Tim Riley Author, Speaker, Pianist Bibliography (pdf) trileyATartsjournalDOTcom blog riley: http://www.artsjournal.com/riley podcast riley: http://triley60.podomatic.com fax: 978.371.3369 REPRESENTATION: John Taylor Williams, Literary Agent Jodi Solomon Speakers, Speeches

February 7, 2007: SUNY Oswego, NY
October 23, 2006: Goldring Arts Journalism Program,
Newhouse School, Syracuse University
October 20, 2006: Theory Symposium: Buddy Holly, Eastman School of Music
April 22, 2006: Maricopa College, Phoenix AZ CENSORSHIP
April 5, 2006: Rockland College, IL ROCK HISTORY
November 13, 2004: Nat'l Honors Society, MO
October 21-24, 2004: Liberty Fund Colloquium, NY
February 11, 2003: Elon University, NC
January 30, 2003: Richland College, TX
August 15-18, 2002: Beatlefest, Chicago, IL
April 4, 2002: Drake University, IA
April 11, 2002: Macalester College, MN
November 28, 2001: Trinity College, CT
November 7, 2001: Ferris State, MI
February 27, 2001: University of Nebraska

JOHN ONO LENNON: A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY (2008)
W.W. Norton (Robert Weil, editor)
Hodder & Stoughton UK (Rowena Webb, editor)

NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF ROCK (2008)
Roby Harrington

HERE & NOW on National Public Radio: music commentator

PUBLIC INTERACTIVE.COM: Managing Producer, Public Arts
(1999-2002)

Conceived and developed arts module, Public Arts, for syndication to over 70 public broadcasting web sites nationwide, launched December 1999 (September 1999- ). Edited articles by Tim Page (Washington Post), Lloyd Schwartz (Fresh Air), Milo Miles (Fresh Air), Harvey Pekar, Eric Nuzum, and many others. Wrote Fine Grind pop column.

ROCK.COM Music Network: Senior Producer, Classical Editor
(1998-1999)

Managed production staff, developed features essays, oversaw music editors and free-lancers, supervised classical section, wrote monthly column.

LYCOS.COM: Senior Editor Top 5% Web Review Database
(1997-1998)

Supervised the web's oldest and largest database of web site reviews, developed new platform, oversaw Lycos-VH1 joint music guide venture, The Link.

Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Master of Music, Performance and Literature in Piano, 1985

Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music Oberlin, Ohio (Double Degree program)

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, 1983
Bachelor of Arts in English with Honors, 1983

FEVER: HOW ROCK'N'ROLL TRANSFORMED GENDER IN AMERICA
(ISBN: 0312286112)
St. Martin's Press 2004/Picador 2005

"Riley is at his very best,"
--Ron Rosenbaum, The New York Observer

TELL ME WHY:
BEATLES COMMENTARY
(ISBN 0306811200)
Knopf/Vintage, 1988/9

"Brings new insight to the act we've known for all these years,"
Jon Pareles, The New York Times

HARD RAIN: A DYLAN COMMENTARY
(ISBN: 0306809079)
NEW DA CAPO EDITION, 1999 with epilogue
Knopf/Vintage 1992/3

"The best serious criticism to address rock'n'roll."
The Boston Globe

MADONNA ILLUSTRATED
(ISBN: 1562829831)

Hyperion, 1992

"Riley knows music and his descriptions are marvelous."
Library Journal

JFS Speakers Agency, campus speaker: over 550 multi-media lectures on Censorship in the Arts, Rock History, and the British Invasion, (1990-present). Contact Jodi Solomon or Bill Fargo, 617/266-3450; 1-800-669-2857.

BEATLES 2000
Keynote speaker: Drive My Car
First international Academic Beatle Conference in Jyvaskyla, Finland
June 2000

CBS Morning and Evening News; MTV's Closet Classics; the Joan Rivers Show: television interviews; The Group Talk Show, WGBH-TV Boston, frequent guest (1992-7).

John "Ike" Williams, Literary Agent (list)
Kneerim and Williams at Fish & Richardson
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
617/521-7086

Jodi Solomon Speakers Agency:
Jodi Solomon, Bill Fargo
617/266-3450

Eugene Carr, President
Culture Finder, 212/315-1309 ext. 22

Anthony Brooks, National Public Radio Producer
617/923-9815

Doug Berman, Car Talk Executive Producer
617/876-6632