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Rob Tannenbaum

12/21/2016 at 2:29 p.m.
How to Fix the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Voting System, by a Voter

In any given year, if you want to know who will definitely get in, find the most popular white rock band on the ballot. They’re a clinch.
9/8/2015 at 2:50 p.m.
The 32 Greatest Talk-Show Hosts Ever, Ranked

Let’s be clear: If your favorites aren’t on this list, it’s not because we forgot to consider them.
7/2/2015 at 12:52 p.m.
Your La Monte Young Listening Guide

Perfect for your Fourth of July BBQ.
7/2/2015 at 8:05 a.m.
Minimalist Composer La Monte Young on His Life and Immeasurable Influence

“It’s not just a work of genius — I did things no one ever dreamed of and I set up an approach to sound that parallels universal structure.”
11/14/2014 at 2:06 p.m.
How Azealia Banks’s Broke With Expensive Taste Finally Got Released

A short history of how it came together.
10/20/2014 at 10:05 a.m.
Freddy Lives: An Oral History of A Nightmare on Elm Street

Don’t sleep on this.
7/21/2013 at 9:10 p.m.
The Hoboken Sound: An Oral History of Maxwell’s

In the pantheon of important New York City rock clubs — Max’s Kansas City, CBGB, the Bottom Line — Maxwell’s ranks as high as any, even though its legal address is New Jersey.
8/20/2009 at 1:15 p.m.
In Defense of Third Eye Blind

In the wake of inflamed debate, we asked former ‘Blender’ music editor Rob Tannenbaum to evaluate the legacy of 3EB.
8/4/2009 at 3:45 p.m.
Tasty! Steely Dan Brings the Guitar Solos, Male Ponytails

Rob Tannenbaum on the band’s ongoing Beacon Theatre residency.
6/29/2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Rob Tannenbaum: The Alien Michael Jackson

The most popular singer in America would be black, but not too black; male, but not masculine; sensual, but not sexual.