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‘dancing about architecture’ by arthur phillips from the current issue of the believer.
such a beautifully drafted article regarding the difficulties of writing about music.
from the article:
’ ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture. [1]’
1. (the coinage of this quote is murky. there is, of course, a website devoted to settling who said it first. the crowd of candidates includes elvis costello, clara schumann, martin mull, & frank zappa.)’
other must-read articles from this issue (full text not available online):
‘the clash of the jamaican deejays’ by ross simonini.
(thank you to harryroman for placing such penned musical goodness into my hands).