Rock Critic Law

Book Review: Rock Critic Law

Straight out of his Twitter feed, @RockCriticLaw, acclaimed rock journalist and author
of the classic books Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana and Our Band Could Be Your Life, Michael Azerrad turns his eye to the art of rock writing itself, skewering 101 of the genre’s seemingly endless litany of hackneyed phrases and tropes. Azerrad presents the shortcuts, lazy metaphors and uninspired prose that so many of his beloved colleagues all too regularly rely on.

By Michael Azerrad (hardcover) $23.99