<p>Renowned music journalist and broadcaster Laura Barton joins to chat about A Little Devil In America, Hanif Abdurraqib's brilliant essay collection exploring black culture in the US.</p><br><p>Their conversation also takes in Laura's work with the inimitable Self Esteem, being a woman in the music press, dancing to The Strokes, and much more.</p><br><p>Laura's memoir, Sad Songs, is publishing in May 2023 and is a beautifully written enquiry into the history, science and musicology of our love of sad music <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sad-songs-laura-barton/5043520?ean=9781529406948" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sad Songs a book by Laura Barton</a></p><br><p>Books mentioned in the podcast:</p><br><p>A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-little-devil-in-america-in-praise-of-black-performance-hanif-abdurraqib/6309595?ean=9780141995793" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance a book by Hanif Abdurraqib</a></p><p>Under My Thumb, edited by Rhian Jones and Eli Davis <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/under-my-thumb-songs-that-hate-women-and-the-women-who-love-them-rhian-jones/2804840?ean=9781910924617" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Under My Thumb: Songs that hate women and the women who love them a book by Rhian Jones and Eli Davis</a></p><p>The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-crane-wife-a-memoir-in-essays-christina-joyce-hauser/6005010?ean=9780241503775" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays a book by Christina Joyce Hauser</a></p><p>Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull <a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780815410461/Faithfull-Autobiography-Marianne-0815410468/plp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faithfull: An Autobiography - Faithfull, Marianne: 9780815410461 - AbeBooks</a></p><p>They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/they-can-t-kill-us-until-they-kill-us-hanif-abdurraqib/800104?ean=9781911545224" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us a book by Hanif Abdurraqib</a></p><p>The Folk by Ross Cole <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-folk-music-modernity-and-the-political-imagination-ross-cole/5837980?ean=9780520383739" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Folk: Music, Modernity, and the Political Imagination a book by Ross Cole</a></p><p>Denim and Leather by Michael Hann <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/denim-and-leather-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-new-wave-of-british-heavy-metal-michael-hann/4950006?ean=9781472134103" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal a book by Michael Hann</a></p><p>Sound Within Sound by Kate Molleson <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sound-within-sound-opening-our-ears-to-the-twentieth-century-kate-molleson/6824951?ean=9780571363223" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century a book by Kate Molleson</a></p><br><p>You can buy Jude's The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here:</p><p><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Sound-of-Being-Human-Audiobook/B09P4BVQT9?eac_link=ROfqz91D09xN&ref=web_search_eac_asin_2&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B09P4BVQT9&qid=0SKnFAUwLR&eac_id=261-8939924-6005058_0SKnFAUwLR&sr=1-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sound of Being Human by Jude Rogers - Audiobook - Audible.co.uk</a></p><br><p>Finally, White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
