Read More 2 views1 minute read PopMatters 40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock HistoryByCheryl Graham For several years now, I’ve been on what feels like a one-woman mission to keep the Pretenders flag flying. Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 view1 minute read PopMatters 45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful DebutByCheryl Graham Blondie’s first LP absorbed a wide range of influences and synthesized multiple genres, including surf pop, ’60s girl… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 2 views1 minute read PopMatters Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’ByCheryl Graham ‘50 Words For Snow’ is a jazzy wonderland of mystical creatures and fleeting romance Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 view1 minute read PopMatters Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’ByCheryl Graham Patti Smith’s Gone Again, released 25 years ago, is imbued with grief, but the album’s themes are renewal, resilience,… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 view1 minute read PopMatters Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’ByCheryl Graham Like ‘The Contender”s Laine Hanson 20 years ago, VP candidate Kamala Harris cuts the oxygen feeding the US… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 view1 minute read PopMatters Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40ByCheryl Graham Kate Bush’s Never for Ever served as the stepping stone for the artist to reach her full potential… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 view1 minute read PopMatters Laura Nyros’ ‘Save the Country’ Calls Out From the PastByCheryl Graham Laura Nyro died young, but her non-conformist anthem, “Save the Country”, carries forth to these troubled times. Read More 0 0 0