The nostalgic tones don't resonate quite as fully with the modern music scene as they could. In his 2004 New York Times essay "The Rap Against Rockism," Kelefa Sanneh argued, "A rockist is someone who reduces rock 'n' roll to a caricature, then uses that caricature as a weapon. Rockism means idolizing the authentic old legend (or underground hero) while mocking the latest pop star; lioniz…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM on May 16, 2019