Elijah Wald Books
Dylan goes electric
By Elijah Wald
One of the music world's preeminent critics takes a fresh look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's fiftieth anniversary in 1965.
Read MoreTalking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of Rap
By Elijah Wald
A game which could inspire raucous laughter or escalate to violence, the dozens provided a wellspring of rhymes, attitude, and raw humor that has influenced pop musicians from Jelly Roll Morton and...
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