David Fricke

David Fricke (born June 4, 1952) is an American music journalist who serves as the senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. One of the best known names in rock journalism, his career has spanned over 40 years.[1] In the 1990s, he was the magazine's music editor[2] before stepping down.

David Fricke
Born (1952-06-04) June 4, 1952
Alma materMuhlenberg College
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • editor
EmployerRolling Stone

Early life and education

Fricke graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1973.[3][4][5]

Career

The first concert that Fricke attended was a Pink Floyd concert. It was his love for live music that set him on his career path of becoming a music journalist.[6]

Before joining Rolling Stone, where he is now senior editor, he wrote for Circus, Trouser Press, Synapse, and Good Times.[6][1]

He has appeared on the Classic Albums documentaries on the making of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Cream's Disraeli Gears, Def Leppard's Hysteria, Nirvana's Nevermind, Metallica's Black Album, Peter Gabriel's So, Frank Zappa's Apostrophe and Over-Nite Sensation as well as Rush's Moving Pictures and 2112 albums. Fricke has also appeared on a number of Lou Reed documentaries and in the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.[7]

The Domino Recording Company released the North American version of the 30th anniversary reissue of Aztec Camera's debut album, High Land, Hard Rain, in 2014 with liner notes written by Fricke.[8][9]

He currently writes the "Fricke's Picks Radio" podcast and the Alternate Take blog in Rolling Stone, as well as serving as the Host of the Friday Night Affair on “Tom Petty Radio”.[10]

Bibliography
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Essays and reporting
  • Fricke, David (May 2015). "Rhiannon Giddens' old-time religion". Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 24.

Album reviews
Album title Artist Reviewed in
Dungeon Golds The Minus 5 Fricke, David (May 2015). "[Untitled review]". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 95.
Policy Butler, Will Fricke, David (May 2015). "[Untitled review]". Reviews. Rolling Stone (Australia). 762: 98.

Liner notes

Fricke has written liner notes for a number of albums, compilations and box sets, including:

References
  1. "David Fricke, of Rolling Stone magazine, discusses navigating his way through 'chaos'". The Express Times. March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. Archived October 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Dave became Station Manager of WMUH-FM in 1971, making the station a leader in the college radio circuit."David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine tells intimate rock stories during talk at Allentown Art Museum". lehighvalleylive.com. March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. "Muhlenberg magazine cover" (PDF). Muhlenberg.edu. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  5. "#132 Muhlenberg College". Forbes.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  6. "David Fricke of Rolling Stone tells intimate Rock stories during talk at Allentown Art Museum". The Express Times. March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  7. "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  8. "Aztec Camera – High Land, Hard Rain". Aztec Camera on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  9. "HIGH LAND, HARD RAIN". Domino USA. Domino USA. February 18, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  10. Fricke, David. "Alternate Take". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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