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Robert Christgau: Blender
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Earlier freelance writings that appeared in <i>Blender</i> are scattered elsewhere on the website.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/xg/bl/blondie-08.php">Blondie: Parallel Lines</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/diddley-08.php">Bo Diddley: The Definitive Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/bootsy-08.php">Bootsy's Rubber Band</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/holly-08.php">Buddy Holly: Memorial Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/oberst-08.php">Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/cymande-08.php">Cymande: Renegades of Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/del-08.php">Del the Funkee Homosapien: Eleventh Hour</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/drjohn-08.php">Dr. John and the Lower 911: City That Care Forgot</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/guincho-08.php">El Guincho: Alegranza</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/franco-08.php">Franco: Francophonic</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/jones-08.php">George Jones: The Hits . . . Then 'Til Now</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/carll-08.php">Hayes Carll: Trouble in Mind</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/jesus-08.php">Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse: Happier Than You</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/edwards-08.php">Kathleen Edwards: Asking for Flowers</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/amazones-08.php">Les Amazones de Guin閑: Wamato</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/richard-08.php">Little Richard: The Very Best of Little Richard</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/living-08.php">Living Things: Habeas Corpus</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/loveisall-08.php">Love Is All: A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/williams-08.php">Lucinda Williams: Little Honey</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/manman-08.php">Man Man: Rabbit Habits</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/gaye-08.php">Marvin Gaye: Hear, My Dear</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/young-09.php">Neil Young: Fork in the Road</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/noage-08.php">No Age: Nouns</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/redding-08.php">Otis Redding: Otis Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/saadiq-08.php">Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/forster-08.php">Robert Forster: The Evangelist</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/kuti-08.php">Seun Kuti & Egypt 80</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/steinski-08.php">Steinski: What Does It All Mean?</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/tabtheband-08.php">Tab the Band: Pulling Out Just Enough to Win</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/noise-09.php">The (International) Noise Conspiracy: The Cross of My Calling</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/clash-08.php">The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/coasters-08.php">The Coasters: There's a Riot Goin' On</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/coathangers-09.php">The Coathangers: Scramble</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/dresden-08.php">The Dresden Dolls: No, Virginia . . .</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/carter-08.php">The Great Lil Wayne Debate: Is Tha Carter III a Classic?</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/funkadelic-08.php">The Guide: Back Catalogue: Funkadelic</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/rgcongo-08.php">The Rough Guide to Congo Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/thedream-09.php">The-Dream: Love vs. Money</a></li> <li><a href="/xg/bl/nelson-08.php">Willie Nelson: One Hell of a Ride</a></li> </ul> <p> <!-- begin standard footer --> </td> </table> </body> </html>