Neil Kulkarni | |
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Born |
Coventry, England | 26 July 1972
Died | 22 January 2024 | (aged 51)
Occupation(s) | 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]
Kulkarni was born in Coventry to parents who had immigrated from India. [4] [5]
Kulkarni was initially a writer for Melody Maker from 1993 to 2000, where he called out the publication's overlooking of Black artists. [6] 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, [7] DJ Magazine, [8] [9] and Drowned in Sound. [6] [10]
Kulkarni was the author of books including The Periodic Table of HIP HOP ( Penguin, 2015), a module leader on the Music Journalism course at BIMM Birmingham, [6] [11] and a musician with the band The Moonbears. [12]
Kulkarni died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51. [13] [6] At the time of his death, Kulkarni had a partner, four children (two of them are step-children) and four grandchildren. [6]
Neil Kulkarni | |
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Born |
Coventry, England | 26 July 1972
Died | 22 January 2024 | (aged 51)
Occupation(s) | 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]
Kulkarni was born in Coventry to parents who had immigrated from India. [4] [5]
Kulkarni was initially a writer for Melody Maker from 1993 to 2000, where he called out the publication's overlooking of Black artists. [6] 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, [7] DJ Magazine, [8] [9] and Drowned in Sound. [6] [10]
Kulkarni was the author of books including The Periodic Table of HIP HOP ( Penguin, 2015), a module leader on the Music Journalism course at BIMM Birmingham, [6] [11] and a musician with the band The Moonbears. [12]
Kulkarni died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51. [13] [6] At the time of his death, Kulkarni had a partner, four children (two of them are step-children) and four grandchildren. [6]