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Robert Christgau's Big-Hearted Theory of Pop
Book Reports features reviews of not only the pop-music
tomes you'd predict but also literary fiction, Marxist-adjacent
cultural commentary, feminist debates over pornography, and even books
about the past decade's financial crisis. It follows a collection that
Christgau published last year, Is It Still Good to Ya? Fifty Years
of Rock Criticism, 1967-2017, which includes Christgau's takes on,
among many other things, classic rock, Kanye West, the music of Desert
Storm, Lollapalooza, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and so-called guilty
pleasures--a category that Christgau rejects, since, for rock critics,
as he puts it, "pleasure is where meaning begins." Together, these
collections make the sneaky case that Christgau is not just the Dean
of American Rock Critics, his self-awarded and perhaps slightly
off-putting nickname, but one of America's
sharper public intellectuals of the past half century, and certainly
one of its most influential--not to mention one of the better stylists
in that cohort. Fun is a big part of why.
--David Cantwell, The New Yorker
News
The Big Lookback: Tom Verlaine/Television Robert Christgau published two Big Lookback pieces following the
death of Tom Verlaine:
Tom Verlaine -- on the glory of Marquee Moon, from his
memoir Going Into the City -- and
Television's Principles -- from The Village Voice, June 19,
1978 --
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
Christgau's
Dean's List: 2022 has now been archived, split into
essay and
list. The usual links from the
latter to Consumer Guide reviews are not yet available.
[posted by Webmaster on 2023-01-30] Dean's List: 2022 Robert Christgau published a piece,
Dean's List: 2022, as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop. The piece has not yet been archived in the
Pazz & Jop section, but when it is it will be split into
essay and list.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-01-26] Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly
Xgau Sez q&a section --
The limits of lists, the power of craft and wisdom over time, the vocal
brilliance of Charley Pride, the educational playfulness of Sophie,
'2666' remains on the shelf, & middle ground for socialism --
in his Substack newsletter
And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is
archived here.
[posted by Webmaster on 2023-01-18] Consumer Guide: January, 2023 Robert Christgau published his
Consumer Guide: January, 2023:
Hip-hop from the desert island our planet has become, chamber folk
concerning another island (Haiti), polyrhythms that rock, and 18:36
of irresistibly whispery soprano.
Reviews of:
Black Star,
Open Mike Eagle,
Joe Fahey,
Guerrilla Girls!,
Hurray for the Riff Raff,
Leyla McCalla,
Montparnasse Musique,
PinkPantheress (2),
Pongo,
Ribbon Stage,
Tegan & Sara,
Wesli,
Neil Young With Crazy Horse.
This is part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2023-01-11] The Ramones of Chicago Blues Robert Christgau published a piece,
The Ramones of Chicago Blues, a review of Matt Rogers: Goodnight
Boogie: A Tale of Guns, Wolves & the Blues of Hound Dog Taylor
(2022, 241 pp.),
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2023-01-04] A Great Live Rock Album Robert Christgau published a piece,
A Great Live Rock Album, On Todd Snider's third (official) live album,
Return of the Storyteller,
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-12-28] Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly
Xgau Sez q&a section -- Music without distraction, the Kanye question, liking what you like, murder most foul, being a long-haired Clash fan, and Courtship 101. --
in his Substack newsletter
And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is
archived here.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-12-21] Consumer Guide: December, 2022 Robert Christgau published his
Consumer Guide: December, 2022:
Joining a polysyllabist in battling the algorithms: a midwestern folkie,
Congolese avant-gardists, quiet songs with roots in Alabama and Texas,
gorgeous textures that span Asia and Africa, and more.
Reviews of:
Willi Carlisle,
The Casual Dots,
Fontaines D.C.,
Slim Harpo,
Kassmasse,
Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane's Original Fulu Miziki Band of Kinshasa,
M.I.A.,
Plains,
$ilkMoney (3),
Sowal Diabi,
Taylor Swift,
Young Thug.
This is part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-12-14] The Big Lookback: Jerry Lee Lewis Robert Christgau published a Big Lookback piece,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Proud Sinner -- A lecture from NYU in 2016 --
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-11-30] Roll Over Joseph Pulitzer Robert Christgau published a piece,
Roll Over Joseph Pulitzer, a review of RJ Smith, Chuck Berry:
An American Life,
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-11-23] Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly
Xgau Sez q&a section -- À la recherche du temps perdu ('50s edition), worthwhile Canadians, Taylor v. Joni, Sarah Palin v. Jeffrey Lewis, and the electric kool-aid Dock Ellis revelation --
in his Substack newsletter
And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is
archived here.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-11-16] Consumer Guide: November, 2022 Robert Christgau published his
Consumer Guide: November, 2022:
From Nova Scotia, a proud alum of Altered State University; from Montreal,
guitar & sour fiddle; from Nashville, a concept album with its pants
down; and from the road, the return of the Storyteller.
Reviews of:
Buck 65,
Armani Caesar,
Coco & Clair Clair,
Nicholas Craven & Boldy James,
Dr. John,
Stella Donnelly,
Dry Cleaning,
Girls With Guitars Gonna Shake!,
Mama's Broke,
New York City Blues,
Todd Snider,
They Might Be Giants,
Billy Woods.
This is part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-11-09] Guest Post: Brad Luen Robert Christgau published a
Guest Post, by Brad Luen, "a review of catastrophic and existential
risks,"
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-11-02] Crime Does Too Pay Robert Christgau published a piece,
Crime Does Too Pay, a review of Colson Whitehead, Harlem
Shuffle,
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-10-26] Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly
Xgau Sez q&a section -- On identifying left Democrat but not
audiophile, rooting for Harry Styles, missing Gram Parsons, avoiding
the b-word, and loving Canada (but not the Tragically Hip) --
in his Substack newsletter
And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is
archived here.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-10-12] Consumer Guide: October, 2022 Robert Christgau published his
Consumer Guide: October, 2022:
A Ukrainian revolutionary, an always-say-die grouch, a profusion of
differently complicated sex lives, and a nuanced trifecta-of-sorts
from the world's hottest under-30 pop star.
Reviews of:
The Beths,
The Chats,
Ezra Furman,
Gogol Bordello,
Dylan Hicks,
Rhett Miller,
Angel Olsen,
Amanda Shires,
Harry Styles (3),
Sudan Archives,
Loudon Wainwright III.
This is part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-10-12] The Big Lookback: Spring Heel Jack Robert Christgau published a Big Lookback piece,
Spring Heel Jack -- From The Village Voice, Oct. 22, 1996:
"Prog Jungle" --
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
Also added:
the liner notes to
Hit by a Train: The Best of the Old 97s.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-10-05] Awaiting 62 Robert Christgau published a piece,
Awaiting 62, "On Aaron Judge's pursuit of a home-run record,"
as part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-09-28] Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly
Xgau Sez q&a section -- Spotify praxis, a stupid feud, the
greatness of the Funk Brothers, a sense of destiny that comes out
in the sound, pop queens filed under 'B,' and right-wingers lie
about everything (including punk) --
in his Substack newsletter
And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is
archived here.
[posted by Webmaster on 2022-09-21] Consumer Guide: September, 2022 Robert Christgau published his
Consumer Guide: September, 2022:
Guitars for those who believe in hope and those that don't, the finest
album of one of hip-hop's most prolific careers, and rock-as-electrodance
about struggle not devoid of satisfaction.
Reviews of:
Etran de l'Aïr,
Fox Green,
Freedy Johnson,
Kabaka International Guitar Band,
Mach-Hommy,
Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2/Toma 2,
The Mountain Goats (2),
Petrol Girls,
Homeboy Sandman,
Santigold,
Dusty Springfield,
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers,
Kate Vargas.
This is part of his subscription newsletter,
And It Don't Stop.
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