Articles tagged "music journalism"

Music Feature

The Demise of Vibe Magazine and the Future of Criticism

by Mark Anthony Neal

[23.Jul.09] :. With diminishing places for thoughtful criticism, black cultural critics exist as little more than commentators on the Obama White House. Blackness has been reduced to a news cycle.

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Books Review

The Guardian Book of Rock & Roll by Michael Hann (ed.)

by Kieran Curran

[4.Feb.09] :. A little editorial intervention should perhaps have been included to challenge the legitimacy of having a member of the Kooks deride the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds.

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Goodbye 20th Century by David Browne

by Kirby Fields

[21.Jul.08] :. On more than one occasion the band’s collective memory is not exactly in synch, a point that only further reminds us that we are reading a mythology, not a chronicle.

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Slayer’s Reign in Blood

by Adrien Begrand

[16.Jul.08] :. Metal fans are a cynical bunch when it comes to outsiders offering critiques of their favorite pieces of work, and can pick apart a treatise with the thoroughness of fussy jazz enthusiasts.

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The Boy Who Cried Freebird by Mitch Myers

by Jodie Janella Keith

[23.Apr.07] :. Despite reading like a book set on random, Myers is a fantastic writer with a great ear for rhythm.

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