music criticism
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On The Rise Of Cultural Populism: We’re All Musical Experts Now
“Obscure knowledge was once a kind of currency.” – Alexandra Molotkow I recently came across a resonant NYTimes article by Alexandra Molotkow titled “Why the Old-School Music Snob Is the Least Cool Kid on Twitter.” The article describes how file-sharing, first introduced in the late 1990s with Napster, made Molotkow and her friends’ esoteric insider Continue reading
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On Reading Online Consumer Reviews
I’m fascinated by consumer reviews and I read them regularly on Amazon.com. You could even say that review reading is a hobby of mine. What’s fascinating about reviews is how they illuminate people’s thinking by expressing their passion and enthusiasm, a high level of analytical detail, and a steadfast belief in themselves. No matter what Continue reading
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On Geoff Dyer’s But Beautiful As Music Criticism
“I’ve always believed that an artist is someone who turns everything that happens to him to advantage.” – Geoff Dyer One of the limits of writing about music, of music criticism, is that words routinely feel inadequate for capturing and rendering music’s essence. Writers who write about music also have to face the obvious fact that they’re trying to make Continue reading
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