John Covach

Director, Institute for Popular Music, University of Rochester

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

Talking about the new Billy Joel documentary with Adam Chodak https://t.co/dJUQso8UH1

[MarketWatch @MarketWatch]

Taylor Swift’s last record made up more than 6% of all album sales in 2024. Will ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ do even better? https://t.co/JHIiU86Ddx

[New York Times Music @nytimesmusic]

How the Beach Boys’ "Pet Sounds" entered the pop music pantheon. (Eventually.) https://t.co/ObGeByiFtq

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

Tonight’s the night. 8 pm in Strong Auditorium. Admission is free. https://t.co/udsCd5kNn5 @UofR @EastmanSchool @UR_PerformArts

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

Tonight’s the night! @UR_PerformArts @UofR @EastmanSchool

https://t.co/7aAV9XkY1b

[Katie Kapurch @KatieKapurch]

#TheBeatles AND HUMOUR: Special thanks for endorsements from @robsheff @drhollytessler @SoundResearch and Michael Long! (2/4)

[Society for Music Theory @SMT_musictheory]

We're proud to announce this year's plenary session on public music theory, held on Saturday, November 11, during the AMS-SMT Joint Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Visit https://t.co/7UpKZyH1v4 for more information on the annual meeting.

[SunkenGardens @SunkenGardens]

🦩🌀We're hunkered down! Our animals are safe w/staff on site to see them through the storm.
The flamingos are having a hurricane party in the bathroom; eating, drinking, & dancing. 😉

Stay safe out there!

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

I just received my copies of the new 6th edition of What’s That Sound? Here’s all six editions.

[Faceout Studio @faceoutstudio]

An introduction to rock and its history. Cover design by Amanda Hudson.
@wwnorton @JohnCovach
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[John Covach @JohnCovach]

Guru Purnima 2021: Date, time and significance - Times of India https://t.co/7FqpumisdR

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

@RocRedWings any changes in mask policy yet?

[SimonBarreBrisebois @SBarrBrisebois]

My latest #book review on my culture blog Omnes's Oasis. About @JohnCovach and Andrew Flory's book "What's That Sound? An Introduction To Rock and Its History". A great volume about the history of rock, R&B and country. #music https://t.co/E1SxDExhQL via @wordpressdotcom

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

@ColumbiaUP any plans to publish the Patton Burchett book in paperback?

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

Sounding off in the NY Daily News on famous songwriters selling their catalogs: https://t.co/rSLMlvyAO4 @UofR @EastmanSchool @WWNMusic

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

I’m delighted that my online Beatles class made this Rolling Stone list of best music classes. ⁦@UofR⁩ ⁦@WWNMusic⁩ #Beatles https://t.co/1WPtdQARRy

[CNN Opinion @CNNOpinion]

.@JohnCovach remembers #EddieVanHalen, his unique blend of innovation and traditionalism and how, with one guitar solo, he “turned everybody's head while raising the bar in terms of rock virtuosity” https://t.co/WJcpuzCulG

[John Covach @JohnCovach]

@SBarrBrisebois @coursera All good ideas. Dylan and Hendrix have also been suggested