Music criticism is dead. Long live music criticism.
Musical analysis is alive and well in videoland
In 2021, Malcolm Gladwell was busy publicizing his Paul Simon audiobook, Miracle and Wonder. His long conversations with the great songwriter sounded promising enough to me. Then Gladwell’s enthusiasm for his new project carried him off the rails:
"I hope I don’t sound too self-regarding when I say I think it’s really, really good. Stories about musicia…
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