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Our site is a work-in-progress dedicated to the proposition that when Dylan plugged in at Newport in 1965, Shakespeare was let loose in the alley and the electric guitar became a vehicle for truth, beauty, and justice.  

See our syllabus for more,

which describes the best course you never had.

From Classic Rock to Hip Hop . . .

Tom Waits was our featured rock rockanteur for the beginning of Fall term.  Check the blog!  

See MULTIMEDIA page for vintage videos from Springsteen’s St. Paul show in 1977.   Our videos are from the master.

From the N.Y. Times: “How to Write a Hit”  Read it and weep . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/arts/music/02simplicity.html?_r=1&hpw

Download “Visions of Visions of Johanna” and other podcasts from the podcasts page