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at the 2010 pop conference in seattle , washington nina christgau new york city , new york , u.s. american robert christgau 18 april 1942 1960s -- present carola dibbell robert christgau 02.jpg robert christgau
 robert thomas christgau music critic essayist music journalist alma_mater = dartmouth college
robert christgau

robert thomas christgau -lrb- ; born april 18 , 1942 -rrb- is an american essayist , music journalist , and self-proclaimed `` dean of american rock critics '' .
one of the earliest professional rock critics , christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews , published from 1969 to 2013 in his `` consumer guide '' columns .
he also spent 37 years as music editor for `` the village voice '' , during which time he created the annual pazz & jop poll .
