Charlie Bertsch

Charlie Bertsch is Zeek's Music Editor. Previously, he was Music Editor at Tikkun. His work has appeared in The Oxford American, Punk Planet, the New Times weeklies and other publications, including the pioneering internet publication Bad Subjects: Political Education For Everyday Life, which he helped to found back in 1993. He has taught literature, film and cultural theory at the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. At present, he is working on two book projects, one that considers the fate of cultural criticism in the era of social networking and another that examines the "documentary impulse" in film and literature since Modernism.

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High Fidelity

"And the Glitter Is Gone", the final track on Yo La Tengo’s rewarding new album…

History Rewritten With Lightning

There are scenes in Quentin Tarentino’s new film Inglourious Basterds sure to make your heart…

Love Lessons

Projects like Open Strings are difficult to review. I have been listening to this double…

Copy Right, Copy Left, Copy Central

It’s getting harder and harder to discuss any aspect of contemporary culture without explicitly considering…

Prog is Not A Four Letter Word

When word that Brooklyn indie-rock stalwarts Oneida were planning to release a triple album as…

Tastefully Mixed Down?

Because Beyond the Pale’s impressive new album Postcards comes with no liner notes, no explanation…

The Burden of Light

Publicity cuts both ways. With the help of a smart press pack and a persistent…

That Noise in the Background

Maybe you’re in a crowded restaurant, deep in conversation, when you gradually start to realize…