American music critic
Eric Weisbard is an American music critic known for founding the Pop Conference , which is hosted annually by the Museum of Pop Culture (formerly known as the EMP Museum ). He also organized the conference for many years.[ 1]
Career
Weisbard serves as professor of American studies at the University of Alabama .[ 2] 33⅓ book entry about Use Your Illusion Top 40 Democracy: The Rival Mainstreams of American Music , and a former editor for Spin [ 3] Spin Alternative Record Guide [ 4] the Village Voice [ 5] Top 40 Democracy , he received the 2015 Woody Guthrie Award from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music 's United States branch.[ 6]
Personal life
Weisbard is married to Ann Powers , a music critic for NPR .[ 7] [ 8]
References
^ "Eric Weisbard" . University of Chicago Press .^ "Eric Weisbard" . Department of American Studies . University of Alabama. Retrieved 2017-07-10 .^ Harvey, Eric (24 November 2014). "Top 40 Democracy" . Pitchfork Media . ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide ISBN 9780679755746 ^ Rosen, Jody (5 September 2006). "X-ed Out" . Slate . ^ Weinstein, Greg (30 June 2015). "Eric Weisbard, 2015 Woody Guthrie Award Winner" . IASPM-US . ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (20 February 2015). "A Conflict Of Interest At NPR Music?" . NPR . ^ Wright, Rickey (October 9, 2006). "Guilt and Pleasure" . Seattle Weekly Archived from the original on September 13, 2020.
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