Robert Christgau
American music journalist
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| 2024 | Louis Armstrong's album 'Louis in London' reviewed |
| 2023 | Olivia Rodrigo releases the album 'Guts' |
| 2022 | Selo i Ludy Performance Band releases 'Bunch One' album |
| 2021 | Neil Young and Crazy Horse release the album 'Barn' |
| 2020 | Various artists featured in 'Hanging Tree Guitars' compilation album reviewed |
| May 2020 | Reached over 1,000 subscribers for his 'And It Don't Stop' newsletter on Substack. |
| 2019 | Released 'Book Reports: A Music Critic on His First Love, Which Was Reading' through Duke University Press, exploring his lifelong passion for literature and writing. |
| 2019 | Billie Eilish's album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' reviewed |
| September 2019 | Launches 'And It Don't Stop', a paid-subscription newsletter on Substack featuring a monthly 'Consumer Guide' column. |
| July 2019 | Concludes writing reviews for MSN Music, Cuepoint, and Noisey in the 'Expert Witness' column. |
| 2018 | Published 'Is It Still Good to Ya? Fifty Years of Rock Criticism 1967–2017' through Duke University Press, reflecting on his long career in music journalism. |
| 2018 | Christgau discussed his limitations in writing about jazz, acknowledging challenges in discussing jazz albums from the 1950s and 1960s. |
| 2018 | Noname's album 'Room 25' receives 17 points in Robert Christgau's music review |
| 2017 | Marked fifty years of rock criticism, commemorated by the publication of 'Is It Still Good to Ya? Fifty Years of Rock Criticism 1967–2017' through Duke University Press. |
| 2015 | Released memoir 'Going into the City: Portrait of a Critic as a Young Man' through Dey Street Books, offering insights into his life and career as a music critic. |
| 2015 | Spin magazine acknowledged Christgau's pivotal role in inventing rock criticism as it is known today. |
| August 2015 | Hired by Vice to write the 'Expert Witness' column for Noisey, their music section. |
| September 10 2014 | Debuted a new version of 'Expert Witness' on Cuepoint, an online music magazine on Medium. |
| September 20 2013 | Announced the end of 'Expert Witness' on MSN due to the platform shutting down its freelance arts operation. |
| July 2013 | During an Esquire magazine interview, Christgau criticized the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voters for not inducting the New York Dolls. |
| November 22 2010 | Launched the 'Expert Witness' blog on MSN, focusing on albums graded B+ or higher. |
| July 1 2010 | Announced the final 'Consumer Guide' column on MSN. |
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