Seth Rogovoy

Bob Dylan warned us about guys like Stephen Miller Dylan's 1983 album 'Infidels' contains a number of prescient observations about contemporary politics and the Trump administration.

My latest for The Forward - Is Stephen Miller a closet Bob Dylan fan?

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Sam Sussman fashions a mother-son love story with a side helping of Bob Dylan Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen.Imagine going through life thinking you are the una...

In "Boy from the North Country," Sam Sussman fashions a mother-son love story with a side helping of Bob Dylan. My review for @jdforward #BobDylan

What the hell is wrong with Lindor this season as a fielder?

Seth Rogovoy and Jonathan Gould in Conversation at Kinderhook Books — Seth Rogovoy Seth Rogovoy , author of Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison , and Jonathan Gould , author of Burning Down The House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed ...

Jonathan Gould and I will be reading from our new books (his, the excellent new Talking Heads bio, "Burning Down the House"; mine, "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison"), discussing them, and signing copies at Kinderhook Books in Kinderhook, N.Y., on Saturday, August 2, at 1pm.

On Robbie Robertson and the Legacy of The Band Robbie Robertson, 1943-2023

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Klezmatics, Eleanor Reissa, Joanne Borts, and Michael Winograd Headline Yidstock 2025 | The Rogovoy Report (AMHERST, Mass.) – The Klezmatics, Eleanor Reissa, Joanne Borts, and Michael Winograd are among the internationally acclaimed performers taking the stage at Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music...

Hard to believe that Yidstock begins in less than two weeks! This year's festival includes The Klezmatics, Eleanor Reissa, Joanne Borts, Michael Winograd, Hankus Netsky, R. Deborah Sacks Mintz, Yoshie Fruchter, Jake Shulman-Ment, Abigale Reisman, Sarah Gordon, and so many other greats.

Barbra Streisand's brand-new duet with Bob Dylan is a whole lot different than you might think Though Dylan and Streisand's voices may seem ill-suited to each other, the two complement each other gorgeously on 'The Very Thought of You.'

Turns out Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand make beautiful music together. My review of their new duet for @jdforward

Revisiting the Sad Genius of Brian Wilson 'Pet Sounds’ was a symphonic rock rendering of a nervous breakdown

Paying tribute to the late Brian Wilson with my appreciation of the genius behind "Pet Sounds" #BrianWilson #BeachBoys #PetSounds

Why Bruce Springsteen should stop listening to Trump and start listening to Rabbi Heschel Calling Trump 'incompetent' and 'treasonous,' Springsteen with a clarity Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel would have recognized.

I explore why Bruce Springsteen's tirade against Trump is best understood in the biblical prophetic context as outlined by Abraham Joshua Heschel in my latest for @jdforward #Springsteen #BruceSpringsteen #TheBoss #Heschel

Mamet, Shepard, Bogosian A month of play-going in New York City affirms the enduring power of this trio of late-20th century American playwrights

I write about the enduring resonance of plays by Sam Shepard, David Mamet, and Eric Bogosian in my latest "Everything Is Broken" Substack column

I feel ya’

Top 10: April 11, 1970 At the turn of the decade, just as they were breaking up, the Beatles still ruled the pop charts, with the Jackson 5, Badfinger, and Simon & Garfunkel filling out a mostly stellar week in music.

What do "Let It Be," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," the Jackson 5's "ABC" and “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" have in common? They all were in the Top 10 fifty-five years ago this week. Read all about it in my latest Substack, "Top 10: April 11, 1970" sethrogovoy.substack.com/p/top-10-apr...

In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump's America Decrying a world characterized by materialism, violence and blind conformity, Dylan echoed the warnings of King Solomon.

I've been immersed in the '74 #Dylan tour and noting the same as @rogovoy.bsky.social explores in this spot-on look at “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” as an anthem of our new dark days: “even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.” forward.com/culture/musi...

In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump's America Decrying a world characterized by materialism, violence and blind conformity, Dylan echoed the warnings of King Solomon.

Bob Dylan's 61-year-old song "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" could well be the anthem for our time. I explain in my latest for The Forward #bobdylan forward.com/culture/musi...

The Rogovoy Report: Berkshire & Hudson Valley Cultural Preview Feb 7-9, 2025

Weekend highlights in Berkshires and Hudson Valley include Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie at MASS MoCA; Owls string quartet in Albany; Bach’s organ works in Housatonic, Mass.; and yours truly reading from and signing copies of my new George Harrison book in Chatham, N.Y., on Sun Feb 9 at 1pm

A News Junkie’s Survival Guide to the Trump Era How to remain responsibly informed without becoming deranged

In my latest Everything Is Broken Substack column, I discuss how to remain responsibly informed without allowing the "news" emanating from the White House to drive you to derangement. #news #survivingTrump

50 years later, Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' remains the standard by which all albums are measured 50 years ago, in 1975, Bob Dylan's classic album 'Blood on the Tracks' introduced a whole new approach to songwriting.

I take another listen to Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' on its 50th anniversary for the Forward forward.com/culture/musi... #BobDylan #Dylan #BloodOnTheTracks

In the Afternoon the Hope of the Morning Is Buried Reviews of Time Out of Mind (film), A Coffee in Berlin, Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat, and the debut novel The Safekeep

In which I write about this 10-year-old Richard Gere film; the 13-year-old German gem ‘A Coffee in Berlin’; last year’s ‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat,’’ and the remarkable new Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel ‘The Safekeep’ by Yael van der Wouden

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"... in the afternoon the hope of the morning is buried." - Franz Kafka, Diaries

Album Review: Nu~Bossa Elixir~s | Stephen Johnson and Vanessa Falabella A review of Nu~Bossa Elixir~s, an album by Kingston’s Stephen Johnson and Vanessa Falabella, blending traditional bossa nova with contemporary sounds and global influences, exploring political and soc...

My review of Stephen Johnson and Vanessa Falabella's new album, "Nu~Bossa Elixir~s", for Chronogram.

The crucial Bob Dylan question that 'A Complete Unknown' fails to answer Sorry to say, the Timothée Chalamet-led Dylan film directed by James Mangold is the ballad of a thin biopic.

The question that never gets answered in "A Complete Unknown" -- the new Bob Dylan "biopic" starring Timothee Chalamet -- is "why?" Read more in my review of "A Complete Unknown" in The Forward.

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Classic Rock Magazine calls my new book, "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison" (Oxford Univ. Press), "...meticulously researched, including two curious chapters on Harrison's links with Ronnie Spector and Peggy Lee."

Was George the equal of John and Paul? A new book about the Beatles' guitarist argues that he was

Ralph Gardner Jr.'s take on "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison" and its author #GeorgeHarrison #Beatles

the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment

Great title!

Who remembers Zipper Wax?

Martin Scorsese’s Beatles ’64: how the band helped to heal America A new documentary shows previously unseen footage of the British band’s first tour of the US — and the hysteria it provoked

Martin Scorsese’s Beatles ’64: how the band helped to heal America. A new documentary shows previously unseen footage of the British band’s first tour of the US — and the hysteria it provoked

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Listening to George Harrison with Seth Rogovoy Seth Rogovoy’s new book “Within You Without You” is a personal exploration of George Harrison's contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent o...

Joe Donahue is to the interview what George Harrison was to guitar. Joe had me as a guest on his program, The Roundtable, on WAMC Northeast Public Radio this morning. You can listen to the interview here. I only hope my answers were worthy of his thoughtful and considered questions. #Beatles

Tony Snell - 14/11/2024 - BBC Sounds Great music, interviews, quizzes and all the weekday talking points.

I had the great pleasure of being interviewed this morning by Tony Snell of BBC Merseyside about my new book, "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison." Drag the slider to about 2:20:00 to pick up when our conversation begins. #Beatles #GeorgeHarrison