Jon Pareles appears in the following:
Justin Bieber Like Ü Have Never Heard Him Before
Thursday, September 03, 2015
Peter Gabriel: Four Decades Of Music Without Frontiers
Monday, April 07, 2014
Four Decades Of Peter Gabriel; Dan Wilson Plays Live
Monday, April 07, 2014
In this episode: Before Peter Gabriel is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jon Pareles, the veteran New York Times pop music critic looks back at his groundbreaking early solo albums, and his quixotic championing of world music.
Then: As the frontman of ‘90s band Semisonic, Dan Wilson notched a timeless hit with the bar anthem “Closing Time.” Since then, the Grammy-winner has become an in-demand songwriter for big name artists: he co-wrote Adele’s “Someone Like You” and the Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready to Make Nice.” Now, he's readying his first solo album since 2007. Hear him perform songs live in the Soundcheck studio.
Critics Look Back At 2012: Auto-Tune, Geezer Rock, And A Dancing Orchestra
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Best of 2011: Jon Pareles
Friday, December 23, 2011
New York Times pop music critic Jon Pareles rounds out our week-long look back at the best of the year in music.
Dropping F-Bombs
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Three of the Billboard top ten songs in the country have titles containing the F-word. On this year’s Grammys telecast, Cee Lo Green played a rollicking version of the smash hit everyone knows isn’t really called “Forget You.” Has one of the most powerful curse words in the English arsenal become toothless? We get some straight talk on profanity from linguist John McWhorter and New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles.
Trent Reznor Scores an Oscar
Monday, February 28, 2011
At last night's Academy Award ceremony, Trent Reznor, along with Atticus Ross, took home the prize for Best Original Score. We talk with New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles about what the win means for the Nine Inch Nails frontman.
The Fame Monster
Monday, February 08, 2010
The Best of Times or the Worst of Times?
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
In the past ten years, pop stardom met reality TV, the mobile phone met the MP3 player, and music stores and record labels met their doom. Some say that as a result, music has never been so democratic and accessible. Others claim it has never sounded worse. We find out ...
Next Big Things, For Now
Friday, October 23, 2009
The Year in World Music
Thursday, December 18, 2008
New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles shares his year-end list of the best in world music.
View Jon Pareles' list of the best world music albums of 2008
Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on the year's best world music
Critics Week: World and Latin Music
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Soundcheck Poll: Cast ...