Rob Sheffield
Encyclopedia
Rob Sheffield is an American music
journalist
and author
. He is currently a contributing editor at Rolling Stone
, writing music reviews and essays on pop culture. Prior to that, he was a contributing editor at Blender
before the print version of the magazine folded in 2009, and at Spin. A native of Boston
, Sheffield attended Yale and the University of Virginia.
His first book, Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
(an excerpt of which was featured in the January 2007 issue of GQ
), was released by Random House
in January 2007. It received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly
and Library Journal
.
Most of Love is a Mix Tape takes place in Charlottesville, Virginia
, where Sheffield met and married his late wife Renée Crist, a fellow DJ at radio station WTJU
, and continues in New York City
after Crist's death in 1997. The couple had no children.
Sheffield remarried in 2006 and lives in Brooklyn
, New York
.
Sheffield's second book, released in July 2010, is called Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
journalist
Journalist
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and author
Author
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. He is currently a contributing editor at 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...
, writing music reviews and essays on pop culture. Prior to that, he was a contributing editor at 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....
before the print version of the magazine folded in 2009, and at Spin. A native of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Sheffield attended Yale and the University of Virginia.
His first book, Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Love is a Mix Tape
Love is a Mix Tape is a memoir by Rob Sheffield. It uses fifteen mix tapes to frame the story of his courtship and marriage to Renée Crist, a fellow DJ, graduate student, and mix tape aficionado, before her death from a pulmonary embolism in 1997....
(an excerpt of which was featured in the January 2007 issue of GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
), was released by Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
in January 2007. It received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
and Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
.
Most of Love is a Mix Tape takes place in Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
, where Sheffield met and married his late wife Renée Crist, a fellow DJ at radio station WTJU
WTJU
WTJU is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville, Virginia and Albemarle County, Virginia, with a broadcast range of about 50 miles, as well as webcasting over the internet. WTJU is owned and operated by the University of Virginia...
, and continues 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...
after Crist's death in 1997. The couple had no children.
Sheffield remarried in 2006 and lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Sheffield's second book, released in July 2010, is called Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut.