Oliver Wang and Nelson George on WNYC's Soundcheck
Check out these two Soundcheck segments, first with guest editor Nelson George then with Oliver Wang on his piece Boogaloo Nights, from The Nation.
Best Music Writing
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This year's book
Best Music Writing 2008 will arrive in shops October 6, 2008.
Best Music Writing 2007 has been available since October 22, 2007. Get it from:
Your favorite indie book shop, Powell's Books, for $15.95
Or:
Border's, for $15.95
Barnes & Noble, for $14.35
Books A Million, for $11.51
Amazon, for $10.85
Praise for the BMW Series
“A diverse time capsule that grapples with pop music’s most engaging issues.”—Blender
“The stories behind the music can be as inspiring as the music itself…
will likely inspire the reader to seek out a lot of new music.”—New York Press
“…one of the few regular publications to be dependably open to every type of music imaginable…Whether an authoritative aggregation or merely a starting point,
it’s a shame it’s only an annual.”—Relix
“In all it’s quite a celebration of the vast enterprise known as music.”—Signal to Noise
Praise for the 2006 Edition
“Our favorite year-end read.”—Cleveland Scene
“Terrorism, sexual misconduct, and wholesome nostalgia, treated with a discernible backbeat and sprightly writing make for an excellent anthology.” ––Booklist
“the book finally reflects the current state of not just music journalism but music listening… These essays encapsulate a chilly, malefic year for music indeed.” —The Stranger
“Da Capo’s Best Music Writing 2006’s essays create a confrontational, challenging, and varied portrait of music criticism that highlights a visceral reaction to music over academic posturing…”—VenusZine
