The Next Track

Episode #321: Writing About Music

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Kirk recently read Cameron Crowe's memoir The Uncool, about his experience writing about music, notably for Rolling Stone. Doug and Kirk reflect on rock music journalism.

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‌Show notes

  • Cameron Crowe: The Uncool, a Memoir
  • Almost Famous
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • Jerry Maguire
  • Aloha
  • Can AI tell us anything meaningful about Bob Dylan’s songs? - Aeon Essays
  • Write Now with Scrivener
  • The Bongos - Wikipedia
  • Richard Hambleton, ‘Shadowman’ of the ’80s Art Scene, Dies at 65 - The New York Times
  • Shadowman (documentary about Richard Hambleton)

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