In the last couple of years I’ve become increasingly frustrated with mainstream music magazines, Paste included — not because they’ve changed, but because I’ve changed. Reviews of new albums look like mad libs with interchangeable clichés; feature articles aren’t much better, though they have more research in them. . . . → Read More: What I Owe To Paste Magazine
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I guess by virtue of reading these words, you’ll know that this thing is in fact on. Hi. I’m Mel. My official introduction came to you last week, and I’m pretty thrilled to be here. Right now I’m hard at work on what I hope will be the writing sample that will get me . . . → Read More: Appetizers For Your Week Yesterday, you were introduced to Mel, one of my fantastic new writers for the site. Today, say hello to Chantaal. . . . → Read More: Another Welcome to the Family I’ve been at this blogging thing for a little over a year now, and recently, I started asking around for a little bit of help. I’m only one girl, after all, and I want to be able to provide more news, more opinions, more facts and reviews and general overall awesomeness. . . . → Read More: How’s My Living’s Newest Addition! News & Links – February 25 . . . → Read More: News & Links – February 25  Leave a comment  News & Links  antony & the johnsons, ben folds, ben sollee, butch walker, coltrane motion, daniel martin moore, dawn landes, josh rouse, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, metro, movits!, mumford & sons, old town school of folk music, preservation hall jazz band, renee fleming, rocky votolato, schubas, st. vincent, tinariwen |
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How A Poem Became The Best Music Criticism I’ve Read In The Last Three Months
The best piece of music criticism I’ve read in the last three months is a poem by a guy who builds cabinets in West Virginia. It is called “The Denunciation of Ricky Skaggs From On High,” it is by Steve Scafidi, and it lives on page 137 of the 2010 Oxford American music issue. . . . → Read More: How A Poem Became The Best Music Criticism I’ve Read In The Last Three Months