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Sarah Zupko Kondeusz
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Founder/CEO/Editor-in-Chief @ POPMATTERS
Creator. Curator. Producer. Historian.
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20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists

As the 1980s dawned and punk began to morph into #newwave, many established artists altered their style to reach new audiences. We look at 20 of them.

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20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists » PopMatters
As the 1980s dawned and punk began to morph into new wave, many established artists altered their style to reach new audiences. We look at 20 of them.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you love Scandipop or are curious about the best Nordic pop, please follow the Scandipop list that I curate. 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇸
Best New Scandipop / Nordic Pop
Playlist · PopMatters · 515 items · 14 saves
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June 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s interesting that @popmatters.com continues to receive more referrals from X than Bluesky.

In fact, Bluesky has gotten less and less effective as time has gone on.

Some of our recents posts have even done better on Threads, which seems so odd.
June 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I think it might be time to start blocking the AI bots on websites. We may very well do that at @popmatters.com.

Google has decimated the traffic of most editorial sites. Our revenue is way down as a result, and it’s simply not sustainable.

nymag.com/intelligence...
Google Is Burying the Web Alive
AI, chatbots, and the end of the link economy.
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May 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
These are my Eurovision favorites:

1 🇬🇧 UK
2 🇫🇮 Finland
3 🇵🇱 Poland
4 🇸🇪Sweden
5 🇪🇸Spain
6 🇮🇸 Iceland
7 🇳🇱Netherlands

#Eurovision2025 #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I learned on Monday that my beloved mother, Janet Kwiatkowski (Zupko), passed away in Chicago.

PopMatters is on short publishing break while we mourn.

I’ll be writing a tribute to her here soon.
May 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The Most Memorable 1999 Albums (Part 1)

PopMatters recently turned 25, and these memorable 1999 albums celebrate the popular music that defined the year of our birth.

This is part one of five, with the installments publishing every other day.

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The Most Memorable 1999 Albums (Part 1) » PopMatters
PopMatters turned 25 recently, and these memorable 1999 albums celebrate the popular music that defined the year of our birth. This is part one with more to follow.
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April 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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From 19th-century fairy tale illustrations to Disney’s global empire, rheumatoid arthritis has evolved into a visual shorthand for evil—a medical condition transmuted into moral metaphor that resonates today.
A Rheumatoid Descent into Villainy » PopMatters
From 19th-century fairy tale illustrations to Disney's global empire, rheumatoid arthritis has evolved into a visual shorthand for evil—a medical condition transmuted into moral metaphor that resonate...
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April 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Based on the people I’ve seen hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, the background check can’t be too extensive.
March 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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MYANMAR HARDCORE REBELS CACEROLAZO AMP UP THE VOLUME FOR REVOLUTION

Born out of the chaos of post-coup #Myanmar, Burmese punk collective Cacerolazo’s debut LP rails against the brute forces of injustice and dictatorship.

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Myanmar Hardcore Rebels Cacerolazo Amp Up the Volume for Revolution » PopMatters
Born out of the chaos of post-coup Myanmar, Burmese punk collective Cacerolazo's debut LP rails against the brute forces of injustice and dictatorship.
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January 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Great job sucking up to Trump and getting rid of fact-checkers, Meta. (sarcasm, obviously).

The stock is dropping like a hot potato. 🤬
January 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Our new #playlist “Best New Holiday Music” is live on Spotify. We’ll add songs as more are released. This focuses on new releases, rather than old classics. #Christmas #holidays
Best New Holiday Music
Playlist · PopMatters · 15 items
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December 6, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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The 20 Best Americana Albums of 2024

#Americana has never been better with the quality of music, diversity of styles, and the artists’ demographics in terms of race, gender, and wealth.
The 20 Best Americana Albums of 2024
Americana has never been better with the quality of music, diversity of styles, and the artists' demographics in terms of race, gender, and wealth.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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"Putin is fighting not to conquer Pokrovsk but to destroy Ukraine as a nation. He wants to show Russians that democratic aspirations are hopeless. He wants to prove that a whole host of international laws and norms, including the United Nations Charter and the Geneva conventions, no longer matter"
December 4, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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'Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996' celebrates Ukrainian musicians' abilities to find alternate modes of creating in the face of Soviet state restrictions.

#PMPick [9/10] 🎉 out now via @lightintheattic.bsky.social. -
@adrianeontheair.bsky.social. #Ukraine
Even the Forest Hums Showcases Little-Known Ukrainian Music
This new compilation celebrates Ukrainian musicians' abilities to find alternate modes of creating in the face of Soviet state restrictions.
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November 26, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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The 15 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024

In a year of industry shakeups and unexpected controversies, 2024's best #Kpop tracks provided a surprising degree of relief in a panoply of styles. - @sawdeye.bsky.social
The 15 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024
In a year full of industry shakeups and unexpected controversies, 2024's best K-pop tracks provided a surprising degree of relief in a panoply of styles.
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November 26, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Bluesky is hilariously bad at suggesting accounts. They are off the mark on every suggestion.
November 24, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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These #1980s music videos have not aged well, bearing a distinctive look instantly tagging them as a product of their time: tinyurl.com/Bad80sVideos
20 Music Videos of the 1980s That Have Aged Terribly
These 1980s music videos have not aged well, bearing a distinctive look instantly tagging them as a product of their time
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November 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM