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David Bowie's love affair with Bob Dylan's Time out of Mind

David Bowie’s secret dialogue with Bob Dylan and the miracle chord that ties them together.

Jun 29 •

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Dylan: Down, not grooving

A couple of things are immediately apparent: First, Dylan could care less about selling record. Rumors had been circulating for months that CBS did not…

Jun 11 •

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Why Knockin’ on Heavens Door is Bob Dylan's most perfect song

It may be potentially dangerous to say this, but “Knockin’ on Heavens Door” is Bob Dylan’s most perfect recording. In his entire catalogue. And I can…

Jun 10 •

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Reviving A Memory: Dylan and the Band at Symphony Hall 1965

I didn’t know it at the time, but I wouldn’t see Bob Dylan again until more than eight years later in January 1974.

Jun 7 •

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Is John Wesley Harding Dylan’s greatest album?

John Wesley Harding is one of my top favorite Dylan albums and it may even make more sense now. It may well be his greatest album.

Jun 6 •

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Bob Dylan at Forest Hills, 40 Years Later

2015: Inside the stadium, the stage was way out on the field, nowhere near the seats in the stands. As night fell, the air became cold, as if the…

Jun 5 •

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May 2025

Bob Dylan at Kahuna Summer Stage, Wilmington, June 8 2004

At about 8 pm, I looked up at the stage and noticed Wilmington resident David Bromberg standing by the monitor mixing board.

May 31 •

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Larry Campbell the unsung hero of roots music

Check out this Larry Campbell interview with 'Liner Notes Legends'

May 31 •

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Where it started for The Wallflowers,

1992: Everything about the Wallflowers suggests that they want to be heard as a band for the music they play and nothing else.

May 26 •

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Emmylou Harris 'At the Ryman' (Reprise)

Harris for the most part is in great form making this her best album in years.

May 23 •

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Bob Dylan on his son Jakob Dylan's success

I’m proud of his accomplishments. He’s still young, and he’s come a long way in a short time.

May 19 •

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Bruce Springsteen Lucky Town and Human Touch

At 42, Springsteen is no longer the Jersey kid of romantic boardwalk nights and songs of escape. (1992)

May 19 •

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