Music reviews and criticism

A remarkable memoir from the legendary drummer with The Police.

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This program is read by the author, and includes excerpts from Richard Wagner's musical compositions throughout.

This program is read by the author.

In Listen to This, Alex Ross, the music critic for The New Yorker, looks both backward and forward in time, capturing essential figures and ideas in classical-music history as well as giving an alternative view of recent pop music that emphasizes the power of the individual musical voice in whatever genre.

The extraordinary life and times of Carl Barat, Libertine.

One of Esquire's best books of spring 2022An extended meditation on late style and last works from "e;one of our greatest living critics"e; (Kathryn Schulz, New York).