Sasha Frere-Jones
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| - | Hey ILM! Study Grime, Microhouse, and Dancehall at Harvard | + | '''Sasha (Alexander) Frere-Jones''' (born [[1967]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[music critic]] based in [[New York City]]. He is on the staff of ''[[The New Yorker]]'', where he serves as pop music critic. He is a former member of the band [[Ui (band)|Ui]]. |
| - | http://www.courses.dce.harvard.edu/~musie145/ | + | He maintains a blog, [http://www.sashafrerejones.com/ S/FJ]. In 2008, Frere-Jones was named one of the top 30 critics in the world by ''Intelligent Life'', the lifestyle publication from ''[[The Economist]]''<ref>http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/node/941</ref>. |
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| - | This is the class description for "Electronic Music: History and Aesthetics of Popular Music Since the 1960s" at Harvard Extension School. | + | |
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| - | I found the syllabus very surreal, it's like it was compiled by people who read ILM. I mean, required readings from [[Simon Reynolds]], [[Philip Sherburne]], [[Jahsonic]][http://www.courses.dce.harvard.edu/~musie145/#week3], [[Scott Plagenhoef]], and [[Sasha Frere-Jones]]? Make sure you listen to [[Marshall Jefferson]], [[Vybz Kartel]], [[Dizzee Rascal]], [[Madvillain]], and [[Kylie]]? I love it. | + | |
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| - | -- Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 17:11 (3 years ago) Link | + | |
| + | Sasha's brother, [[Tobias Frere-Jones]], is a prominent type designer, also based in New York. | ||
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Sasha (Alexander) Frere-Jones (born 1967) is an American music critic based in New York City. He is on the staff of The New Yorker, where he serves as pop music critic. He is a former member of the band Ui. He maintains a blog, S/FJ. In 2008, Frere-Jones was named one of the top 30 critics in the world by Intelligent Life, the lifestyle publication from The Economist<ref>http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/node/941</ref>.
Sasha's brother, Tobias Frere-Jones, is a prominent type designer, also based in New York.
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