Memories of Basia’s ‘The Sweetest Illusion’ 29 Years Later
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by ​Peter Piatkowski
11M ago
Basia's The Sweetest Illusion speaks to my family's migration from Poland to France, the US, and the UK. Like Basia, I've picked up various cultural ephemera along the way ..read more
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Philosophy and Pop Harmonize on Scritti Politti’s ‘Songs to Remember’
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by Iloe Ariss
11M ago
In Scritti Politti's Songs to Remember, Green Gartside comically challenges hegemonic structures in a perfect harmony of philosophy and pop ..read more
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‘The Best of Roxy Music’ Gets a Vinyl Re-Issue
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by John Bergstrom
11M ago
As this vinyl reissue of Roxy Music's 2001 compilation makes clear, the only thing cooler than Roxy Mark II was Roxy Mark I ..read more
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Roxy Music Invented the 1980s with Their Swan Song ‘Avalon’
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by Ian Rushbury
11M ago
Forty years ago, Roxy Music stepped away from the recording studio, but not before leaving behind an album that defined the 1980s. It's the ultimate marriage of high concept, high art, and high-quality popular music ..read more
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Level 42 Deliver a Masterclass of Aspirational 1980s Pop
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by Ian Rushbury
11M ago
Level 42 started off wanting to be Return to Forever and ended up next to Culture Club and Spandau Ballet in the top 40. How did that happen ..read more
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“Coast” Is the Dark Shed’s Hip-Swaying Art-Pop Summer Jam (premiere)
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by Chris Ingalls
11M ago
The latest collaboration between Winston Cook-Wilson and Ryan Weiner, "Coast" mixes pandemic-era dread with funky, irresistible beats ..read more
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Pre-Brexit Optimism in Basia’s London Warsaw New York
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by ​Peter Piatkowski
11M ago
On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union after months ..read more
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‘Long Hot Summers’ Is a Lavish, Long-Overdue Boxed Set from the Style Council
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by Chris Ingalls
11M ago
In 1982, Paul Weller committed what many fans considered an unforgivable sin. The Jam, the ..read more
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Jessie Ware – “Spotlight” (Singles Going Steady)
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by PopMatters Staff
11M ago
Mick Jacobs: Every time Jessie Ware releases a song, I look forward to what I ..read more
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Prefab Sprout’s Audacious Pop of 1984-92 Is Illuminated on Four Vinyl Re-issues
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by Adam Mason
11M ago
Prefab Sprout’s second album, Steve McQueen / Two Wheels Good (1985), received the whole remastered ..read more
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