R.I.P. Greg Tate

[humprof]

Dammit. Incalculably influential (and stylish) music writer and cultural critic. Co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition and the "territory band" Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber.
https://www.okayplayer.com/music/greg-tate-the-godfather-of-hip-hop-journalism-has-died.html

 

[ssully]

I remember when he used to write for the Village Voice as Greg "Ironman" Tate.

He was pro-rock and pro-rap at a time when that was quite rare. (He gave a highly positive review to the new King Crimson circa 1981)

 

[humprof]

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1062137384/greg-tate-music-critic-author-journalist-deadhttps://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062478211/revered-cultural-critic-greg-tate-has-died-at-age-64