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That other list is out…

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Even though there are lots of reasons to not support the Village Voice, there is a PoOP tradition of noting the arrival of the granddaddy of POmpous and OPinionated Music Lists. So there you have it. Share

That “other” list is out (2010 edition)

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

PoOPsters, start your engines – What will the correlation of “theirs” be to “ours” - Pazz and Jop Share

Remarkable interactive infographics: Year in Reviews 2010 (P4K Edition)

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Edward Segel has a very cool infographic at: Year in Reviews 2010 It features all the Pitchfork album reviews of 2010 arranged according to rating and it pops up images and links. I’m sure my statistician sister can tell you what the technical term is for this sort of presentation of data. I think it is [...]

The White Album, Heard in 1968 and Pronounced Boring. And Now?

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

This weeks NYT Popcast has a fascinating discussion between Ben Sisario and one of my favorite writers, Nik Cohn. Really good insights into how the times influenced Cohn’s review in The Times back in ’68.  I found myself nodding in agreement and saying “Yes! You put your finger on it!”   The White Album, Heard in [...]

Bruce’s Not So Great As They Say New Disc

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Bruce Springsteen – Working On A Dream From Springsteen we’ve come to expect, if not outright demand, the rich, multi-hued detail of every moment, making ‘Working On A Dream’s weird one: It sounds real good but what does it mean? Springsteen has always taken his heralded influences and made them work for him but here [...]