Archive - riley rock report

Brian Wilson 1943-2025

The Beach Boys and Their Original One-Eared Dream Surfer

Jun 20

The Basement Tapes Turn 50 (or 58)

A pile of songwriting demos from 1967-68 that generated oodles of ink

Jun 6

May 2025

Taboo Sex Jingles

Nicole Kidman and Michelle Williams go for the Big O

May 23 •

A Nation Once Again

The Woodstock Documentary Hits Different at 55 Years Than It Did at 20

May 9 •

April 2025

Where Drummers Dare

How Jim Keltner heightens suspense across a galaxy of styles

Apr 18 •

The Future's Not What It Used To Be

Jeremy Braddock Reframes The Firesign Theatre's Psyop of Silly

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Teardrop Mandolin, Cornball Fervor

David Lindley takes it all back to The Cheeseburger Standard

Mar 21

Hearing Elvis Presley's Memphis

Junior Parker, Arthur Crudup, Big Mama Thornton, and Others Get Some Love

Mar 7 •

February 2025

January 2025

2024 Year In Review, Part 2

Blue-chip scandals, wordless rolls, and lotsa nonfiction

Jan 17 •

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