Date: April 24th, 2007

For Immediate Release

Contact: Magdalena Ball
e-mail: maggieball@compulsivereader.com


Compulsive Reader is Compulsive Listening


If you thought The Compulsive Reader was all about books, think again. The online magazine also offers commentary on film and theater and recently music maven and writer Daniel Garrett has been turning his analytical mind to assessing the value of the music scene and his tastes are eclectic and broad ranging. Want to know about the latest music from Neil Young, The Dears, Patti Austin, The Killers, John Legend, Randy Crawford, Michael Franti, Carly Simon, Roy Hargrove, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Morrissey, or the World Saxophone Quartet? What about classic U2, Joni Mitchell, and Stevie Wonder? Garrett has written about performers such as Devendra Banhart, Bright Eyes, Dashboard Confessional, Leela James, John Mayer, Corinne Bailey Rae, Skye, and Lizz Wright, while not neglecting to salute legendary figures such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, B.B.King, Elvis Presley, and the Rolling Stones.

New York based Garrett is a graduate of the New School for Social Research, and the founder of the Cultural Politics Discussion Group at ABC No Rio and Poets House. His music commentary has appeared in online and print publications: All About Jazz, AltRap.com, Frictionmagazine.com, Hyphen, IdentityTheory.com, NatCreole.com, Option, PopMatters.com, and Wax Poetics. His reviews are sometimes philosophical and often political and hard hitting, looking at the music and artist(s) within the context of their total careers and looking closely at the music song by song, whether the artist is Beyonce or Madeleine Peyroux.

The new music section contains over sixty eight reviews, and is growing rapidly. To visit, browse and get a feel for this new section, point your browser at: http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=14&allstories=1 or just click on “Compulsive Listening” in the left hand menu.

For more information, reprints, or to have your CD or event reviewed, contact: Daniel Garrett at D.Garrett.Writer@gmail.com or maggieball@compulsivereader.com