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Robert Christgau is a legendary rock critic and public intellectual. His newsletter And It Don't Stop features his Consumer Guide, Xgau Sez, Book Reports, and more.
- Consumer Guide
The Consumer Guide database has graded 17916 albums from...
- User's Guide
Duds simply list records unworthy of further comment. I also...
- Grades 1990
Key to Icons. An A+ is a record of sustained beauty, power,...
- Books
Robert Christgau has adapted his notorious Village Voice...
- Going Into the City
Lifelong New Yorker Robert Christgau has been writing about...
- Grown Up All Wrong
With unfailing style and grace, Christgau negotiates the...
- Xgau Sez
These are questions submitted by readers, and answered by...
- And It Don't Stop
And It Don't Stop. A Century in Four Hours and Forty...
- Rock&Roll& [new]
Private Stock: Christgau's Favorites; Remembrance of Seasons...
- Consumer Guide
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 ...
Browse and search the database of 17916 albums rated by Robert Christgau, a prominent music critic and author. Find reviews by artist, label, year, grade, or title.
Robert Christgau published his Consumer Guide: February, 2023: High IQ catchiness from Ireland, death defying songs from Australia, persuasive and heartbreaking outtakes from New York City, and some truth and uplift from London. Reviews of: Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul, Carsie Blanton, Bo Burnham, CMAT, Dry Cleaning, Robert Forster, S.G ...
Robert Christgau and the Village Voice run a Critics Poll and a Dean's List for the best albums of each year since 1971. See the results, essays, and ballots of the Pazz & Jop polls here.
The veteran rock critic ranks his favorite albums of the year, from Beyoncé's Renaissance to Rosalía's Motomami, and compares them with other publications' lists. He also reflects on the state of rock criticism in the digital age and the generational divide among artists and listeners.
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Learn about the life and work of Robert Christgau, a pioneer of rock criticism and a senior editor at The Village Voice. Find out his achievements, publications, awards, and personal details.
