Homework

Thursday, February 16, 2006

I expect two page, single-spaced response papers on each of these in the box by my office door by 9am tomorrow.

SFJ on YYYs (New Yorker)

Christgau on Eminem (The Believer)

Wolk on The Fall (an oldie from The Believer)

“From Blogs to Riches” (New York Magazine)

Owen (from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone) guest-blog (Said the Gramophone)

Julian Cope on Krautrock (from Chemistry Class) (Rate Your Music)

Rob Walker’s blog on one song: “St. James Infirmary” (from Zoilus) (No Notes)

Chris Anderson on “Truth and Beauty” (FLOW)

Filed under: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Douglas Wolk Eminem Julian Cope Krautrock Robert Christgau Said the Gramophone Sasha Frere-Jones The Fall Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4 Comments

2/16/06 @ 11:53 pm Kevin says:
Can I use 18-point font size?
2/20/06 @ 4:10 pm Amy says:
The Rob Walker/St. James Infirmary stuff *is* amazing. I wish I had the time to research and think about one song for months…
2/20/06 @ 9:26 pm wes says:
thanks for this, loved the eminem article!
2/23/06 @ 7:14 am mennu says:
So, like, let’s talk.

I really wanted to do your assignment. I was an anthro major in college and was a fan of Robert Christgau when he recognized the greatness that was The Goats by placing them at number eight in nineteen ninety two. But I’ve been drinking and it’s hard to focus. Keep your audience in mind and give us short things to read…

Still, your blog is compelling. Way to be brainy. Add a player to your blog, I did.

Best,

mennu