Rob Sheffield Explained
Rob Sheffield |
Birth Name: | Robert James Sheffield |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1966 |
Birth Place: | Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation: | Author, columnist |
Nationality: | American |
Genre: | Music pop culture |
Spouse: | |
Robert James Sheffield (born February 2, 1966) is an American music journalist and author.[1]
He is a long time contributing editor at Rolling Stone, writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at Blender, Spin and Details magazines. A native of Milton, Massachusetts, Sheffield has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and master's degree (1991) from the University of Virginia.[2]
Sheffield lives in Brooklyn, New York.[3]
Published works
Sheffield has written several books including a memoir, (an excerpt of which was featured in the January 2007 issue of GQ), was released by Random House in January 2007. It was met with much acclaim and was a national bestseller.[4] [5]
Sheffield's fifth book, released in April 2017, is called Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World. An excerpt from Sheffield's most recent book, Dreaming the Beatles, was published online by Rolling Stone.[6] USA Today gave Dreaming the Beatles three and one-half (out of four) stars and called it a "charming new collection of essays."[7] Spin added that "Dreaming the Beatles is equal parts history and cultural criticism, as Sheffield draws from dozens of sources to lay down the story of how the Beatles came to be, before writing about why any of it matters."[8] MTV opined that "Dreaming the Beatles is one of the best books about the band ever written."[9] Sheffield won the ASCAP Foundation's Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism for Dreaming the Beatles in 2017.[10]
Bibliography
- 2007 – .
- 2009 – Bande Originale (French Edition).
- 2010 – Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut.
- 2013 – Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke.
- 2016 – On Bowie.
- 2017 – Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World.
- 2019 – The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks (Audible book).
- 2024 – Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music.
Notes and References
- Web site: COVER- Love Is a Mix Tape: Rolling Stone writer on love and loss in Charlottesville . Barnes . Lindsay . The Hook . January 25, 2007 . August 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090823061718/http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/01/25/COVER-Sheffield-E.rtf.aspx . dead .
- Web site: She Lives in Song. Lowery. Samantha. University of Virginia Magazine. University of Virginia Alumni Association. April 14, 2009. August 10, 2018. April 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425154448/http://uvamagazine.org/articles/she_lives_in_song. dead .
- Web site: Dempsey. Luke. Duran Duran and the bogus era. 2010 . 2021-12-02. Politico PRO. en. 2021-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202023155/https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2010/07/duran-duran-and-the-bogus-era-067684. live.
- Web site: Terzian . Peter . December 31, 2006. The day the music died. live. 2021-12-02. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2021-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202022634/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-31-bk-terzian31-story.html.
- Web site: Love Is a Mix Tape . 2021-12-02. Publishers Weekly. en. 2021-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202022758/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7393-3352-5. live.
- Rob Sheffield on the Beatles' Solo Wilderness Years. Rob . Sheffield . April 24, 2017 . Rolling Stone. 2017-06-29. 2018-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505225909/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rob-sheffields-new-beatles-book-read-an-excerpt-w476952. live.
- News: 'Dreaming the Beatles': We love them yeah, yeah, yeah!. Apr 25, 2017 . Kim . Willis . USA Today. 2017-06-29. en. 2017-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170610184557/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/04/25/dreaming-the-beatles-the-love-story-of-one-band-and-the-whole-world-rob-sheffield-book-review/100579990/. live.
- News: Rob Sheffield's Dreaming the Beatles Is a Fresh Look at the Most Popular Band Ever . Jeremy . Gordon . May 10, 2017. Spin. 2017-06-29. 2017-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705111958/http://www.spin.com/2017/05/dreaming-the-beatles-rob-sheffield-review/. live.
- News: Dreaming the Beatles Author Rob Sheffield On The Fab Four's Unstoppable Pop. Sean T. . Collins . May 17, 2017 . MTV News. 2017-06-29. en. 2017-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701003012/http://www.mtv.com/news/3013749/rob-sheffield-beatles-interview/. dead.
- News: Robbins . Caryn . Journalists on Beatles & More Receive Deems Taylor/ Virgil Thomson Awards . Broadway World . October 12, 2017 . en . April 9, 2022 . November 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127123352/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Journalists-on-Beatles-More-Receive-Deems-Taylor-Virgil-Thomson-Awards-20171012 . live .