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WA023 - Critics' Jukebox: Rob Sheffield (eMusic, July 2010)

Two writers, eight quotes, lotsa coffee

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Michaelangelo Matos
Feb 05, 2026
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For a long time, I thought this piece had disappeared into the ether, never to return. It was done for eMusic’s ebooks department, and they carried Rob Sheffield’s second audiobook. The editor—the one and only Maris Kreizman—was kind enough to permit me to nerd the hell out with Rob over our shared passion for music writing in general. What a treat this was, and is. What ran is an edited version; this is the director’s cut. As usual for the Waves Around posts, it is for paying subscribers. Thank you!

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