This, pure and perfect

[JonnyP]

Finally got around to reading the Quietus today (generally check in every week) and was very sad to hear that the music writer (well, OK, critic) Neil Kulikarni has passed away. A great writer IMHO which is reflected in his reviews for Melody Maker and other publications from the nineties and beyond. Went Down the rabbit hole of a blog page and found (amongst other pieces), this explanation of why record shops were and are (to me) so vital. If nothing else, it is a great piece of writing. To me it expresses my obsession better than I ever could (it was written when HMV shops died in the UK, they have returned in a much diminished form):

On Record Shops And Memory

(from 2013, originally written after HMV prematurely announced its closure)

kaptainkulk.medium.com

 

[Stefan]

Finally got around to reading the Quietus today (generally check in every week) and was very sad to hear that the music writer (well, OK, critic) Neil Kulikarni has passed away. A great writer IMHO which is reflected in his reviews for Melody Maker and other publications from the nineties and beyond. Went Down the rabbit hole of a blog page and found (amongst other pieces), this explanation of why record shops were and are (to me) so vital. If nothing else, it is a great piece of writing. To me it expresses my obsession better than I ever could (it was written when HMV shops died in the UK, they have returned in a much diminished form):

On Record Shops And Memory

(from 2013, originally written after HMV prematurely announced its closure)

kaptainkulk.medium.com

1+ thanks for this gift @JonnyP

 

[JonnyP]

I should add that most of his blogs were the more 'legendary' reviews, ie. many are the ones that were negative for very good reason. He was very passionate about good and bad music in his feelings and always (well, maybe not in that Ned's review but it was an awful waste of space album) gave his reasons. Simon Price wrote a great obituary on The Quietus (another music critic who most times got it on the nail, sometimes - Romo - not so much). Glad you enjoyed it.

 

[naboo]

Nice piece of writing, thanks for sharing.