Robert Christgau, CC
Music journalist and academic Robert Christgau – the self-proclaimed "Dean Of American Rock Critics" and long-time music editor for The Village Voice – stopped his Consumer Guide last year, almost 45 years after he began writing it.
Radio New Zealand music reporter Nick Bollinger talks to Robert Christgau about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in the internet age.
Playlist
Artist: Television
Songs: Marquee Moon, See No Evil
Composer: Verlaine
Album: Marquee Moon
Label: Elektra
Artist: Gary Numan
Song: Cars
Composer: Numan
Album: The Pleasure Principle
Label: Atco
Artist: Elvis Costello
Song: You’ll Never Be A Man
Composer: Costello
Album: Trust
Label: F-Beat
Artist: Ariel Pink
Song: Kinski Assassin
Composer: Rosenberg
Album: Mature Themes
Label: 4AD
Artist: Peter Stampfel
Song: Dook Of The Beatniks
Composer: Stampfel
Album: Dook Of The Beatniks
Label: Piety Street Files & Archaic
Artist: Lady Gaga
Song: Artpop
Composer: Germanotta
Album: Artpop
Label: Interscope
Artist: Vampire Weekend
Song: Obvious Bicycle
Composer: Batmanglij, Koenig
Album: Modern Vampires Of The City
Label: XL Recordings
Artist: Hound Dog Taylor
Song: She’s Gone
Composer: Taylor
Album: Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
Label: Alligator
