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Music criticism's former priority — telling consumers what to purchase — has been rendered null and void for most fans." He argued that this and "click culture" causes music critics to act as "cheerleaders" for existing stars. [44] [45] [46] The 2010s saw a rise of music critics who used YouTube and social media as their platform.
Peter Stadlen, music critic from 1959, chief music critic, 1976–85. [ 40] Colin Mason, music critic from 1964. Anthony Payne, 1965-1987. Gerald Abraham, 1967–68 (filling in for both Stadlen and Cooper). Michael Kennedy, staff music critic from 1950, joint chief music critic, 1986–2005.
Robert Thomas Christgau (/ ˈ k r ɪ s t ɡ aʊ / KRIST-gow; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist.Among the most well-known [1] and influential music critics, [2] he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and later became an early proponent of musical movements such as hip hop, riot grrrl, and the import of African ...
In 1988, Tom replaced the “amazing” Ken Tucker as music critic at The Philadelphia Inquirer, fulfilling the publication’s desire to expand: “They wanted someone who could write a little ...
Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip hop, jazz and metal. Pitchfork is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age.
Music criticism. The Oxford Companion to Music defines music criticism as "the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres". [1] In this sense, it is a branch of musical aesthetics . With the concurrent expansion of interest in music and information ...
Armond Allen White (born 1953) [ 1][ 2] is an American film and music critic who writes for National Review and Out. He was previously the editor of CityArts (2011–2014), the lead film critic for the alternative weekly New York Press (1997–2011), and the arts editor and critic for The City Sun (1984–1996). Other publications that have ...
James Peter DeRogatis (born September 2, 1964) is an American music critic and co-host of Sound Opinions. DeRogatis has written articles for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Spin, Guitar World, Matter [ 2] and Modern Drummer, and for 15 years was the pop music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times . He joined Columbia College Chicago 's English ...