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James Wolcott

James Wolcott

In the fall of 1972, James Wolcott left Frostburg State College after his sophomore year and joined the staff of The Village Voice. He wrote for Creem and Circus in that decade and has subsequently contributed to Esquire, The New Yorker, New York Magazine and The New York Review of Books. He is a long-time critic for Vanity Fair, where he writes about media and pop culture.

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Elliott Murphy: Lost Generation (RCA)

Review by James Wolcott, The Village Voice, 16 June 1975

Elliott Murphy Mows His Lawn ...

Bob Dylan, Patti Smith: Tarantula meets Mustang: Dylan Calls on Patti Smith

Report by James Wolcott, The Village Voice, 7 July 1975

A COPY OF Witt was slid across the table to Patti Smith. "Would you sign this for me, please?" "Sure," said Patti, "what's your first ...

Blondie, The Ramones, Ruby & the Rednecks, The Shirts, Talking Heads, Television, Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers: A Conservative Impulse in the New Rock Underground

Report by James Wolcott, The Village Voice, 18 August 1975

"No longer is the rock impulse revolutionary — i.e., the transformation of oneself and society — but conservative: to carry on the rock tradition." ...

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