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chrisl7000.bsky.social
47 years ago today, Greil Marcus paid tribute to the late great Sandy Denny. Rolling Stone, 15 June 1978.
#SandyDenny #GreilMarcus #FairportConvention @robertrotifer.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
essentiallogic.bsky.social
A message from Greil Marcus 💖🎷
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↪️ tr.ee/MyYNpEg1TG + 🔗🌳 in Bio
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#essentiallogic #greilmarcus #culturalcritic #beatrhythmnews #waddleyaplay #lipsticktraces #fanfareinthegarden #xrayspex #punk #postpunk #newwave #sax #noproofneccessary #loralogic
January 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
chrisl7000.bsky.social
48 years ago today, Greil Marcus paid tribute to the late great Sandy Denny. Rolling Stone, 15 June 1978.
#SandyDenny #GreilMarcus #FairportConvention @robertrotifer.bsky.social
June 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
dylanbooks.bsky.social
THE 7 BEST BOB DYLAN BOOK COVERS

7 Greil Marcus, Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus: Writings 1968-2010, Faber & Faber, 2010, pbk, 481pp.

Photo ©️ Ana Maria Velez-Wood 1993. From the shoot for World Gone Wrong.

#greilmarcus #anamariavelezwood #faberandfaber
March 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
millerscave.bsky.social
Re-upping this piece because 1) it was really fun to think about and write and 2) maybe you missed it because of all that holiday nonsense.

#booksky #peterguralnick #greilmarcus ##nicktosches #americana #robmillerwriting @illinoispress.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
dylanbooks.bsky.social
ANOTHER BOB DYLAN BOOK ENDORSED BY DYLAN

Thanks to mcgrewgraham for pointing out that Dylan endorsed Greil Marcus’ stimulating Basement Tapes book, Invisible Republic - on publication as a paperback. So, that’s now a total of 5 endorsed by Dylan.

#greilmarcus
#picadorbooks
April 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
kennethf62.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#GreilMarcus
December 14, 2024 at 5:52 PM
lightninglynx.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 2

#bookchallenge #booksky #lipsticktraces #GreilMarcus
November 25, 2024 at 12:34 PM
rocksbackpages.bsky.social
New on RBP: Greil Marcus' magnificent 'Mystery Train' at 50, plus an audio interview with Sex Pistols designer Jamie Reid. And we remember the great Jackie Wilson & pay tribute to Bobby Hart, Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe and Lacy Lady DJ Chris Hill. www.rocksbackpages.com #GreilMarcus #SexPistols
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
millerscave.bsky.social
Took part in a fun exercise at The Shepherd. Wrote about 4 books that shaped my worldview in regards to underground music---and why it's much more interesting than the mainstream.
#greilmarcus #peterguralnick #richcohen #nicktosches @michaelazerrad.bsky.social #booksky #americana #losthighway
The best books about why the weird underbelly of American music is more interesting and important than pop music
Rob Miller shares the 5 best books on why the weird underbelly of American music is more interesting and important than pop music. Have you read Our Band Could Be Your Life?
shepherd.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
davidwwilliams.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
13/20 #bookchallenge #booksky #greilmarcus #bobdylan #theband #basementtapes #anthologyofamericanfolkmusic #oldweirdamerica #invisiblerepublic
December 5, 2024 at 7:27 PM
nogowriter.bsky.social
Of course, the books talk
johnnogowski.substack.com/p/of-course-... #BobDylan #GreilMarcus #PeterGuralnick #BillFlanagan #MarkTwain #Bono #U2 #DiamondDuels #TheSweetScience #A.J.Liebling
Of course, the books talk
You can’t just put books on a shelf, can you?
johnnogowski.substack.com
August 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
kennethf62.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#GreilMarcus
#MysteryTrain
December 26, 2024 at 2:41 PM
dylanbooks.bsky.social
THE BASEMENT TAPES BOOKS: (3) GREIL MARCUS

Deep analysis of the Basement Tapes, in the context of: Dylan’s journey; earlier timeless music; and America in 1967. Highly praised cultural criticism. Erudite, original. Republished (2011) as The Old, Weird America.

#greilmarcus
#invisiblerepublic
April 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
dylanbooks.bsky.social
UPDATE: THE 5 BOB DYLAN BOOKS ENDORSED BY DYLAN

Thanks to helpful Comments, I’ve added a fifth author to the list. If you know of/suspect any more, please add a Comment and I’ll check.

#larryratsosloman
#elijahwald
#robertshelton
#anthonyscaduto
#greilmarcus
April 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
fiftymusic.bsky.social
"Roadrunner" is a song written by #JonathanRichman and recorded in various versions by Richman and his band, in most cases credited as #theModernLovers. Richman has described it as an ode to #MassachusettsRoute128. Critic #GreilMarcus described it as "the most obvious song in the world.
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May 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
fiftymusic.bsky.social
"Roadrunner" is a song written by #JonathanRichman and recorded in various versions by Richman and his band, in most cases credited as #theModernLovers. Richman has described it as an ode to #MassachusettsRoute128. Critic #GreilMarcus described it as "the most obvious song in the world.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:57 PM
podcastquotebot.bsky.social
"And, at the same time, Brian Wilson made a comeback with the Beach Boys, and everything written about him said he's a survivor." - GREIL MARCUS, Last Words, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #LastWords #GreilMarcus
June 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
bazillionpoints.bsky.social
Greil Marcus knows the score 🌟 Pat Blashill's TEXAS IS THE REASON & SATAWD books make the Real Life Rock Top 10 this week, as the great writer buys into "Blashill's argument is that it was different in Texas"... 👍

www.bazillionpoints.com/texas

#texasisthereason #patblashill #greilmarcus #bigboys
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
startlinglytrue.bsky.social
Currently Reading #Books #BookSky📚💙🦋 #Biography #Dylan #GreilMarcus

app.thestorygraph.com/books/9b0968...
Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs by Greil Marcus
Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and perf...
app.thestorygraph.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
chrisl7000.bsky.social
49 years ago today, the New Musical Express (14 May 1977) reviewed Greil Marcus's landmark book "Mystery Train".
#GreilMarcus @robertrotifer.bsky.social
'The part of the book that best illustrates what Marcus has tried to do is the chapter on Sly Stone., He examines the whole bad-ass black outlaw myth, from its beginning in the folklore character of 'Staggerlee' through to Superfly and other current variations. Then he goes into what it meant to Sly and how Sly did an about-face with the release of "Riot Goin On", not only refusing to play his part but trying to show how hollow and repressive the myth is anyway.'
May 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
essentiallogic.bsky.social
Rough Trade Records feature, complete with a candid shot of yours truly - ‘tidying up the kitchen sink’, with sax in hand, for Rolling Stone Magazine - Issue 322, July 24th, 1980 🫧 🎷
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#essentiallogic #mondaymemories #rollingstonemagazine #greilmarcus #roughtraderecords #wakeup #starwars #loralogic
October 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
fiftymusic.bsky.social
"Roadrunner" is a song written by #JonathanRichman and recorded in various versions by Richman and his band, in most cases credited as #theModernLovers. Richman has described it as an ode to #MassachusettsRoute128. Critic #GreilMarcus described it as "the most obvious song in the world.
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
wjmaggos.liberal.city.ap.brid.gy
An interview with #greilmarcus http://www.furious.com/perfect/marcus.html
Greil Marcus interview
Greil Marcus on the politics of rock- an interview
www.furious.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
nogowriter.bsky.social
Hey, Bob, The Basement Tapes?
open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #BobDylan #TheBasementTapes #GreilMarcus #InvisibleRepublic
Hey, Bob, The Basement Tapes?
"Baby, Won't You Be My Baby" shocks us, doesn't it?
open.substack.com
June 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM