music blogger, creator of the first mp3 blog
Matthew Perpetua appears in the following:
Critic's corner: Blur's 'The Ballad of Darren'
Sunday, July 23, 2023
British band Blur, lead by singer-songwriter Damon Albarn, has a new album. It's called The Ballad of Darren.
Blur's 'Ballad' to bittersweet midlife
Thursday, July 20, 2023
On The Ballad of Darren, the band's ninth album (and a surprise after years away), Damon Albarn and company understand the key to aging gracefully is noticing the things your younger self never could.
Here's the deal with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Saturday, June 24, 2023
How did an Australian band with no hits, modest media coverage and a ridiculous name find a massive audience? The group's metal-forward new album is a perfect example of how it weaponizes niche.
The Post-Brexit New Wave
Thursday, May 06, 2021
On thrilling debut albums by Squid, Dry Cleaning and Black Country, New Road, the aftershocks of '80s post-punk tremble against stark new realities in British and Irish life.
Cristina Monet Zilkha, Singer Who Fused Punk's Sneer To Disco's Bounce, Dead At 61
Thursday, April 02, 2020
The singer, known for songs like "Things Fall Apart" and "Is That All There Is," died on Wednesday.
Stephen Malkmus Cracks A Sonic Code, Putting The '90s Behind Him
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Still "the guy from Pavement" to many, Malkmus may have finally escaped his own shadow on Traditional Techniques, a new album with a bold creative constraint.
Pills, Police And Endless War: 20 Years Ago, Primal Scream Saw Our Future
Friday, January 31, 2020
The Scottish band's 2000 album XTRMNTR isn't as well remembered as its thematic twin, Radiohead's Kid A. But its dark premonition of a world in socioeconomic crisis looks startlingly accurate today.
Beck's 'Hyperspace' Is A Technicolor Breakup Album (With Beats By Pharrell)
Friday, November 22, 2019
Fans have come to know two sides of Beck — the moody balladeer and the peppy funk surrealist. His latest is a dizzying hybrid of the two, born from the emotional havoc of a midlife divorce.
Wilco, Forever In Competition With Its Own Best Work, Tries Shifting The Stakes
Thursday, October 03, 2019
The new Ode to Joy couldn't sound less like the ambitious clatter of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot — but Jeff Tweedy and crew sound at home in its skeletal frame, driven by something cozier than ambition.
Everything Hits: Spoon Releases An Old School Greatest Hits Album Into A Digital Age
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
After nine albums, the veteran indie rock band Spoon is doing something that's become a rarity in the age of playlists: releasing a hand-picked collection of a dozen of its best-loved songs.
Albums, Anniversaries, And Music Trends To Watch In 2013
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Matthew Perpetua, editor of Buzzfeed Music, previews some of the music to look forward to in the coming year.
R.E.M. Celebrates Thirty Years of Rock
Friday, April 09, 2010
In 1980, R.E.M. played their first concert at a friend's birthday party. Thirty years later, they've become an iconic American alternative rock band with over 15 albums, containing almost 300 songs. In 2007, music blogger, Matthew Perpetua, decided to write a post about every single one of them. He joins the us to talk about some of his favorites.
