Greil Marcus / Letter in the Ether

Ask Greil: June 26, 2026

Why some people hate Prince, maybe positively not quite how to listen to Bob Dylan today, an old movie answers a question

Jun 26 • Greil Marcus

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Real Life Rock Top 10: June 15, 2026

Novels, embarrassments, nihilisms, obsessions, and a guitar solo

Jun 15 • Greil Marcus

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Ask Greil: June 9, 2026

Protest music, Rod Stewart, Lester Bangs, and so-called Classic Rock

Jun 9 • Greil Marcus

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May 2026

Real Life Rock Top 10: May 6, 2026

Hospital diary

May 6 • Greil Marcus

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Ask Greil: May 1, 2026

Jimi Hendrix, Roy Orbison, Yoko Ono, and the Masked Marauders

May 1 • Greil Marcus

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April 2026

Real Life Rock Top 10: April 8, 2026

History lessons, why UK post-punk will live at least as long as the people who make it, how some people lose their voices and others never find them

Apr 8 • Greil Marcus

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Ask Greil: April 4, 2026

Roxy Music, vampires, friendship, and the Civil War

Apr 4 • Greil Marcus

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March 2026

A Conversation with Daveed Diggs about Mystery Train

March 7, 2026

Mar 21 • Greil Marcus

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NBC Bay Area on Mystery Train

March 6, 2026

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Ask Greil: March 9, 2026

Graham Parker, Garth Hudson, Liberace, and the Vulgar Boatmen

Mar 9 • Greil Marcus

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Real Life Rock Top 10: March 6, 2026

"Walk Away Renee" and "Mole in the Ground" top the charts again, Backstreet Boys and Luke Wilson in a battle of the bands, and Charles Taylor reports on…

Mar 6 • Greil Marcus

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February 2026

Ask Greil: February 9, 2026

Sam Cooke, Solange Knowles, and the Swingin’ Medallions

Feb 9 • Greil Marcus

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