Essays About music criticism

Mariah Carey in Vegas: Going for the High

by William Cheng This essay first appeared in Ryot, 29 July 2015, and was reposted by the Huffington Post, 30 July 2015. As Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj work through their bad blood, there’s no better time… Read More

Virgil and Lenny

their words about music defined an era by John von Rhein  Note: John von Rhein’s essay originally appeared in The Chicago Tribune of 13 January 2015, full text HERE. Herewith an excerpt: They don’t make American icons like Virgil Thomson and Leonard Bernstein anymore. For decades during… Read More