Before 2004, few people would classify Green Day’s music as particularly sophisticated, intellectual, or thematically mature. Sure, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” with its Continue Reading
The Interior Poetry in Bresson's 'Mouchette'
Mouchette (1967), one of French master Robert Bresson’s many essential films, begins and ends with conspicuous absences. The opening credits roll over an image of Continue Reading
Jazz? Soul? A Bit of Both and Lots of Good Vibes on 'I Told You So'
James Oscar Smith, popularly known as Jimmy Smith, died in 2005 and is buried just outside Philadelphia under a headstone that proclaims him to be Continue Reading
Eve Adams Releases Jazz-Folk Album “Metal Bird”
Singer-songwriter Eve Adams weaves dark folk-noir tales with her spellbinding jazz-folk like last year’s ‘Candy Colored Doom’ or her 2017 debut ‘In Hell’ which featured Continue Reading
Truths Overlap in Jenny Erpenbeck's Memoir of German Reunification, 'Not a Novel'
If you only have time to read one contemporary German writer, it ought to be Jenny Erpenbeck. The author of three novels and several short Continue Reading
Electropop's Douglas Creates a Stunning World on "Cigarettes"
Douglas is one Amy Douglas White, an American electropop artist raised in Spain who picked up the landscape’s bright vista and infused it into her Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: Green Day – 'Dookie'
Green Day’s Dookie was the best rock album of 1994. Scores of critics admitted that, yes, this 14-track album full of speedy pop-punk tunes about Continue Reading
Evinha's 'Cartão Postal': Revisiting the 50-year-old Brazilian Pop-Funk Gem
In 2019, music fans around the world fell in love with Japanese citypop due to an algorithmic boost in a Youtube upload of Mariya Takeuchi’s Continue Reading
Armand Hammer Are at the Vanguard of Rap with 'Shrines'
Armand Hammer, a duo composed of rappers Billy Woods and Elucid, are at the vanguard of left-field rap music. In the last decade, they have Continue Reading
Divide and Dissolve Release the Demons on 'Gas Lit'
Sometimes it feels good to have one’s head crunched in the morning. Divide and Dissolve do a great job of releasing the demons—not the ones Continue Reading
Son Lux's 'Tomorrows II' Has Added Resonance After the Capitol Riot
From Ryan Lott’s earliest work under the Son Lux moniker — several years before touring members Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang joined him full time Continue Reading
'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President' Portrays an Over-Simplified Man
The latest documentary from filmmaker Mary Wharton (Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound, 2009) is a love letter to the 39th president of the United Continue Reading
50 Women Who Broke Barriers in the Music Industry
The music industry is dominated by powerful women, whether that be the record-breaking albums coming from acts like Taylor Swift or glass-ceiling-shattering boardroom executives. Of Continue Reading
Confusing JLo Challenge Being Dragged on Twitter
Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Continue Reading
Tertia Challenges Stereotypes On “Overly Emotional Women”
Ahead of her forthcoming debut EP, 21-year-old London/Dublin-based multi-instrumental artist, songwriter, and producer Tertia has shared Overly Emotional Women. Fusing elements of her classical training with Continue Reading
Kellyanne Conway Investigated By Police Following Daughter Claudia’s Nude Photo Leak
The police have officially launched an investigation on Kellyanne Conway. On Tuesday (January 26), police in New Jersey reportedly visited the home of the former Continue Reading
Smoking Saved My Life: A Skinny Jewish Kid Comes of Age in the Haze of American Violence
“…Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer The future’s uncertain And the end is always near…” – Jim Morrison, Roadhouse Continue Reading
Singer-Songwriter Pony Bradshaw Searches for Meaning on 'Calico Jim'
Calico Jim‘s songs take place mostly in rural North Georgia, where James “Pony” Bradshaw has lived for the past 15 years. The location is essential. Continue Reading
Farhot's 'Kabul Fire Vol. 2' Is a Luscious Look at Afghanistan
Prolific, Hamburg-based producer Farhot has not been back to Afghanistan since leaving it as a child with his family during the Soviet-Afghan War. Distance notwithstanding, Continue Reading
Boris and Merzbow's '2R0I2P0' Howls Defiance
Apparently, the title of the latest outing for these titans of righteous noise-making, 2R0I2P0, translates as “2020 R.I.P.” Too damn right. I can’t think of Continue Reading