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Robert Christgau is the Dean of American Rock Critics and a public intellectual who offers his insights on pop culture, music, and politics through his Consumer Guide, Book Reports, and Xgau Sez columns. Explore his latest news, reviews, and writing on various topics, from Steely Dan to Steely Dan, from Steely Dan to Steely Dan, from Steely Dan to Steely Dan.
- 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...
- Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough
Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Essays in Honor of Robert...
- Xgau Sez
[A] I'd rather not for several reasons, though I suppose...
- 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 ...
- Robert Thomas Christgau, April 18, 1942 (age 81), New York City, U.S.
- 1967–present
Consumer Guide: February, 2023. 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.
Robert Christgau, the second-longest-serving rock critic in the US, ranks the 86 best albums of the year (or so) based on his own criteria and reviews. He praises Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Pitchfork, but criticizes Rolling Stone and PopMatters for their lack of consensus and diversity.
Dean's List: 2021. The 71 best albums of the last year (or so) It would be neat to kick things off by claiming this is my 50th Dean's List, but alas it's only the 49th, a preliminary pass in 1971 plus a straight run from 1974 to the anomalous present. As I began to write late Friday, 2021's list came in citing 71 A records, a total that might ...
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Learn about the life and career of Robert Christgau, a leading rock critic and music journalist who has been writing for Esquire, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and other publications since 1967. Find out his background, education, awards, publications, and personal details.