Going into the City: Portrait of a Critic By Robert Christgau (Dey Street Books)
After a considerable dry spell, my reading life has significantly picked up (possibly due to a sorely unsolicited amount of "free time"). I’ve hungrily paged through some great books in the past few weeks like Nyhc: New York Hardcore 1980-1990 by Tony Rettman, A Drinking Life by Pete Hammill, Wake Me When It’s Over, the memoir of former Luna Lounge owner Rob Sacher, Diaries 86-89 by Miles Hunt (he of The Wonder Stuff) and, of course, Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. Given my particular predilections, I’m obviously still a sucker for oral histories, tomes about NYC lore and good ol’ rock bios. What can I say? That’s just the type of crap I like.
So you can imagine, then, my enthusiasm upon learning about Going Into The City...
After a considerable dry spell, my reading life has significantly picked up (possibly due to a sorely unsolicited amount of "free time"). I’ve hungrily paged through some great books in the past few weeks like Nyhc: New York Hardcore 1980-1990 by Tony Rettman, A Drinking Life by Pete Hammill, Wake Me When It’s Over, the memoir of former Luna Lounge owner Rob Sacher, Diaries 86-89 by Miles Hunt (he of The Wonder Stuff) and, of course, Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. Given my particular predilections, I’m obviously still a sucker for oral histories, tomes about NYC lore and good ol’ rock bios. What can I say? That’s just the type of crap I like.
So you can imagine, then, my enthusiasm upon learning about Going Into The City...
- 3/7/2015
- by Alex in NYC
- www.culturecatch.com
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She’s got the looks, the talent, and, above all, the personality to be the next big thing!
It’s time to make those summer playlists BFFs and Matisse, 25, is one artist that must be on it. Her hit single, “Better than Her,” is currently #9 on Billboard’s Dance Chart and will be featured in tonight’s episode of The Hills. I interviewed the sultry songstress on June 4th and she wants to let the world know, “my whole album and my message is to empower girls and know their power and their strength. The guy is not the prize, you are!”
And she is true to her word! Matisse is a strong and independent woman. She started her singing career with twin sister Alex Smith and made it big in the UK with their song”Let it Go” from the Step Up 2 soundtrack. But when her sis...
She’s got the looks, the talent, and, above all, the personality to be the next big thing!
It’s time to make those summer playlists BFFs and Matisse, 25, is one artist that must be on it. Her hit single, “Better than Her,” is currently #9 on Billboard’s Dance Chart and will be featured in tonight’s episode of The Hills. I interviewed the sultry songstress on June 4th and she wants to let the world know, “my whole album and my message is to empower girls and know their power and their strength. The guy is not the prize, you are!”
And she is true to her word! Matisse is a strong and independent woman. She started her singing career with twin sister Alex Smith and made it big in the UK with their song”Let it Go” from the Step Up 2 soundtrack. But when her sis...
- 6/9/2010
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
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