genuine rock god goddess as Wolf Alice rock a dazzling array of sonic flavors. It’s been a sensational night in Oakland.

Wolf Alice are currently on tour. – @gms111.bsky.social

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/WolfAliceCA

Wolf Alice Electrify with Cathartic Power in Oakland » PopMatters

Singer Ellie Rowsell shines as a genuine rock god goddess as Wolf Alice rock a dazzling array of sonic flavors. It's been a sensational night in Oakland.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 1d

'KÖLN 75' tells the story of a music-obsessed German teenager who overcame many obstacles to produce the most legendary concert by pianist Keith Jarrett.

#PMPick [9/10] out now via Zeitgeist Films. #jazz

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Koln75rev

A Legendary Keith Jarrett Performance Highlights 'KÖLN 75'

A review of the film KÖLN 75 about Keith Jarrett's legendary concert and album

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 2d

On their 14th studio album, 'We Are Love', the Charlatans sound invigorated and have made some of their most important music to date.

@thecharlatans.bsky.social's new LP is a #PMPick out on 10/31.

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Charlatans25

The Charlatans Come Out on Fire with 'We Are Love' » PopMatters

On their 14th studio album, We Are Love, the Charlatans sound invigorated and have made some of their most important music to date.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 2d

If you were to stumble into a pub somewhere in Wales late on a rainy evening, Robert Plant's 'Saving Grace' is precisely what you'd want to hear.

@robertplant.com's 'Saving Grace' is a #PMPick out now via @nonesuch.com.

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/RPlant25

Robert Plant Is Still Enthusiastic About His Discoveries » PopMatters

If you were to stumble into a pub somewhere in Wales late on a rainy evening, Robert Plant's Saving Grace is precisely what you'd want to hear.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 2d

The String Cheese Incident drop a Saturday night barnburner at the Fillmore, before co-headlining San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival on Sunday. – @gms111.bsky.social

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/SCIshow25

The String Cheese Incident Ignite at the Fillmore » PopMatters

The String Cheese Incident drop a Saturday night barnburner at the Fillmore, before co-headlining San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival on Sunday.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 2d

Nothing on Blood Orange's new album is a throwaway, because it fulfills a deep need within his creative soul. It's also profoundly beautiful and deeply cathartic.

'Essex Honey' is a #PMPick out now via @dominorecordco.bsky.social

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/EssexHoney

Blood Orange's 'Essex Honey' Paints a Vivid Picture of Grief » PopMatters

Nothing on Blood Orange's new album is a throwaway because it fulfills a need deep within his creative soul. It's also profoundly beautiful and deeply cathartic.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 2d

MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of October 2025

Coroner are more relevant than ever, Hooded Menace embrace heavy metal traditionalism, and Evoken gaze into the darkness.

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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of October 2025 » PopMatters

In October's best metal, Coroner are more relevant than ever, Hooded Menace embrace heavy metal traditionalism, and Evoken gaze into the darkness.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 7d

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning revenge thriller, ‘It Was Just an Accident’, slices into memory and the desire for revenge with a double-edged knife. #PMPick

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‘It Was Just an Accident’ Hides Life’s Extremes in Plain Sight » PopMatters

Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning revenge thriller, It Was Just an Accident, cuts with a double-edged knife.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 7d

INTERVIEW: Immersion on ‘WTF??’ and Making Music in Strange Times

Immersion discuss the current state of the music industry, and—most importantly—the role of the artist in today’s world: “to provoke in a positive way”.

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Immersion Discuss Making Music in Strange Times

In their latest interview, Colin Newman and Malka Spigel of Immersion discuss their new album, their first tour, and the current state of the music industry

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 5d

‘The Shining’ and the Power of Murderous Narratives

‘The Shining’ endures because it conveys all horror, real and imagined: Stephen King’s horror of the collapse of Man, and Stanley Kubrick’s the collapse of History.

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'The Shining' and the Power of Murderous Narratives » PopMatters

The Shining endures because it conveys all horror, real and imagined: King's the collapse of Man, and Kubrick's the collapse of History.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 6d

The Best 1970s Horror Movies for Halloween

The fears 1970s horror movies face are no less so now, but they create just enough distance from our reality this Halloween that we can at least peer through our fingers to watch them. #Halloween #HorrorMovies

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The Best 1970s Horror Movies for Halloween » PopMatters

The fears 1970s horror movies face are no less so now, but they create just enough distance from our reality this Halloween that we can at least peer through our fingers to watch them.

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 6d

A new reissue of 'Farewell, Angelina' shows Joan Baez in strong form, singing the work of Bob Dylan, Donovan, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie.

The 60th anniversary edition of 'Farewell, Angelina' is out now via @craftrecordings.bsky.social

REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JoanBaez65

Reissue of Classic Folk LP Shows Joan Baez in Transition » PopMatters

A new reissue of Farewell, Angelina, shows Joan Baez in strong form from singing work by Bob Dylan, Donovan, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie.

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