The 60 Best Singles of 2010 < PopMatters. It’s end-of-the-year list time, and here’s the first offering: PopMatters “Best Singles of 2010.” I wrote about Here We Go Magic’s “Collector” and the Arcade Fire’s “Sprawl II.” The latter write-[...]
Posts Tagged ‘The Arcade Fire’
April 6th, 2010 - 2:27 pm § in True/Slant
Lollapalooza and the Pitchfork Effect
The folks behind Lollapalooza officially unveiled the lineup for this year’s fest (that’s right - no more letter guessing) Tuesday morning. And it looks like someone’s been reading Pitchfork. The lineup is jam packed with indie bands. Many of those acts have received the greatest[...]
March 31st, 2010 - 2:55 pm § in True/Slant
Lollapalooza releases lineup… in code
Lollapalooza, the gigantic three-day alternative pop music extravaganza, announced its 2010 lineup. Except you’ve probably got to be Vanna White to be able to discern who will be there from this quirky/gimmicky mess: It’s a cute concept, but you’ve got to wonder why they decided to[...]
February 22nd, 2009 - 2:53 pm § in Perfect Lines
Little People
Tonight, the Academy Awards will be passed out to folks who may or may not have made the best films of the year, depending on who you’re talking to. (Seriously though, nothing for JCVD? That was – surprisingly – one of the best films I saw last year.) Anyway, below are my predictio[...]