The Perfect Score: 33 1/3
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005“Rock writing.” It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? Rock is noisy, profane, communal; writing is silent, contemplative, and solitary. Writing about music, Elvis Costello once said, is like dancing about architecture. A good Costellian witticism — he has a point — but I doubt even he really believes it. Reading and writing are how we make sense of our experience, and …