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This year's package of bite-size think pieces about pop music continues the fine tradition of previous editions. Subjects and contributors include Robert Christgau on "postmodern minstrelsy" and why studying it matters, Robert Hilburn on Bob Dylan as "rock's enigmatic poet," and Chris Norris on the continuing cult-icon status of Saint [sic] Kurt Cobain. Greil Marcus kicks in on Buddy Holly, and two other contributors take on punk's legacy: Is it dead, or does it just smell funny? Nicole White and Evelyn McDonnell bring news that cautious fans and musicians can use in their timely "Police Secretly Watching Hip-hop Artists," and again this year, an Onion article, "Heartbreaking Country Ballad Paralyzes Trucking Industry" (a story that, factual or not, had to be told), peacefully coexists with the verifiable stuff. Ben Yagoda explores a subject that will grab catalogers and other metadata enthusiasts, "reflexivity" (fancy for self-referential lyrics and criticism thereof); examples include "musical intertextuality" in "Waylon, Willie, and Me," "American Pie," and "Garden Party." How could any rockin' collection pass this by? Mike Tribby
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"A varied and interesting set of articles which will appeal to both general readers and music fans." -- Library Journal10/1/05
"All of the selections are worth reading." -- Dirty Linen, August/September 2006
"As usual, a delight to read...I continue to be amazed by the consistent quality of the highly diverse writings." -- Kliatt, January 2006
"Some of the year's most compelling and informative music journalism.... A welcome read for music fans and journalism buffs." -- Chart October 2005
"The pieces in this collection are...written well." -- Read Magazine
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This year's package of bite-size think pieces about pop music continues the fine tradition of previous editions. Subjects and contributors include Robert Christgau on "postmodern minstrelsy" and why studying it matters, Robert Hilburn on Bob Dylan as "rock's enigmatic poet," and Chris Norris on the continuing cult-icon status of Saint [sic] Kurt Cobain. Greil Marcus kicks in on Buddy Holly, and two other contributors take on punk's legacy: Is it dead, or does it just smell funny? Nicole White and Evelyn McDonnell bring news that cautious fans and musicians can use in their timely "Police Secretly Watching Hip-hop Artists," and again this year, an Onion article, "Heartbreaking Country Ballad Paralyzes Trucking Industry" (a story that, factual or not, had to be told), peacefully coexists with the verifiable stuff. Ben Yagoda explores a subject that will grab catalogers and other metadata enthusiasts, "reflexivity" (fancy for self-referential lyrics and criticism thereof); examples include "musical intertextuality" in "Waylon, Willie, and Me," "American Pie," and "Garden Party." How could any rockin' collection pass this by? Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
"A varied and interesting set of articles which will appeal to both general readers and music fans." -- Library Journal10/1/05
"All of the selections are worth reading." -- Dirty Linen, August/September 2006
"As usual, a delight to read...I continue to be amazed by the consistent quality of the highly diverse writings." -- Kliatt, January 2006
"Some of the year's most compelling and informative music journalism.... A welcome read for music fans and journalism buffs." -- Chart October 2005
"The pieces in this collection are...written well." -- Read Magazine
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funky butt, minstrel music, music writing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jim Crow, New York, Buddy Holly, Big Country, Peggy Sue, Buddy Bolden, New Orleans, Brother Ray, Hank Williams, Kurt Cobain, Heavy Meta, Bob Dylan, Dan Emmett, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Mean Reds, Chuck Berry, Light That Never Goes Out, Raising Cain, Rapper's Delight, Sex Pistols, That'll Be the Day, The Ghost of Saint Kurt, The Lost Boy New!
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Jim Crow, New York, Buddy Holly, Big Country, Peggy Sue, Buddy Bolden, New Orleans, Brother Ray, Hank Williams, Kurt Cobain, Heavy Meta, Bob Dylan, Dan Emmett, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Mean Reds, Chuck Berry, Light That Never Goes Out, Raising Cain, Rapper's Delight, Sex Pistols, That'll Be the Day, The Ghost of Saint Kurt, The Lost Boy New!
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- Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story by Ray Charles on 4 pages
- Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words by Johnny Cash on page 174, page 179, and page 181
- Rock She Wrote: Women Write about Rock, Pop, and Rap by Evelyn McDonnell in Back Matter
- Any Old Way You Choose It by Robert Christgau in Back Matter
- Jump Jim Crow: Lost Plays, Lyrics, and Street Prose of the First Atlantic Popular Culture by W. T. Lhamon Jr. on page 24
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