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10 Should-Be-Classic Songs About Longing In popular music ranging from the blues and jazz to country, hip-hop, and beyond, longing has occupied a substantial portion of thematic space. tinyurl.com/LongingSongs

Fitz-James O’Brien’s Exuberant Morbidity Fitz-James O’Brien’s exuberantly morbid stories, set amongst mid-century New York’s boarding houses and alleyways, are works of comic skepticism and cosmic messiness. #gothicliterature READ: tinyurl.com/FJOBrien

Corner Gas vs. Trailer Park Boys: Politeness as Mask, Profanity as Mirror Sitcoms Corner Gas and Trailer Park Boys form a double helix of Canadian self-image: the mask and the mirror. READ: tinyurl.com/3twutkyr

The title "I Quit" implies resignation, but throughout the record, Haim eschew a former glossiness and recommit to their signature moody rock sound. HAIM's 'I Quit' is a #PMPick out now via Columbia Records. REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Haim25

Only Smoke Obscures Fiction and Reality Juan José Millás’ Only Smoke posits the relationship between meaning and observation. REVIEW: tinyurl.com/OnlySmoke

Nathan O'Flynn-Pruitt will often let his guitar do the talking for long stretches, establishing moods that are sometimes reflective and frequently somber. 'Songs From Behind a Mountain' is a #PMPick out now. REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Flynn-Pruitt

One Way Home and the Evolution of Childhood Horror One Way Home doesn’t revolutionize childhood horror; it’s part of the evolution of a subgenre that continues to find new ways to explore familiar fears. FEATURE: tinyurl.com/rymjpfcy

The legendary MC Aesop Rock delivers another masterclass in beats and rhymes with some new wrinkles. Aesop Rock' 'Black Hole Superette' is a #PMPick out now via Rhymesayers. REVIEW: tinyurl.com/AesopRock25

Shitbaby Mammals' 'Godspeed' is packed with scrappy riffs, goofy lyrics, and unexpected moments of emotional resonance. Out now via Sweden's Östgöta Tonarkiv. REVIEW: tinyurl.com/BabyMammals

Pokes & Jabbs’ Surreal Silent Comedies Silent film comedy duo Pokes & Jabbs were no Laurel & Hardy, no Fatty Arbuckle & Buster Keaton, and no Three Stooges – they were something else. REVIEW: tinyurl.com/PokesJabbs

When Judas Priest's Rob Halford Screamed Queer-Coded Lyrics From coded BDSM references to vivid homoerotic imagery, Rob Halford’s lyrics formed a complex, emotionally charged expression of queerness under societal pressure. FEATURE: tinyurl.com/HalfordScream

A Supreme Disappointment: When the Supremes Met the Beatles When Detroit’s top-of-the-charts the Supremes met Liverpool’s top-of-the-world the Beatles in 1965, the awkward silence was deafening. READ: tinyurl.com/4jd3fkmt

THE 70 BEST ALBUMS OF 2025 SO FAR The records offer sublime music as major artists return with new work and brilliant new sounds bubble up from the underground and worldwide. tinyurl.com/LPsSoFar

If there's anything imma do, it's going to be to write about The B-52's at any given opportunity. This new vinyl box set of most of their discog allowed me a new queer lens to view their work through. Thanks to @popmatters for letting me speak on it! popmatters.com/the-b-52s-warn…

The B-52’s often get relegated as a “party-pop” outfit, but their subversive legacy runs deeper and stranger than any casual fan would know. The B-52s’ ‘The Warner and Reprise Years’ is a #PMPick [9/10] out now via Rhino Records. popmatters.com/the-b-52s-warn…

The 70 best albums of 2025 so far offer sublime music as major artists return with new work and brilliant new sounds bubble up from the underground and worldwide. popmatters.com/best-albums-of…

"Meticulous and well-researched, THE CINEMA OF EXTRACTIONS shines when Jacobson’s almost child-like enthusiasm cuts through the cheese."-Shyam K. Sriram, PopMatters. buff.ly/3vEWt99 Brian Jacobson #FilmStudies #Ecocriticism #Cinema #Climate #BookReview #ReadUP