{"title":"Ellen Willis","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the incisive essays and critical reflections of Ellen Willis, a pioneering voice in \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her writing delves deeply into music, politics, and society with sharp intellect and passionate insight, offering readers a rich blend of cultural critique and personal narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWillis’s work invites a thoughtful examination of how art intersects with everyday life, encouraging readers to engage with cultural phenomena from fresh and nuanced perspectives. Her prose is both accessible and intellectually vibrant, making her collection essential for anyone interested in the dynamics of culture and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"out-of-the-vinyl-deeps-by-ellen-willis-9780816672837","title":"Out of the Vinyl Deeps","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1968, the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e hired Ellen Willis as its first popular music critic. Her column, Rock, Etc., ran for seven years and established Willis as a leader in cultural commentary and a pioneer in the nascent and otherwise male-dominated field of rock criticism. As a writer for a magazine with a circulation of nearly half a million, Willis was also the country's most widely read rock critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a voice at once sharp, thoughtful, and ecstatic, she covered a wide range of artists—Bob Dylan, The Who, Van Morrison, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joni Mitchell, the Velvet Underground, Sam and Dave, Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Wonder—assessing their albums and performances not only on their originality, musicianship, and cultural impact but also in terms of how they made her feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of the Vinyl Deeps\u003c\/em\u003e collects for the first time Willis's Rock, Etc. columns and her other writings about popular music from this period (including liner notes for works by Lou Reed and Janis Joplin) and reasserts her rightful place in rock music criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReviewed in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463986233580,"sku":"9780816672837","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780816672837-out-of-the-vinyl-deeps.jpg?v=1775037901"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ellen-willis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}