Ben Sisario is an American

United States

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 journalist

Journalist

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 and author

Author

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 in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

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Writing career

Sisario is a staff reporter for the New York Times, covering music and culture. He is author of The Pixies' Doolittle (Continuum, ISBN 978-0826417749), a book in the 33⅓ series about the Pixies album of the same title. Sisario is also a contributor to Blender

Blender (magazine)

Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....

 magazine, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

, SPIN

Spin (magazine)

Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...

, New York public radio station WFUV

WFUV

WFUV, 90.7 FM in New York City, is Fordham University's 50,000-watt, non-commercial radio station, with studios on campus and its antenna atop nearby Montefiore Medical Center. First broadcast in 1947, WFUV has an airstaff which includes such New York radio veterans as Pete Fornatale , Dennis...

 and The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

's annual Paz & Jop music critics' poll.

Sisario is also currently a member of the teaching faculty at the Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch School of the Arts

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 at New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

, instructing courses on Rock Music in Historical Context and Writing for Popular Music.

External links

• Crimes Against Music Sisario's blog Crimes Against Music
• Sisario interview with The Uberlist