Del Cowie
@delcowie.bsky.social
Writer @hiphopevolution ,This Is Pop (Netflix)/Black Community Mixtapes (Prime Video) /Black Life (CBC) /Bibliophonic editor @invisibooks
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Roberta Flack was one of the 20th century's greatest artists. So much more than the songs that crossed over and became universal, though those songs alone earned her immortality. RIP to a woman who changed the sonic landscape. Here is my long essay on her genius www.npr.org/2020/02/10/8...
Remembering Roberta Flack: The Virtuoso
Roberta Flack is only solo artist to win two consecutive Record of the Year Grammys and she helped usher in an enduring style of R&B. Could she be pop music's most under-appreciated influence?
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February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Roberta Flack was one of the 20th century's greatest artists. So much more than the songs that crossed over and became universal, though those songs alone earned her immortality. RIP to a woman who changed the sonic landscape. Here is my long essay on her genius www.npr.org/2020/02/10/8...
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"While at The Village Voice, he wrote a piece titled “Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing: Harlem Gangsters Raise a Genius” in 1987 that coined the name of a new hybrid of R&B and rap."
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variety.com/2025/film/ob...
Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Writer, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for his work on 'New Jack City' and 'Sugar Hill,' has died. He was 66.
variety.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"While at The Village Voice, he wrote a piece titled “Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing: Harlem Gangsters Raise a Genius” in 1987 that coined the name of a new hybrid of R&B and rap."
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
variety.com/2025/film/ob...
on hearing about the passing of Barry Michael Cooper, this groundbreaking SPIN piece he wrote immediately came to mind. RIP www.spin.com/2015/08/crac....
Crack, a Tiffany Drug at Woolworth Prices: Spin's 1986 Feature
In the late fall of 1985, one of my editors, Rudy Langlais, came to me and said he had a remarkable young writer, Barry Michael Cooper, who was black and
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January 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
on hearing about the passing of Barry Michael Cooper, this groundbreaking SPIN piece he wrote immediately came to mind. RIP www.spin.com/2015/08/crac....
terrible, terrible news
Barry Michael Cooper, the famed writer and producer who wrote “New Jack City,” “Above The Rim” and “Sugar Hill,” has died at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, 'New Jack City' Writer, Dead at 66
Writer and producer Barry Michael Cooper has died in Baltimore, Maryland ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
terrible, terrible news
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One of our favourite traditions, here’s Invisible Publishing’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing compiled by Juror Cowie.
Another year is coming to an end, which can only mean one thing: A new iteration of Bibliophonic editor Del Cowie’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing list. Chime in with your favourites in the comments! (@delcowie.bsky.social)
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January 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
One of our favourite traditions, here’s Invisible Publishing’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing compiled by Juror Cowie.
as we move
forward into 2025, for those that may have missed it, here’s my annual @invisibooks.bsky.social look back at the best canadian music writing invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
forward into 2025, for those that may have missed it, here’s my annual @invisibooks.bsky.social look back at the best canadian music writing invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
Best Canadian Music Writing 2024 · Invisible Publishing
The 40 best pieces of music writing to come out of Canada this year, according to Del Cowie, Invisible Publishing's Bibliophonic editor.
invisiblepublishing.com
January 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
as we move
forward into 2025, for those that may have missed it, here’s my annual @invisibooks.bsky.social look back at the best canadian music writing invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
forward into 2025, for those that may have missed it, here’s my annual @invisibooks.bsky.social look back at the best canadian music writing invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
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Another year is coming to an end, which can only mean one thing: A new iteration of Bibliophonic editor Del Cowie’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing list. Chime in with your favourites in the comments! (@delcowie.bsky.social)
invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
December 31, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Another year is coming to an end, which can only mean one thing: A new iteration of Bibliophonic editor Del Cowie’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing list. Chime in with your favourites in the comments! (@delcowie.bsky.social)
invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...
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November 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM
We made a starter pack of our jurors. Give 'em some love, a follow + lots of money to do cool work.
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