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"Blowin' Hot and Cool" reveals how #Jazz critics shaped the soul of jazz. John Gennari's brilliant analysis shows the complex dance between writers and musicians, making us question who truly tells jazz's story. #JazzHistory #MusicCriticism #BookReview #JohnGennari #JazzSky #BookSky
December 10, 2024 at 6:52 PM
cogutinstitute.bsky.social
Join us 10/13, 5-6:30 pm at Brown for “FIGHT SONGS: A Brief History of Controversial Pop Music,” with The New Yorker writer Kelefa Sanneh, on how music not only unifies but divides, and what our arguments about music really mean. buff.ly/go7j1g5 #PopMusic #MusicCriticism #PopularMusicStudies
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September 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
thelastmixedtape.bsky.social
🎬 Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE feels like the perfect epilogue—hopeful, genreless, and deeply moving.

I broke it down in this week’s episode of The Last Mixed Tape 🎬

#BonIver #SableFable #MusicCriticism #VideoEssay

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Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE Is the Perfect Musical Epilogue
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April 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
dryvetyme.bsky.social
On "The Me That Remains," @amygrantofficial.bsky.social writes about the death of Boomer idealism while critiquing American evangelicals - all in her comfy brand of folky country.

My review for @spectrumculture.bsky.social - spectrumculture.com/2026/05/10/a...

#CCM #AlbumReview #MusicCriticism
Amy Grant: The Me That Remains - Spectrum Culture
On The Me That Remains, Amy Grant resists the urge to remake her sound and, instead, writes about the death of Boomer optimism in American Christianity and wanting people to fix what’s broken to build...
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May 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
astralkloud.bsky.social
I listen to a lot of rap and hip-hop. And misogyny is inbred in it.

I love it anyway. Both of those things are true at the same time and I don't
have a clean answer for it.

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#hiphop #rap #musiccriticism #culture #honestopinion #artistsoninstagram #music
September 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
kdjpiano.bsky.social
Here's a podcast I created and produced, on the topic of music and pain. Sorry music therapists 😱

#podcast #music #musiccriticism

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Performing Pain through the Music of Galina Ustvolskaya
Podcast Episode · Art Music Perspectives · 12/19/2018 · 24m
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December 10, 2024 at 3:39 AM
indiawest.bsky.social
AR Rahman On Abhijeet’s Criticism: I’d Still Send Him Cakes

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#ARRahman #AbhijeetBhattacharya #MusicIndustry #MusicCriticism #BollywoodMusic #ARRahmanNews #AbhijeetNews #MusicControversy #ARRahmanQuotes
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AR Rahman On Abhijeet’s Criticism: I’d Still Send Him Cakes.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
fervorcoulee.bsky.social
All community radio hosts spend six to eight hours over the course of the week (and the week prior) thinking about and preparing music for their shows, right? Right? @cjsrfm.bsky.social (Not complaining, not even a little.) #musiccriticism
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December 5, 2024 at 5:22 AM
williamjbarker.bsky.social
Dylan’s yokel fuzziness doesn’t just fill his instruments. His throat is stuffed with it too.

Read this #musiccriticism #essay on #BobDylan by @williamjbarker.bsky.social in #BravetheCastle here: open.substack.com/pub/bravethe...
January 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
williamjbarker.bsky.social
Dylan’s yokel fuzziness doesn’t just fill his instruments. His throat is stuffed with it too.

Read this #musiccriticism #essay on #BobDylan by @williamjbarker.bsky.social in #BravetheCastle here: open.substack.com/pub/bravethe...
January 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
jprr.bsky.social
A brief study of egotheism: Whitman’s cosmic “I” versus Taproot’s therapeutic self.
#Whitman #Taproot #LiteraryCriticism #Egotheism #CulturalAnalysis #Poetry #MusicCriticism #AmericanCulture #Selfhood #NuMetal
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Whitman’s Multitudes and Taproot’s Isolation: A Study in Modern Egotheism
My first instinct was to decry Taproot’s “Poem” (2002), which includes the solipsistic line “This song is a poem to myself,” for not only failing but not even trying to measure up to its presumable…
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October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
mownocom.bsky.social
Alors qu'en 2025 le post punk ressemble parfois à un amour fatigué, PROJECTOR (rock / UK) emprunte à raison quelques chemins de traverse. Chronique et écoute intégrale de 'Contempt', son nouvel album : buff.ly/BJz7td4
#projector #indierock #albumreview #musiccriticism #chroniquemusicale
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
mownocom.bsky.social
Mégadisq (dream pop / FR) s’envole vers son premier album, Venus Is Red, dont les envolées cosmiques n’ont d’égal que la part de science-fiction imprégnée dans ses compositions. Chronique et écoute intégrale : buff.ly/U1BY6wx
#megadisq #dreampop #review #albumreview #musiccriticism
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
mownocom.bsky.social
Présenté comme un journal privé rendu public, 'System', le deuxième album de PREWN, dégage une impudeur qui rappelle les moments les plus tordus et torturés de Shannon Wright ou PJ Harvey. Chronique et écoute intégrale : buff.ly/fZuWDfz
#prewn #albumreview #musiccriticism #chroniquemusicale
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November 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
jprr.bsky.social
This Paris Hilton song turns ADHD into a fashion accessory. Privilege isn't a superpower, and neither is bad songwriting.
#ParisHilton #ADHD #PopCulture #MentalHealth #MusicCriticism #Commodification #CelebrityCulture #ADHDAwareness #PrivilegeCheck
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“ADHD”: Paris Hilton and the Pop Culture of Branded Suffering
Paris Hilton may have the attention span of a goldfish, but that doesn’t mean she gets to slap “ADHD” on it like a designer label. She must have forgotten — somewhere between co-writing this song a…
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July 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
krishinasnani.bsky.social
Two nights with Ravi Coltrane quartet/quintet at SFJAZZ: Friday's drums were set like bowls to be dipped with chopsticks, Sunday's cymbals shimmered with sibilant lisp; Coltranes are jazz royalty. krishinasnani.substack.com/p/sunday-nig...
#Jazz #MusicCriticism #CulturalWriting #Substack #LiveMusic
Ravi tribute to Alice Coltrane Drummer Elé Sefali Howell on fire Jonathan Blake's level drum set like bowls to be dipped with chopsticks
September 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
tforrester.bsky.social
🤓 ✍️ love hardcore bands embracing shoegaze and alt influences. Superheaven are among the best!

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#superheaven #grungegaze #nugaze #shoegaze #review #musicreview #albumreview #musicwriting #musicjournalism #musiccriticism #alt #altrock
ALBUM REVIEW: Superheaven – Superheaven
Following the broad cultural nostalgia for all things 90s, it isn’t surprising that grungy, showgazy alt-rock is making a comeback. One of the earliest pioneers of this niche is Superheaven.
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April 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
jprr.bsky.social
What do love, explosives, moisturizer, and bowel movements have in common? Bush’s “Glycerine,” apparently.
#Bush #Glycerine #AltRock #90sMusic #LyricAnalysis #ChemicalLove #MusicCriticism #RockBallads #ExplosiveLove #IndustrialRomance
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The Chemical Romance of Bush’s ‘Glycerine’
Glycerine has several applications, some of which Bush singer-songwriter Gavin Rossdale likely considered when naming a song after the chemical compound. “Glycerine, glycerine.” The obvious allusio…
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July 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
jprr.bsky.social
Girl in Red’s “Serotonin” turns complex mental health struggles into catchy shorthand, but catchy isn’t the same as accurate. Why lived experience shouldn’t substitute for expertise when raising awareness
#GirlinRed #Serotonin #MentalHealth #MusicCriticism
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Girl in Red’s “Serotonin”: Catchy but Inaccurate
I don’t think writing a song is easy. But when it comes to songwriting, lyrical choices often prioritize rhyme, rhythm, and emotional resonance over clinical accuracy — which can make it easier to …
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July 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
scruz96.bsky.social
trauma ray’s Carnival EP is here—and it’s their darkest work yet.🎠From “Hannibal” to “Clown,” this EP is a brief but brutal detour into darkness.

#traumaray #Carnival #ShoegazeBand #HeavyMusic #IndieBlog #MusicCriticism #NewRelease

Read the full post on the blog.👇

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trauma ray’s Carnival EP Is a Dark, Shoegaze-Fueled Descent Into Unease
trauma ray announces new album – Carnival. Photo: Erasmo Viera, used with permission. trauma ray Explores the Dark Funhouse on Carnival EP trauma ray’s Carnival EP captures the Fort Worth fiv…
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January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
jprr.bsky.social
Kylie Cantrall's "Boy For a Day" confuses acting like a douchebag with empowerment.
#GenderCritique #KylieCantrall #PopMusic #MusicReview #GenderTheory #QueerPerspective #MusicCriticism #HotTakes #FeministPop #BonJovi #Ciara #Madonna #LadyGaga #MusicAnalysis
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Boy For a Day, Dumb for a Lifetime: Kylie Cantrall’s Gender Tourism
If Kylie Cantrall were a “Boy For a Day” (2024), I’d totally let that boy fuck me (she’d be a 19-year-old boy—legal and consenting.) And since I’m bisexual, I’d also totally fuck Kylie as is.  Cras…
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July 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
jprr.bsky.social
🎶 When does a love song stop being romantic and start sounding manipulative? Girl in Red’s “You Stupid Bitch” walks that thin line — and trips over it.
#MusicCriticism #GirlInRed #ToxicLoveSongs #SongAnalysis #PopCultureCritique #IndiePop #MusicEssay
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YOU STUPID BITCH: Girl in Red’s Gaslighter’s Love Song
“But you never listen/Take my advice as criticism,” Girl in Red tells her romantic interest in “You Stupid Bitch” (2021). Could it be because her so-called advice is criticism? And not very constru…
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July 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
inspiredkenya.bsky.social
Call for Applications! The #IreneYamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship is back! Two emerging arts writers of color will receive $5,000 each to write critically about music. Apply by 3/17! 🎵 #ArtsWriting #MusicCriticism @jamuseum

Apply now: www.janm.org/democracy/ar...
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Open Call for Emerging Arts WritersThe Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) invites you to apply to the 2025 Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship. Pl...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM