Christopher R. Weingarten is a freelance music writer living in Brooklyn, whose work can currently be seen in The Village Voice, Spin, Revolver, NYLON, and much more. His first book, a study of Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, is out now via Continuum. He is also the shadowy figure behind hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com and the author of its corresponding book, via NAL/Penguin.
In 1993, Arrested Development was the angel on hip-hop's shoulder; consci… more »
On their fourth album, environmentally minded spirit-grinders Wolves in t… more »
Over the course of seven albums, San Francisco space cowboys Barn Owl hav… more »
Hip-Hop | Hip-Hop / R&B Public Enemy, JVC Force, Masters of Ceremony, Biz Markie, Divine Styler
It's been four years since Chicago hip-hop duo Cool Kids debuted in a buz… more »
It's been four years since Chicago hip-hop duo Cool Kids debuted in a buz… more »
As the frontman of Hüsker Dü and alterna-heroes Sugar, Bob Moul… more »
The second commercial release from the Odd Future collective is everythin… more »
The nervous sound of Iceage is what happens when teenage brooding rubs ag… more »
One of the most important records of the '00s nearly slipped through … more »
From 1998 to 2002 — the peak of their popularity and weirdness … more »
From 1998 to 2002 — the peak of their popularity and weirdness … more »
Sinéad O'Connor's landmark second LP is one of the most ly… more »
Sinéad O'Connor's landmark second LP is one of the most ly… more »
The once-untouchable MC Hammer was the only rapper to every truly be the … more »
Straddling the very fissures where the old school gave way to the new, Ga… more »
The perfect mood-setter for people who like their lovers loyal, cuddly an… more »
Like the type of dorm room booger-joke weird that poured out of the best … more »
Dinosaur Drums is a yabba-dabba good time. Soundscapist/paleomusicologist… more »
Chrome embraced industrial music's grating mechanical squeals, bowel-… more »
Tragic but true: About 1/3 of youth smokers end up dying from a tobacco-r… more »
This album is so notorious that even the Supreme Court gave it props. As … more »
Sounding like they discovered their instruments seconds before some brave… more »
After inventing grindcore with his rapid-fire drum flurries in Napalm Dea… more »
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