• Read an excerpt from Greil Marcus’ The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy and the American Voice With his close-cropped white hair, owlish black eyeglasses, and smart dark coat, Greil Marcus cut a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rock critic and author Griel Marcus sits for a portrait at his studio at his home in Oakland. It's the 50th anniversary of his ...

Greil Marcus — Rolling Stone magazine’s first reviews editor in 1969 — appeared before a crowd of mostly middle-aged smart types at Books and Books late last month in Coral Gables to read from his ...

“What is this shit?” That’s how rock critic Greil Marcus opened his review of Bob Dylan’s album Self Portrait in Rolling Stone 40 years ago. Marcus has since become one of America’s premier cultural ...

In this conversation about how America disappoints its prophets and betrays its promises, it's surprising to hear that Greil Marcus continues to maintain faith in the American dream and America's ...

In his latest book on Dylan (after Like a Rolling Stone), veteran rock writer Marcus gathers his writings on the icon's long and varied career. Though Marcus seems to include every article, comment, ...

When "Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music" first rolled out of the station in 1975, it didn't sound like any other book about rock 'n' roll. Greil Marcus wasn't cataloging hits or ...

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes Tuesday’s elections, and Greil Marcus explains what’s missing in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Jon Wiener Here's where to find ...

What do you do when you’re a famous music critic whose well-known book just had its 50th birthday? Throw a party, of course, and invite your equally famous musical friend. Celebrate Cambodian culture ...