Neil Kulkarni
Neil Kulkarni | |
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| Born | 26 July 1972 Coventry, England |
| Died | 22 January 2024 (aged 51) |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Occupations | Music journalist, author, musician |
Neil Kulkarni (26 July 1972 – 22 January 2024) was a British music journalist, author and musician from Coventry, England.[1] Upon his death, Clash magazine called him "one of the sharpest pens of his generation".[2] He primarily focused on hip-hop and metal.[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Kulkarni was born in Coventry to Marathi Brahmin parents who had immigrated from Maharashtra state, India, his father a chemist and his mother a midwife, and grew up with his sister Meera. Kulkarni graduated from the University of York.[4][5][6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Kulkarni was initially a writer for Melody Maker from 1993 to 2000, where he called out the publication's overlooking of Black artists.[7] Following the discontinuation of the imprint Kulkarni wrote freelance for magazines and media including Uncut, Vox, Loaded, Spin, Metal Hammer, Plan B, The Source, The Guardian, Bizarre, The Quietus,[8] DJ Magazine,[9][10] and Drowned in Sound.[7][11]
Kulkarni was the author of books including The Periodic Table of HIP HOP (Penguin2, 2015), a module leader on the Music Journalism course at BIMM Birmingham,[7][12] and a musician with the band The Moonbears.[13]
Death
[edit | edit source]Kulkarni died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51.[14][7] At the time of his death, Kulkarni had a partner, four children (two of them are step-children) and four grandchildren.[7]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Hip Hop - Bring the Noise: The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs (Thunder's Mouth Press, 2004)[3]
- Eastern Spring: A 2nd Gen Memoir (Zero Books, 2012)[3]
- The Periodic Table of HIP HOP (Penguin Books, 2015)[3]
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Archive
- The Neil Kulkarni Guide to Being a Record Reviewer Archived 24 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine
- The Wire archive
- The Quietus archive
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Neil Kulkarni discography at Discogs
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