john corbett

‘Pick Up the Pieces’ Is a Primer in Music as Cultural Memory

‘Pick Up the Pieces’ Is a Primer in Music as Cultural Memory

John Corbett's writing is often poetic in Pick Up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music, with each essay being a resonant reflection on the music, artists, scenes, and memories seemingly etched deeply in his being.

By the Book: Pick up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music

By the Book: Pick up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music

In this excerpt of '70s music, Pick up the Pieces, John Corbett puts his critique of Kraftwerk's Autobahn to poetry and pogos with his conflict for the Clash and their album, The Clash.

When It Comes to Collecting Vinyl, It’s Better to Be a Freak Than a Snob

When It Comes to Collecting Vinyl, It’s Better to Be a Freak Than a Snob

In Vinyl Freak, John Corbett exposes a beautiful and dusty world forgotten but kept alive by that dying medium known as the vinyl record.

United States of Tara

The Messengers (2007)

Bigger than the Sky (2005)

Raising Helen (2004)

Raising Helen (2004)