Synopses & Reviews
It's here: the fourth and latest volume in the series that you have come to rely upon for your music reading fix. The 2003 volume will celebrate the year's best writing about music and its culture with a selection of pieces on a dazzling array of topics drawn from more than a hundred sources-remarkable essays by journalists and authors who are as serious about writing as they are about music.Past contributors have included:* Jonathan Lethem * David Rakoff * Mike Doughty * Lorraine Ali * Greil Marcus * Richard Meltzer * Robert Gordon * Sarah Vowell * Nick Tosches * Anthony DeCurtis * William Gay * Whitney Balliett * Lester Bangs * Rosanne Cash * Susan Orlean * David Hadju * Lenny Kaye * The Onion * Mark Jacobson * Gary Giddins * John Leland * Luc Sante * Monica Kendrick * Kalefa Sanneh
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"I think 2003's edition might be the best yet. Each page makes me want to either dance or visit a rock star's grave." USAToday.com
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"[Groening] didn't try for any overview of significant trends, but instead 'just went for essays jammed with information and conveyed with style, passion and wit.' Each of the 21 examples vividly displays those qualities, and there is nary a weak essay..." Publishers Weekly
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"The best of it is quality investigative journalism. (Three stars)" Blender
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"Thoroughly researched and enthusiastically written articles...will likely inspire the reader to seek out a lot of new music." New York Press
Synopsis
It's here: the fourth and latest volume in the series that you have come to rely upon for your music reading fix. The 2003 volume celebrates the year's best writing about music and its culture with a selection of pieces on a dazzling array of topics drawn from more than a hundred sources remarkable essays by journalists and authors who are as serious about writing as they are about music. It's required reading for anyone who loves either art.
Synopsis
The year's finest writing on rock, pop, jazz, country, and more, this time guest edited by the creator of The Simpsons.
Synopsis
Matt Groening returns to his music journalism roots in the fourth volume of Da Capo's highly acclaimed series.
It's here: the fourth and latest volume in the series that you have come to rely upon for your music reading fix. The 2003 volume will celebrate the year's best writing about music and its culture with a selection of pieces on a dazzling array of topics drawn from more than a hundred sources remarkable essays by journalists and authors who are as serious about writing as they are about music.
Synopsis
Matt Groening returns to his music journalism roots in the fourth volume of Da Capo's highly acclaimed series
About the Author
Matt Groening, who began his career as a rock critic, changed television forever when he brought animation back to prime time with the immortal nuclear family
The Simpsons. He is also creator and executive producer of the FOX animated series
Futurama, as well as the comics
Life in Hell and
Akbar and Jeff. He lives in Los Angeles.
Paul Bresnick is a literary agent and editor who has edited many award-winning music books at a variety of publishing houses, including Doubleday and William Morrow. He lives in New York City and East Hampton.