Best Music Writing 2007 (Da Capo Best Music Writing) - Softcover

Christgau, Robert; Carr, Daphne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306815613 ISBN 13: 9780306815614

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2007

Synopsis

Rappers, rockers, emo-boys, jazz snobs, and poptimists alike eagerly anticipate each edition of Best Music Writing. Returning Series Editor Daphne Carr is joined by a true pioneer of the form, esteemed critic Robert Christgau. Past editions of Best Music Writing have included:Anne Midgette * David Ritz * Dave Eggers * Sasha Frere-Jones * Michaelangelo Matos * Elizabeth Méndez Berry * Alex Ross * Elizabeth Gilbert * Jay McInerney * Lynn Hirschberg * Chuck Klosterman * Sarah Vowell * Nick Tosches * Rosanne Cash * Greil Marcus * Richard Meltzer * Touré * Susan Orlean * Jonathan Lethem * Kate Sullivan * David Hadju * Gary Giddins * Luc Sante * Monica Kendrick * Kelefa Sanneh * and more...

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Christgau is the author of Grown Up All Wrong and Any Old Way You Choose It, among other books. He is also a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and can be heard on NPR's All Things Considered.” He lives in New York City. Daphne Carr is the author of Pretty Hate Machine, and her work appears regularly in the Associated Press, Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.

Review:

"This reliable, occasionally vital series delivers another winner."--"Booklist," November 2007 "What's remarkable about the collection as a whole is its ability to sustain your interest whatever the topic the latest edition of this engaging series of books comes highly recommended."--"Skyscraper"

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0306815613
• ISBN 13: 9780306815614
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376