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Columns
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.
Reviews
Friday, March 9 2012
'The Announcement' Recalls Magic Johnson's Moment, and Cookie's Too
Cookie Johnson's poise and good sense stand in contrast to those interviewees who were fearful friends of Magic back then, who worried about how to act and what to say.
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.
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.
