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 ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, when Greil Marcus published "Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music," I was on the edge of 17, a high school senior living across the Red River from Shreveport, ...

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. Artists flock to Alameda for ...

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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. On March 7, Greil Marcus is ...