Friday, January 16 2009
Best Music Writing 2008
In a way this entire collection—not just Wilson’s standout piece—serves as its own elaborate response to Sasha Frere-Jones’ controversial charge.
Thursday, July 3 2008
Retelling the History of Black Music: Everything You Know about the Blues Is Wrong
For the most part, blacks were not involved in the heroic work of rescuing the black acoustic blues legacy from the passage of time.
Tuesday, March 29 2005
The Accidental Hunter: A D Hunter Mystery by Nelson George
In the world of social critic Nelson George, even the villain reads Toni Morrison on the way to kidnap the world's reigning pop princess.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
Gordon Parks' hollering is, of course, far from the usual. Elegant and intelligent, poignant and political, Parks' art encompasses a remarkable range of subjects and forms.
