Out of the vinyl deeps [[electronic resource] ] : Ellen Willis on rock music / / Ellen Willis ; edited by Nona Willis Aronowitz ; foreword by Sasha Frere-Jones ; afterword by Daphne Carr and Evie Nagy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456769703321
• Autore: Willis Ellen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Minneapolis [Minn.], : University of Minnesota Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0-8166-7697-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AronowitzNona Willis <1984->; Frere-JonesSasha; CarrDaphne; NagyEvie
• Disciplina: 781.66
• Soggetti: Rock music - 1961-1970 - History and criticism; Rock music - 1971-1980 - History and criticism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Chiefly essays originally published in The New Yorker magazine, 1968-1975.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD: OPENING THE VAULT; INTRODUCTION: WAKE-UP CALL; BEFORE THE FLOOD; 1. THE WORLD-CLASS CRITIC; 2. THE ADORING FAN; 3. THE SIXTIES CHILD; 4. THE FEMINIST; 5. THE NAVIGATOR; 6. THE SOCIOLOGIST; AFTERWORD: RAISE YOUR HAND
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1968, the New Yorker hired Ellen Willis as its first popular music critic. Her column, Rock, Etc., ran for seven years and established Willis as a leader in cultural commentary and a pioneer in the nascent and otherwise male-dominated field of rock criticism. As a writer for a magazine with a circulation of nearly half a million, Willis was also the country's most widely read rock critic. With a voice at once sharp, thoughtful, and ecstatic, she covered a wide range of artistsùBob Dylan, The Who, Van Morrison, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jon