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Dylan’s “Mixing Up the Medicine” Writes An Incredible Journey

There is no end to this story and there never will be. Sean Wilentz (Introduction at page 22) I asked Dylan what feeling he sought in his role as pseudonymous … Continue reading

December 8, 2023 · Leave a comment

The Complete Budokan 1978 Shows Us Everything A Live Record Can Be 

BOB DYLAN – THE COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978. Bob Dylan. Produced by Tetsuya Shiroki with Heckel Sugano; chief engineer/remix Tom Suzuki. Liner notes by Edna Gundersen. Bob Dylan At Budokan originally … Continue reading

November 20, 2023 · Leave a comment

Hymns To the Midnight Poet

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF JIM MORRISON. Jim Morrison. Forward by Tom Robbins. Introduction by Editor Frank Lisciandro. Harper Collins. My mind is calm & swirling like the marble pages of … Continue reading

April 1, 2022 · Leave a comment

Springtime In New York Showcases Rock’s One True Immutable Voice

SPRINGTIME IN NEW YORK. Bootleg Series – Volume 16: 1980-1985. Bob Dylan. Sony Legacy. Produced for release by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. It’s often been written that the 1980s was … Continue reading

October 1, 2021 · 3 Comments

Bob Dylan 1970 Extends the Idea of the Bootleg Series

BOB DYLAN LIVE 1970. 50th Anniversary Collection. Bob Dylan (featuring George Harrison). Columbia Legacy. Produced for release by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. Sessions originally produced for Columbia by Bob … Continue reading

March 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

Bob Dylan’s Looking Glass

ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS. Bob Dylan. Columbia Records. Mixed, Mastered & Engineered by Greg Calbi, Joseph Lorge & Chris Shaw. “Being a musician means  – depending on how far you … Continue reading

June 23, 2020 · Leave a comment

Travelin’ Thru Invites Us All To A Magical Rock-Country Wedding

TRAVELIN’ THRU. THE BOOTLEG SERIES – VOLUME 15 – 1967-1969. Bob Dylan. Produced by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. Liner notes by Colin Escott and Rosanne Cash. Sony Legacy. “I … Continue reading

November 20, 2019 · Leave a comment

Bob Dylan At the Isle of Wight, Rabbit’s Blues & Clarence Clemons On DVD

BOB DYLAN AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1969. Bill Bradshaw. Foreword by Julie Felix. Medina Publishing. “The Second Isle Of Wight Festival of Music, 31 August 1969…and I was … Continue reading

October 1, 2019 · Leave a comment

Zepp Jamieson Spotlights the New Lana del Rey Album

NFR! – NORMAN FUCKING ROCKWELL. Lana del Rey. Produced & Co-Written With Jack Antonoff. Outlets: Urban Outfitters (Pink Vinyl Disks) and Amazon. “I’ve been tidying around in my fucking nightgown … Continue reading

October 1, 2019 · 1 Comment
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