How to be a Music Critic With The New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh

Bryan and David break down the recent NFL/NBA Insider controversy and touch on recent news involving Adam Schefter sharing an unpublished story with a source (0:40). Later, Bryan is joined by music critic Kelefa Sanneh to discuss how he got his start, what it’s like discovering and writing music criticism for a new genre, and what we can learn from subgenres in his new book, ‘Major Labels’ (19:06).

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Guest: Kelefa Sanneh

Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes

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