Music GroupsRosen on Rockism and Popism
Slate's Jody Rosen picks up the rockism debate torch, which has been a popular music critic theme for a couple of years.
Rosen's piece follows the rockist debate and the movement's reactionary counterbalance, the popist movement, which contends "Pop (and, especially, hip-hop) producers are as important as rock auteurs, Beyoncé is as worthy of serious consideration as Bruce Springsteen, and ascribing shame to pop pleasure is itself a shameful act."
Danceblogga, which is where Coolfer found the link, has thoughtful commentary.
Previously: Coolfer called Sanneh's article, "The Rap Against Rockism," "the best music-related article of the year."
