Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004

Oct 12, 2004
Paperback
US $15.95
CAN $22.50
UK £11.99
ISBN: 9780306813801
ISBN-10: 0306813807
Published by Da Capo Press

Description

Now in its landmark fifth year, Da Capo Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals of them all. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of music from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz and more, it is essential reading for anyone who loves great music and accomplished writing. Scribes of every imaginable sort-novelists, poets, journalists, musicians-are gathered to create a multi-voiced snapshot of the year in music writing. Past contributors have included: Lynn Hirschberg * Chuck Klosterman * Elizabeth Gilbert * Jay McInerney * Elvis Costello * Susan Orlean * Jonathan Lethem * Lorraine Ali * Greil Marcus * Richard Meltzer * Robert Gordon * Sarah Vowell * Nick Tosches * Anthony DeCurtis * William Gay * Whitney Balliett * Lester Bangs * Rosanne Cash * Eddie Dean * Selwyn Seyfu Hinds * Alec Wilkinson * David Hadju * Lenny Kaye * The Onion * Gary Giddins * Luc Sante * Monica Kendrick * Kalefa Sanneh

Reviews

"A rollicking collection...Best of all are the forays into the weird, wild and long forgotten past."
— Global Rhythm

"An impressive compiliation of music writing."
— New City Chicago

"The fifth Da Capo Best Music Writing annual is, once again, exactly what it claims."
— Relix

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