Everything Is Broken

For Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday, an 85-minute playlist

A journey through Dylan’s voluminous discography, highlighting songs that are as idiosyncratic and iconoclastic as the man himself

May 23 • Seth Rogovoy

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'Pet Sounds': Revisiting the Sad Genius of Brian Wilson

The soundtrack to a crackup is 60 years old

May 16 • Seth Rogovoy

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New book details the long and winding road trod by the Beatles and Bob Dylan

‘Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other – and the World’ examines the overlap between genre-defining musicians

May 1 • Seth Rogovoy

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April 2026

Seth Rogovoy to Present Online Multimedia Talk About George Harrison

In his talk, Rogovoy will explore George Harrison’s essential contributions to music and culture

Apr 16 • Seth Rogovoy

Cultural Diary, 4.10.26

Reading about John and Paul, Frederic Church and Olana, a right-wing conspiracy, and a culture clash in North London

Apr 9 • Seth Rogovoy

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March 2026

F--- Parkinson's

What the hell is wrong with me?

Mar 20 • Seth Rogovoy

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Neil Sedaka, RIP

For pop hitmaker Neil Sedaka, Yiddish always bubbled beneath the surface

Mar 2 • Seth Rogovoy

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February 2026

Leave Me Alone

George Harrison’s very first song for the Beatles was an introvert’s manifesto

Feb 25 • Seth Rogovoy

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January 2026

The Boss Takes on 'The King' with a little help from Bob Dylan

Bruce Springsteen's new anti-Trump protest song resonates with the sound of Minnesota's most famous native son

Jan 29 • Seth Rogovoy

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At the movies (I)

Reflections on One Battle After Another, Hedda, Marty Supreme, and Father, Mother, Sister, Brother

Jan 14 • Seth Rogovoy

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December 2025

Summing up 2025

What I read, what I viewed, and why I didn’t write more often

Dec 24, 2025 • Seth Rogovoy

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October 2025

Top 10: October 18, 1975

Was this the worst week ever on the pop charts?

Oct 16, 2025 • Seth Rogovoy

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