Sacha Jenkins, ‘Sunday Best’ (2025)| robertchristgau.substack.com
Thoughts on AI, advice to young critic, the Angry Samoans as dinner music, "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" as ASMR, the road to humane politics, and 21 Louis Armstrong albums in no particular order.| And It Don't Stop
Kentucky road dog goes global/cosmic, no longer pure heroine has erotic adventures, Afro-prop variants assembled into a congruent groove, and gifted singer-songwriter essays a concept album.| robertchristgau.substack.com
"The Curse of the Mekons," from "The Village Voice," 1991| robertchristgau.substack.com
The Mekons at the Bowery Ballroom, July 17th, 2025| And It Don't Stop
Top three dream gigs, A plus upgrades briefly considered, enjoyable (not remarkable) bluegrass, the joy of doc (Swamp Dogg edition), the joy of disc (compact edition), and the TV party that wasn't.| And It Don't Stop
Sparse, quiet music that's anything but insubstantial, Chuck D in conversational-philosophical mode, Chuck and Flav in politically conscious collective mode, and| robertchristgau.substack.com
Stopping the car for the Beach Boys, choice Leadbelly collections, best of the '80s, Hong Fat and Michael Hurley remembered, and dud vs. neither (Warren Zevon edition).| And It Don't Stop
A guest post from Tom Smucker, author of "Why the Beach Boys Matter"| robertchristgau.substack.com
Speechifying from Springsteen, abstract expressionism from Buck 65, disruptive noise from Lambrini Girls, and words to stay alive for from Ezra Furman.| And It Don't Stop
"The Grateful Dead in Four Dimensions," from The Village Voice, June 13, 1977| robertchristgau.substack.com
On guitar: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bones check, the spiritual exhaustion of the Must to Avoid, quality albums never to be heard again, the excellence of the A minus, and Xgau on film.| robertchristgau.substack.com
A must-own from 1959, 13 songs that are unfailingly melodic and undeniably sincere, spare sonics contemplating mortality, and a capsule history of British imperialism and its aftermaths.| And It Don't Stop
"We Condemn the Gang of Four (Just Kidding)," from the Village Voice, July 27, 1982| robertchristgau.substack.com
Essential pre-internet reference works, El Lay vs L.A., more music from the Great White North, de gustibus non disputandum est, roll over Beethoven, and party politics briefly considered.| And It Don't Stop
Flawlessly executed down-and-out Americana tales, a gentler approach to a veteran speed soukous master, Pepto-Bismol and other troths explored, and hilarious noises that may make your eardrums bleed.| robertchristgau.substack.com
A report from Sly Stone's Madison Square Garden wedding, from "Newsday," June 7, 1974.| And It Don't Stop
