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Today @ PopMatters: London Film Festival highlights, Point Break as a comment on 1990s America, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass shining bright, joyful destruction from the Body and Cel Genesis, Gilbert O’Sullivan growing old disgracefully, plus Oso Oso and the Zolephants.
Pop Past (2018): INTERVIEW - Director Gareth Evans reflects on how good it feels to flex the narcissistic muscle needed to make a horror film like Apostle. tinyurl.com/GarethE18
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 delivered one of its best editions ever, with help from My Morning Jacket, Lukas Nelson, Molly Tuttle, Rilo Kiley, Jesse Welles, and Robert Plant. – @gms111 tinyurl.com/HSB26
Pop Past (2014): Elizabeth Lunbeck’s 'The Americanization of Narcissism' describes how this misunderstood concept has been inextricably woven into the fabric of American culture for decades. tinyurl.com/AmrcnNrcssm
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Kathryn Bigelow’s 'Point Break' perfectly captures the disillusioned 1990s youth who built their own communities around extreme sports and defended their authenticity from corporate control. tinyurl.com/PointBreak90
On 'Whole Wide World', the Body and Cel Genesis take their distortion further, make the drums heavier, push the electronics harder, and see what survives.
Out Friday via @thrilljockey. tinyurl.com/TheBody26
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Rising band Oso Oso have left emo behind and burst out of genre conventions to embrace alternative rock on this strong collection. tinyurl.com/OsoOso26
'March of the Zolephants' is so many things: a party record, surf rock at its finest, and refreshingly and unpretentiously experimental. tinyurl.com/Zolephants
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Gilbert O'Sullivan, the uncool king of 1970s soft rock, is still here, still sentimental, and still making good records. tinyurl.com/GilbertO26
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PopMatters retweeted
ElectroMatters: Best Electronic Music of October 2026
The best electronic music last month felt like a port in the storm, a safe harbor in raging seas. Some of it feels surprisingly unbothered by the troubled psychic soup. tinyurl.com/Electro1026
With ‘Passerine’, jazz artist Stephan Crump further expands the intrigue and power of his music, making his most lyrical album yet. #PMPick popmatters.com/stephan-crump…
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Pop Past (2012): Known for novels that blend fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and surrealism into what’s often labeled “weird” fiction—a category he inhabits but isn’t confined to—China Miéville signals the kind of story to expect from 'Dial H'.
tinyurl.com/Mieville2012
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Worldbuilding in conventional fantasy uses jargon to bestow reality effects on invented lands. China Miéville uses jargon in 'The Rouse' [@delreybooks] to destabilize our own. tinyurl.com/TheRouse
Yr Knives' Begin Yr Singing is a heavy and mesmerizing debut record that crystallizes Chicago's post-rock scene and introduces an exceptionally gifted band.
#PMPick is out now via @westernvinyl. tinyurl.com/YrKnives
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The former Wailin' Jenny Cara Luft battles ADHD with help from her Quadrangle of Awesomeness. The results are deeply personal and kindhearted.
'My Heart Will Always Be' is out now. #folk #Americana tinyurl.com/CaraLuft
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Showcasing contemporary composers, the Overlook string quartet's 'Say It' integrates musicians, composers, and writers with the larger community. #ClassicalMusic tinyurl.com/Overlook2026
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Pan’s Labyrinth shows how fascist power relies heavily on its subordinates, disguising its deeply intertwined dependence as authority. tinyurl.com/Labyrinth2026
