"Rarely has so much attention been paid to a musician who has never quite succeeded commercially, or in his own mind, or in the minds of his oft-perplexed fans. But (Jeff) Tweedy is worth it, for his failures as much as his successes, for the cloudy clarity of his work."

Joe Klein wrote this in today's NY Times while reviewing Greg Kot's new book Wilco: Learning How To Die (Amazon sales rank: 130). Not only was Klein impressed as Tweedy in terms of a subject, but he was also impressed by Kot as a writer. He's an modest writer, wrote Klein, one that "actually does reporting."

Wilco's new album, A Ghost Is Born, is out on June 22nd.

Check the Random House page for Wilco: Learning How To Die, an interview with Greg at RockCritics.com and the Greg Kot biography at Sound Opinions.

New York University is seeking a Department Chair for The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.