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Oliver Crook

Oliver Crook

Managing Editor Ollie Crook (they/them) is a Montréal-based journalist who has been covering music, in one form or another, for over ten years. But even way before that, as an oddball trans kid who never saw themselves in the world, they used music to create a space for themselves that didn’t exist anywhere else. Whether that was crafting playlists (thanks Limewire!) or collaging band pictures from Kerrang, their understanding of self has come hard-earned through the arts. Find more of their writing (and the occasional cat photo!) at https://ourtransmission.substack.com/

English Teacher © Denmarc Creary
Debut, Features, Interviews, MusicMay 8, 2024<May 8, 2024

Interview: English Teacher Unleash Everything in a Chaotic, Eclectic, Beautiful Mess on ‘This Could Be Texas’

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Features, Interviews, MusicMarch 25, 2024<April 2, 2024

Interview: Angry Blackmen Open Up Their Hearts on the Bitingly Vulnerable ‘The Legend of ABM’

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats © Brantley Gutierrez
Concerts, Music, ReviewsMarch 18, 2024<March 18, 2024

Live Review: Ever the Showman, Nathaniel Rateliff Showcases Exactly What Music Is Capable Of

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Artist to Watch, Columns, Music, Today's SongJanuary 31, 2023<January 31, 2023

Artist to Watch: English Teacher Prove They’re Top of the Class on “Song About Love”

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Columns, Music, Today's SongMarch 22, 2022<June 17, 2023

Today’s Song: Bob Vylan Change Up the Sound But Not Their Message on “Health Is Wealth”

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Music, ReviewsMarch 15, 2022<March 15, 2022

Album Review: Khruangbin and Leon Bridges Team Up in the Most Experimental and Melodic Way on ‘Texas Moon’

Farees © Raffaele Serra
Music, PremieresMarch 9, 2022<April 3, 2022

Premiere: Farees Brings the Melody and the Message on Funk Banger “Bad Apples”

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Features, Music, ReviewsFebruary 8, 2022<February 8, 2022

Review: Keb’ Mo’ Returns to – and Reimagines – Compton on New Album ‘Good to Be’

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Books, Music, ReviewsFebruary 2, 2022<February 2, 2022

Book Review: ‘Dilla Time’ Captures the Little Acknowledged Musical Revolution of the 1990s

Questlove "Music Is History" © Daniel Dorsa
Books, Columns, MusicDecember 20, 2021<December 20, 2021

Book Review: Questlove Rolls Back the Years & Adds Context in Riveting ‘Music Is History’

'Rock Concert' book - Marc Myers
Books, Columns, MusicDecember 14, 2021<December 14, 2021

Book Review: Marc Myers Pulls the Curtain Back on the Live Music We Love So Much in ‘Rock Concert’

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Columns, Music, ReviewsDecember 10, 2021<December 10, 2021

Neil Young and Crazy Horse Show They’re Nowhere Near Finished on ‘Barn’

Raekwon © Erick Sasso
Books, Music, ReviewsDecember 8, 2021<December 8, 2021

Book Review: Raekwon Gives Us a Powerful Snapshot of ’90s Hip-Hop and NY Life in ‘Raekwon: From Staircase to Stage’

Kelefa Sanneh © Jason Nocito
Books, Columns, MusicDecember 2, 2021<December 2, 2021

Book Review: Kelefa Sanneh Spans Seven Genres, Fifty Years, & Countless Gems in ‘Major Labels’

Jackie Kay x Bessie Smith © Mary McCartney
Books, ReviewsNovember 8, 2021<November 8, 2021

Book Review: Jackie Kay Gives the Empress of the Blues Her Flowers in Reissue of ‘Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend’

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