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Greil Marcus’ Real Life Rock Top 10

Veteran music writer Greil Marcus offers incisive commentary on on 10 bits of culture, making connections across time and circumstance.

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Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

What Do You Call Father John Misty?

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

How Chuck Berry Could Leave You Wanting More

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

How Protesting Babies Can Say What They Mean

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

The Secret of Jack White’s Success

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

Blowing Up the Whole Show: Dylan, Fantastic Negrito, and American Self-Sabotage

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

A Historical Shudder: Special Election Edition!

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

Masters of Reality: How Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, and John Oliver Make Us Face Ourselves

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

Now You Tell the Story: Paying Tribute to the Past Without Drowning in Respect

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

History, Repeating: What Happens When Music Plays Itself

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

Defiant Requiems: The Halting Music of Obama’s Dallas Speech

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

The Life Beneath Our Feet: Trump, Don DeLillo, and the Nihilistic Impulse

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

I Need to Scream: What It Means to Be a Fan

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

Further Reports on the Trump Soundtrack

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

Stolen Tributes

Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10

The First Time