loved reading this—you have such beautiful writing and I honestly feel I’m learning a bit more about technique/style from your reviews!
Frere-Jones is one of those names I’ve seen around all the time, but (as someone who doesn’t read a lot of music writing) I’ve never learned about his background! so interesting to, as you said, see “how an asshole accounts for himself” in a memoir—and also what he chooses to elide
that means a lot coming from you! i'd anticipated substack would be another means of posting into the editorial void, so it's humbling to find a few new readers and other critics to keep up with.
loved reading this—you have such beautiful writing and I honestly feel I’m learning a bit more about technique/style from your reviews!
Frere-Jones is one of those names I’ve seen around all the time, but (as someone who doesn’t read a lot of music writing) I’ve never learned about his background! so interesting to, as you said, see “how an asshole accounts for himself” in a memoir—and also what he chooses to elide
that means a lot coming from you! i'd anticipated substack would be another means of posting into the editorial void, so it's humbling to find a few new readers and other critics to keep up with.
Wait, Jones is WHITE!? Hahahahaha. I've only read him in passing and just assumed he was black based on his name and subject matter.
his great-grandfather literally wrote King Kong lol