the riley rock report

This Dylan release, famously issued on September 11, 2001, has aged better than expected. But it still makes you wonder what kind of weirdness Dylan swims in if he can knock off this sequence of deadpan humor in the middle of such epic indifference.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.co...

Andras Schiff performs the two Brahms piano concertos on an 1859 Blüthner for a new transparency.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com

Sarah Hill has edited a new collection of essays about One-Hit Wonders that covers wayward hits for intriguing angles on rock history.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com

As Loretta Lynn turns 90, we celebrate her punk influence, compare Love to Frank Sinatra, and ponder how Jack White white striped C&W royalty.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com

Thinking back on Nick Lowe's Emerson College solo acoustic set, with custom playlist .  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com

Celebrating the omnivorous Nick Lowe, with a celebrated solo acoustic show for WERS in 2019, a review of Will Birch's 2020 biography, and more.  March 24, 2022 the riley rock report: listen smarter a 2x monthly brief that ties today's pop culture up to rock history in music’s first audio newsletter…  watch for future issues celebrating classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, an exuberant n...

The Who play Sullivan Stadium in 1989, 14 years after I first see the Who By Numbers tour in Denver. The ghost of Keith Moon, the spectre of standing as the oldest man in the stadium, and how youth music made creeping sense of middle age.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com

Tim Riley reviews Dvorak's Prophecy by Joseph Horowitz This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rileyrockreport.substack.com

Producing the Beatles podcast host and author Jason Kruppa ( All Things Must Pass: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs ) spoke about  technical matters, where Jackson "fudges" some of his audio syncs up with film, and some promising new developments for scholarship. He also mentioned the Steve Hoffman audio forum . We start by discussing why Peter Jackson's Get Back doe...