Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003: The Year's Finest Writing On Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country & More

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003: The Year's Finest Writing On Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country & More
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Matt Groening
By (author) Paul Bresnick
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 141
Category/GenreMusic - styles and genres
Literary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9780306812361
ClassificationsDewey:781.64
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Hachette Books
Imprint Da Capo Press Inc
Publication Date 1 October 2003
Publication Country United States

Description

Matt Groening returns to his music journalism roots in the fourth volume of Da Capo's highly acclaimed series. It's here: the fourth and latest volume in the series that you have come to rely upon for your music reading fix. The 2003 volume will celebrate the year's best writing about music and its culture with a selection of pieces on a dazzling array of topics drawn from more than a hundred sources-remarkable essays by journalists and authors who are as serious about writing as they are about music.Past contributors have included: Jonathan Lethem David Rakoff Mike Doughty Lorraine Ali Greil Marcus Richard Meltzer Robert Gordon Sarah Vowell Nick Tosches Anthony DeCurtis William Gay Whitney Balliett Lester Bangs Rosanne Cash Susan Orlean David Hadju Lenny Kaye The Onion Mark Jacobson Gary Giddins John Leland Luc Sante Monica Kendrick Kalefa Sanneh

Author Biography

Matt Groening, who began his career as a rock critic, changed television forever when he brought animation back to prime time with the immortal nuclear family The Simpsons. He is also creator and executive producer of the FOX animated series Futurama, as well as the comics Life in Hell and Akbar and Jeff. He lives in Los Angeles. Paul Bresnick is a literary agent and editor who has edited many award-winning music books. He lives in New York City and East Hampton.