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Robert Christgau
American music journalist (born 1942)
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Robert Thomas Christgau ( KRIST-gow; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most influential music critics, 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 hip hop, riot grrrl, and the import of African popular music in the West. He was the chief music critic and senior editor for The Village Voice for 37 years, during which time he created and oversaw the annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.
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🇺🇸 ‘The Last Critic’ Review: Legendary Critic Robert Christgau Gets a Generous Homage in a Doc Revisiting Six Decades Chronicling the Best and Worst in Music
The 83-year-old, who covered everything from folk to punk to early hip-hop, reflects on more than half a century churning out music reviews with flair...
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🇺🇸 Robert Christgau Is the ‘Last Critic’ Standing
A new doc pays tribute to the legendary dean of rock criticism. But it also reminds you what critics do, and why we need them — now more than ever...