Two new essay collections, published by Duke University Press Book Reports features reviews of not only the pop-music tomes you'd predict but also literary fiction, Marxist-adjacent cultural commentary, feminist debates over pornography, and even books about the past decade's financial crisis. It follows a collection that Christgau published last year, Is It Still Good to Ya? Fifty Years of Rock Criticism, 1967-2017, which includes Christgau's takes on, among many other things, classic rock, Kanye West, the music of Desert Storm, Lollapalooza, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and so-called guilty pleasures--a category that Christgau rejects, since, for rock critics, as he puts it, "pleasure is where meaning begins." Together, these collections make the sneaky case that Christgau is not just the Dean of American Rock Critics, his self-awarded and perhaps slightly off-putting nickname, but one of America's sharper public intellectuals of the past half century, and certainly one of its most influential--not to mention one of the better stylists in that cohort. Fun is a big part of why. --David Cantwell, The New Yorker

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Love & Kisses / Lists and Lists and Lists Robert Christgau published two pieces -- Love & Kisses, on Isabel Miller's novel, Patience & Sarah (1969), and Lists on Lists on Lists -- as part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-09-24]

Stanley Crouch Robert Christgau wrote an appreciation for the Los Angeles Times: Stanley Crouch, a Towering Critic, Loved a Good Fight. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-09-21]

Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly Xgau Sez q&a section -- Several 30 seconds of greatness, formalists formally considered, Ray Davies informally considered, list-making explained, hip-hop unexplained, and the "The Harry Smith B-Sides" expurgated -- as part of his subscription newsletter And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is archived here. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-08-16]

Heart of Darkness Robert Christgau published a piece, Vote! It Ain't Illegal Yet!, on how to do more than just vote to defeat "the fascist fraudster turned impeached president Donald J. Trump." This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. It is also on the website here. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-09-14]

Consumer Guide: September, 2020 Robert Christgau published his Consumer Guide: September, 2020, with reviews of: Black Thought [& Salaam Remi], The Chicks, Nat King Cole Trio, The 81's, The Human Hearts, The Magnetic Fields, No Age, No Joy, Billy Nomates, Oddisee, Jenny Reynolds, Peter Stampfel & the Bottle Caps, Taylor Swift. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-09-09]

Heart of Darkness Robert Christgau published a piece, Heart of Darkness, a review of Jeff Sharlet's book. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-08-26]

Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly Xgau Sez q&a section, as part of his subscription newsletter And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is archived here. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-08-19]

Consumer Guide: August, 2020 Robert Christgau published his Consumer Guide: August, 2020, with reviews of: Arbor Labor Union, Birds of Prey, The Boswell Sisters, Car Seat Headrest, John Chibadura, City Girls, Deap Vally, Dream Wife, Emily Duff, Haim, Kehlani, Lori McKenna, X. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-08-12]

Quarantine Me to the Ball Game Robert Christgau published a piece, Quarantine Me to the Ball Game, on baseball during the pandemic. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-08-10]

Zoology 101 Robert Christgau published a piece, Zoology 101, on The Zoo (Animal Planet series 2017-). This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-07-22]

Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly Xgau Sez q&a section, as part of his subscription newsletter And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is archived here. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-07-15]

Consumer Guide: July, 2020 Robert Christgau published his Consumer Guide: July, 2020, with 14 reviews. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-07-08]

After the Flood Robert Christgau published a piece, After the Flood, on Ned Sublette's memoir, The Year Before the Flood. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-05-24]

Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly Xgau Sez q&a section, as part of his subscription newsletter And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is archived here. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-06-17]

Consumer Guide: June, 2020 Robert Christgau published his Consumer Guide: June, 2020, with 13 reviews. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-06-10]

Endless Boogie Robert Christgau published a piece, She Wants to Know What Love Is, on Kim Stanley Robinson's novels. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. Also added an old piece, originally published in Film Comment in July-August, 2008, on a Neil Young documentary film: Deja Vu. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-05-27]

Xgau Sez Robert Christgau published his monthly Xgau Sez q&a section, as part of his subscription newsletter And It Don't Stop. Like all of Xgau Sez, this is archived here. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-05-20]

Consumer Guide: May, 2020 Robert Christgau published his Consumer Guide: May, 2020, with 12 reviews. This is part of his subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-05-11]

Little Richard Billboard has published Robert Christgau's Little Richard: Sexual Shaman and Embodiment of Rock 'n' Roll at Its Most Incendiary. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-05-11]

Another Side of Another Side (Of Another Side?) Robert Christgau published a piece, Another Side of Another Side (Of Another Side?), on Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul" -- with Joe Levy doing most of the heavy lifting. This is part of Christgau's subscription newsletter, And It Don't Stop. [posted by Webmaster on 2020-04-26]

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