OutKast's new double album is a critic's dream -- a self-indulgent but thrilling mixture of Southern funk, indie rock and art music.

Telluride Diary, the Wallflowers and Springsteen; 10 observations on pop and its discontents by the noted author and critic.

Forget his Hollywood movies: A Cockney to his boots, Hoskins was a central figure in British film's renaissance

After Obama, it was back to the '80s at Sundance, from the hideous Bret Easton Ellis nightmare "The Informers" to Greg Mottola's delightful rom-com "Adventureland."

Salon talks to the legendary singer about "Detour," her new star-studded collection of vintage country covers

We all have sweet, nostalgic memories of "American Top 40." But some Kasem tributes misremember music history

Disney's finally made a cartoon for grown-ups. What was wrong with the old ones they made for kids?

Reassessing the weird sexual politics of Hughes' classic teen comedies

A collection of cheesy covers is the defining soundtrack of a generation so easily forgotten

A new series about sex -- on Showtime this weekend -- dares to make movies for teens by teens.

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Salon talks to the producers of the official soundtrack that fans have waited 30 years to hear

Stop trying to find commentary on the '80s in "Stranger Things." It's designed to capture feeling, not history

Chet Baker and Dickie Greenleaf make Tom Ripley fall in love.

"We Didn't Start the Fire." "Come on Eileen." "Shiny Happy People." Protest all you want, but resistance is futile