pop Archive
26 Mar 2009
Album Review: Nana Kitade — 18-eighteen
On the leadoff track of her album 18-eighteen, J-Rocker Nana Kitade sounds like some wonderful combination of Pizzicato Five, the Go! Team and the grooviest Target commercial one can imagine. […]
23 Mar 2009
Album Review: Jil Station — Still Love
These days, the Atlanta sound is mostly represented by ATL/Dirty South-styled gangsta rap. But in the 1980s Atlanta had a thriving new wave scene, fueled by the likes of the […]
21 Mar 2009
Album Review: Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey – hERE aND nOW
✰✰✰✰✰ Once in awhile a record comes along that is so special, so singularly amazing, that it nearly defies criticism. The album hERE aND nOW by Peter Holsapple and […]
08 Mar 2009
Album Review: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians — Stranger Things
Edie Brickell is back. Actually she never left. While she recorded and played with New Bohemians in the early 90s, she dropped the band for her ’94 and ’03 releases. […]
14 Feb 2008
Pete Yorn: A Singer/songwriter for All Seasons
Pete Yorn collaborates because he wants to, not because he has to. A jack of all trades, Yorn–who got his start as a drummer–is proficient on all manner of instruments. […]
11 Feb 2008
The Veronicas: We Could Get Used to This
Note: this feature was based on my first in-person interview, way back in 2005. — bk Yes, they’re a pop group. But with a sound that owes more to Veruca […]
06 Feb 2008
Considering Stacie Rose
Thirty minutes into an interview that has covered the creative process, motivation for songwriting, and the difference between recording and performing live, Rutherford NJ-based singer songwriter Stacie Rose turns the […]
04 Feb 2008
The Polyphonic Spree: Fragile Army, Reinforcements of Hope
There are so, so many things out there that remind you: this is all good. –Tim DeLaughter Tim DeLaughter, leader and lyricist of Dallas-based The Polyphonic Spree, reflects on the […]
27 Jan 2008
Los Straitjackets: A New Twist on an Old Sensation
Legendary instro-rockers Los Straitjackets have taken worthwhile stylistic excursions before. While their primary métier is surf music, they joined with a host of vocalists for 2001’s Sing Along with Los […]
24 Jan 2008
Nana Kitade: Gothic Lolita and J-pop Hit American Shores
I spoke to J-pop vocalist Nana Kitade through an interpreter. Though her Japanese answers (and my questions, for that matter) were subject to filtering in the process, hearing her voice […]