Ken Tucker
@kentucker.bsky.social
Music critic NPR's Fresh Air. Book, TV, movie critic: EW, New York Times, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, New York Mag, etc
Today on @nprfreshair.bsky.social I’m reviewing the new 50th anniversary release of Patti Smith’s debut Horses followed by excerpts from Terry’s interviews w Smith over the years. Give a listen
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November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Today on @nprfreshair.bsky.social I’m reviewing the new 50th anniversary release of Patti Smith’s debut Horses followed by excerpts from Terry’s interviews w Smith over the years. Give a listen
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
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Someone said it's Bryan Ferry's birthday www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBrj...
Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow
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September 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Someone said it's Bryan Ferry's birthday www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBrj...
Finally got around to The Lowdown, a show that's pret-ty pleased w itself. Gotta say it was odd to make Joe Brainard a plot point but use his least-typical piece of art (if it even was?), but then have a C Comics cover in a later background. I guess I'm not cool enuf to "dig" it.
September 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Finally got around to The Lowdown, a show that's pret-ty pleased w itself. Gotta say it was odd to make Joe Brainard a plot point but use his least-typical piece of art (if it even was?), but then have a C Comics cover in a later background. I guess I'm not cool enuf to "dig" it.
Well, what a pure pleasure this is.
September 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Well, what a pure pleasure this is.
I cannot imagine how funny Bruce and Jon Landau must find the fact that they’re being played by the 2 most pretentious actors in America in that sad looking movie.
September 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I cannot imagine how funny Bruce and Jon Landau must find the fact that they’re being played by the 2 most pretentious actors in America in that sad looking movie.
youtube.com/watch?v=c5v4... oh good: still no reason to subscribe to Peacock
The Paper | Official Trailer | Peacock Original
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August 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=c5v4... oh good: still no reason to subscribe to Peacock
Lotta stupid Emmy noms announced this morning (so many for the mildly amusing The Studio?) but at least Katherine LaNasa, central to the pleasures of The Pitt, got nominated.
July 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lotta stupid Emmy noms announced this morning (so many for the mildly amusing The Studio?) but at least Katherine LaNasa, central to the pleasures of The Pitt, got nominated.
Illiterate lit musing ("much of the architecture of book discovery is informally targeted at women"). Gee, maybe men (& women!) wd read good books if they were taught literature in school instead of "getting recommendations online from celebrities and influencers." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear?
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June 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Illiterate lit musing ("much of the architecture of book discovery is informally targeted at women"). Gee, maybe men (& women!) wd read good books if they were taught literature in school instead of "getting recommendations online from celebrities and influencers." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/b... Hilarious: the closure “came as a shock.” Because we all know what a venerable publishing house TikTok is.
TikTok’s Owner Wanted to Publish Books. Not Anymore.
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June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/b... Hilarious: the closure “came as a shock.” Because we all know what a venerable publishing house TikTok is.
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Fellow Mouseketeers: Allow me to mention that my review of Sam Tanenhaus's mammoth biography of Wm F. Buckley Jr. will appear in this weekend's edition of Air Mail, the newsletter magazine that deftly massages the mind.
May 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fellow Mouseketeers: Allow me to mention that my review of Sam Tanenhaus's mammoth biography of Wm F. Buckley Jr. will appear in this weekend's edition of Air Mail, the newsletter magazine that deftly massages the mind.
Wonderful John Cameron Mitchell & @nytopinion.nytimes.com repudiating everything the Times has promoted for the past decade. Free article. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...
Opinion | Today’s Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk
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May 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wonderful John Cameron Mitchell & @nytopinion.nytimes.com repudiating everything the Times has promoted for the past decade. Free article. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...
Today on @npr.org @nprfreshair.bsky.social I did a piece about the death of David Thomas and his importance, got to play some of my favorite Pere Ubu music. Link here to listen now www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
May 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today on @npr.org @nprfreshair.bsky.social I did a piece about the death of David Thomas and his importance, got to play some of my favorite Pere Ubu music. Link here to listen now www.npr.org/2025/05/05/n...
Because of course "strong ticket sales" is the reason we award shows www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...
Tony Awards Nominations: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Othello’ Shut Out Despite Strong Ticket Sales
While George Clooney received an acting nod for 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' the play, which he co-wrote wasn't nominated for best play.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Because of course "strong ticket sales" is the reason we award shows www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...
Thank goodness youtu.be/_5MYYOVJDa0?...
Chubby Checker - Pony Time (1961)
YouTube video by vintage video clips
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April 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thank goodness youtu.be/_5MYYOVJDa0?...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/a... When it came to sibling harmony I was always more of a McGarrigles fan, but as always this Garner piece is vastly entertaining.
Maggie & Terre Roche’s 1975 LP Is a Revelation. Why Is It Forgotten?
“Seductive Reasoning,” a flop that preceded the Roches’ debut, has a fluctuating sonic palette, contributions from Paul Simon and the sisters’ most brilliant songwriting.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/a... When it came to sibling harmony I was always more of a McGarrigles fan, but as always this Garner piece is vastly entertaining.
Francis was a wonderful critic and this terrific appreciation captures his tart sense of humor as well.
It is with great sadness we share the news that Terry's husband Francis died on Monday. Francis was an esteemed jazz critic and writer. They were together for nearly 50 years.
Francis Davis, a figurehead of jazz criticism, has died
His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Francis was a wonderful critic and this terrific appreciation captures his tart sense of humor as well.
Reposted by Ken Tucker
It is with great sadness we share the news that Terry's husband Francis died on Monday. Francis was an esteemed jazz critic and writer. They were together for nearly 50 years.
Francis Davis, a figurehead of jazz criticism, has died
His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It is with great sadness we share the news that Terry's husband Francis died on Monday. Francis was an esteemed jazz critic and writer. They were together for nearly 50 years.
Today in Everything Is Overrated: “Unforgettable”? Why does the @nytimes.com have to play into the hype game all the time?
April 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today in Everything Is Overrated: “Unforgettable”? Why does the @nytimes.com have to play into the hype game all the time?
youtube.com/watch?v=o_1G... What a great idea. What terrible execution.
The White Potus - SNL
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April 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=o_1G... What a great idea. What terrible execution.