Tim Riley

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Enigmatic Negation: Bob Dylan's Love and Theft 27.05.2022 5:19

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...

Born-Again Brahms 13.05.2022 7:56

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

One-Hit Wonders with Sarah Hill 29.04.2022 30:08

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

Loretta Lynn Schools Courtney Love, Melissa Auf Der Maur 12.04.2022 6:15

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

Nick Lowe plays Emerson College 2019 22.03.2022 2:33

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

Nick Lowe Biography & Power Pop History 21.03.2022 17:14

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...

Roger Daltrey Turns 78 Before He Gets Old 28.02.2022 11:45

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

Horowitz's Dvorak, That Prophecy, and American Style 07.02.2022 13:49

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

Riley and Kruppa Discuss Get Back and Beatles Politics 20.01.2022 1:02:44

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...