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This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Himanshu/The Grimm Teachaz:
- Himanshu: Nehru Jackets (free download) A-
- The Grimm Teachaz: There's a Situation on the Homefront (Breakfast) A-
- Ani DiFranco/Bhi Bhiman:
- Ani DiFranco: ¿Which Side Are You On? (Righteous Babe) A-
- Bhi Bhiman: Bhiman (Redeye) A-
Also at NPR:
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-27] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 005:
- St. Vincent: Strange Mercy (4AD) ***
- The Weeknd: House of Balloons (XO download) ***
- Adele: 21 (XL/Columbia) **
- Drake: Take Care (Cash Money/Universal Republic) **
- Girls: Record 3: Father, Son, Holy Ghost (True Panther/Fantasy Trashcan) **
- Wye Oak: Civilian (Merge) **
- Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop) *
- The Black Keys: El Camino (Thrill Jockey) *
- Mekons/Destroyer:
- Mekons: Ancient & Modern: 1911-2011 (Sin) A-
- Destroyer: Kaputt (Merge) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-20] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 004:
- Yes We Can: Songs About Leaving Africa (Out Here) ***
- Afro-Beat Airways (Africa Analog) ***
- The Rough Guide to African Guitar Legends (World Music Network) ***
- Boubacar Traoré: Mali Denhou (Lusafrica) **
- Seun Anikulapo-Kuti & Egypt 80: From Africa With Fury: Rise (Knitting Factory) **
- Sia Tolno: My Life (Lusafrica) *
- Femi Kuti: Africa for Africa (Knitting Factory) *
- Sidi Touré & Friends: Sahel Folk (Thrill Jockey) *
- Gill Scott-Heron and Jamie xx/Gorillaz:
- Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx: We're New Here (XL) A-
- Gorillaz: The Singles Collection 2001-2011 (Virgin) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-13] Rock & Roll &: Dad-Rock Makes a Stand
New Rock & Roll & column at Barnes & Noble Review:
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-11] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 003:
- Canibus: C of Tranquility (iM) ***
- Scroobius Pip: Distraction Pieces (Strange Famous) ***
- Del the Funky Homosapien: Golden Era (The Council) ***
- Murs: Love and Rockets Vol 1: The Transformation (DD172/Bluroc) **
- Open Mike Eagle: Unapologetic Art Rap (Mush) **
- Awol One & Factor: The Landmark (Fake Four) **
- Lupe Fiasco: Lasers (Atlantic) *
- Pharoahe Monch: W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) (W.A.R. Media/Duck Down Music Inc.)
- Piano Blues/19 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920s:
- Piano Blues: A Film by Clint Eastwood (Columbia/Legacy '03) A
- 19 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920's: Vol. 9 (Blues Images) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2012-01-06] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-30] Rock & Roll &: Dark Night of the Quants
New Rock & Roll & column at Barnes & Noble Review:
Dark Night of the Quants: Ten books on banking:
- Michael Lewis, The Big Short
- John Lanchester, I.O.U.
- Ha-Joon Chang, 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
- Richard Posner, A Failure of Capitalism
- Matt Taibbi, Griftopia
- Robert Scheer, The Great American Stickup
- Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner, Reckless Endangerment
- Danny Schechter, The Crime of Our Time
- Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, All the Devils Are Here
- Henry M. Paulson, Jr., On the Brink
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-27] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Rihanna/David Guetta:
- Rihanna: Talk That Talk (Deluxe Edition) (Def Jam) A-
- David Guetta: Nothing but the Beat (Astralwerks/Capitol) B+
- Bachata Roja/Vijana Jazz Band:
- Bachata Roja: Amor y Amargue (iASO) A-
- Vijana Jazz Band: The Koka Koka Sex Battalion: Rumba, Koka Koka & Kamata Sukuma: Music From Tanzania 1975-1980 (Sterns) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-23] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-16] Update Notes Update today: Consumer Guide database up to date, new articles
(or at least stubs), new old articles, better cross-references.
For details, see:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-14] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
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Also of interest:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-09] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Pietra Montecorvino/The Sway Machinery:
- Pietra Montecorvino: Napoli Mediterranea (Taranta Power/Rai Trade) A-
- The Sway Machinery: The House of Friendly Ghosts, Vol. 1: Featuring Khaira Arby (JDub) B+
- Tom Waits/Pusha T:
- Tom Waits: Bad as Me (Anti-) A-
- Pusha T: Fear of God II: Let Us Pray (GOOD/Decon/Re-Up Gang) A-
Also new, in The New York Times' Sunday Book Review:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-12-02] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- 40 Odd Years:
- Loudon Wainwright III: 40 Odd Years (Shout Factory)
- Mates of State:
- Mates of State: Team Boo (Polyvinyl '03) B+
- Mates of State: Re-Arrange Us (Barsuk '08) A-
Also new, in The New York Times' Sunday Book Review:
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Enthusiasms: review of Jonathan Lethem's The Ecstasy of Influence
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-11-25] Rock & Roll &: Pioneer Days
New Rock & Roll & column at Barnes & Noble Review:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-11-21] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Wussy:
- Wussy: Strawberry (Shake It) A
- Wussy: Funeral Dress II (Shake It) A
- Odds and Ends 002:
- Wilco: The Whole Love (Anti-) ***
- The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck (Merge) ***
- Radiohead: The King of Limbs (XL/TBD) **
- Comet Gain: Howl of the Lonely Crowd (What's Your Rupture?) **
- Giant Sand: Blurry Blue Mountain (Fire) **
- Faust: Something Dirty (Bureau) **
- Wire: Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag) **
- New York Dolls: Dancing Backwards in High Heels (429) *
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-11-18] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-11-11] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Mayer Hawthorne/J. Cole:
- Mayer Hawthorne: How Do You Do (Universal Republic) A-
- J. Cole: Cole World: The Sideline Story (Roc Nation/Columbia) B+
- Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton/Nils Petter Molvaer:
- Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues: Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center (Reprise Jazz) A-
- Nils Petter Molvaer: Baboon Moon (Thirsty Ear) A-
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-11-04] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Odds and Ends 001:
- Ruth Gerson: Deceived (Wrong) ***
- Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs: No Help Coming (Transdreamer) ***
- Jonny Corndawg: Down on the Bikini Line (Nasty Memories) ***
- Amy LaVere: Stranger Me (Archer) ***
- Rod Picott: Welding Burns (Welding Rod) **
- Blake Shelton: Red River Blue (Warner Bros.) **
- Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside: Dirty Radio (Partisan) **
- Martina McBride: Eleven (Republic Nashville) *
- Deer Tick/Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams:
- Deer Tick: Divine Providence (Partisan) A-
- The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (Egyptian/CMF/Columbia) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-10-28] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
- Ian Dury and the Blockheads/B-52s:
- Ian Dury and the Blockheads: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best of Ian Dury and the Blockheads (Rhino '92) A
- The B-52s: With the Wild Crowd! (Eagle) A-
- Jeffrey Lewis/Kimya Dawson:
- Jeffrey Lewis: A Turn in the Dream-Songs (Rough Trade) A-
- Kimya Dawson: Thunder Thighs (Great Crap Factory) B+
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-10-21] This Week in Expert Witness
New posts this week in Robert Christgau's
Expert Witness blog:
[posted by Webmaster on 2011-10-14] For More Information
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