Best Music Writing 2007
by Christgau, RobertFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-10-22
Publisher(s): Da Capo Pr
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Summary
The "Dean of Rock Critics" takes the helm for the eighth edition of Da Capo's acclaimed annual compendium of thrilling words on music
Author Biography
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.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. xi |
| If Music Is the Answer, What's the Question?: Said the Gramophone (saidthegramophone.com) | p. 1 |
| Latinos Give New Life to Neil Diamond Anthem: Los Angeles Times | p. 5 |
| A Double History of the Supremes' "Love Child": Back and Forth (beatresearch2.blogspot.com) | p. 10 |
| White bread black beer: Jane dark's sugar high! (janedark.com) | p. 19 |
| On Top: Mariah Carey's Record-Breaking Career: The New Yorker | p. 22 |
| Suga Mama, Politicized: The Nation | p. 27 |
| Yeah I'm Threatening Ya! I Keep Hedge Funds! | p. 36 |
| Buy Kingdom Come and Get a Free Fucking Tote Bag! | p. 37 |
| I'ma Fuck Around and Barf!: Gabe Said "We're Into Movements" (gabesaidwereintomovements.blogspot.com) | p. 39 |
| Being James Brown: Rolling Stone | p. 42 |
| Nica's Story: The Life and Legend of the Jazz Baroness: Popular Music and Society | p. 79 |
| Always Coming Home: Joanna Newsom: Arthur Magazine | p. 109 |
| Spankmaster and Servant: On the Psycho/Genius Double Helix and XXX Appeal of Kool Keith: Village Voice | p. 141 |
| G-d's Reggae Star: How Matisyahu Became a Pop Phenomenon: Slate (slate.com) | p. 145 |
| Straight Outta Israel: Flaunt Magazine | p. 150 |
| Told You So: The Making of Reasonable Doubt: XXL | p. 161 |
| The History of Cocaine Rap: All White: XXL | p. 186 |
| Bulgarian Idol: The Believer | p. 192 |
| Excuse Me, Weren't You in the Fall?: The Guardian | p. 213 |
| #32-Just Because It's a Song Doesn't Mean It's True: Loose Strife (loosestrife.blogspot.com) | p. 221 |
| Industrial Psychology: URB Magazine | p. 226 |
| Multiple Personality Disorder: Washington City Paper | p. 232 |
| Man in Love: Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb, and the Autobiographical Criticism of Doug Belknap: The Rake | p. 238 |
| People, People Who Love Barbra: Entertainment Weekly | p. 249 |
| Making Plans for Daniel: Pitchfork Media (pitchforkmedia.com) | p. 256 |
| SWF, 45: Chicago Reader | p. 273 |
| Gimme Back My Bone: Pondering the Ineffable Sound of "Classic Rock That Rocks": San Francisco Bay Guardian | p. 278 |
| Heavy Theater: David Byrne Journal (journal.davidbyrne.com) | p. 282 |
| Imperfect Sound Forever: Stylus (stylusmagazine.com) | p. 284 |
| A True Hipster: The Monthly | p. 302 |
| Rock 'n' Roll High School: New York Times | p. 310 |
| The Bands Played On: Offbeat Magazine | p. 313 |
| New Orleans Hip-Hop Is the Home of Gangsta Gumbo: New York Times | p. 323 |
| The Syncher, Not the Song: The Irresistible Rise of the Numa Numa Dance: The Believer | p. 329 |
| Other Notable Essays of 2006 | p. 337 |
| List of Contributors | p. 341 |
| Credits | p. 348 |
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