Private Testimonies (All Roads Lead To Dylan)
Bob Dylan’s work has helped to shape the path of a multitude of individuals – each of these stories as personal and intimate as the music that rose to inspire … Continue reading
Bob Dylan Live 1962-66 Offers A Snapshot of the Poet Recast As Orator
BOB DYLAN LIVE 1962-1966. Rare Performances From The Copyright Collections. Bob Dylan. Sony Legacy. Bob Dylan has refined his stage persona and perfected his live performances during the course of … Continue reading
Appleseed’s Roots & Branches Shows How Folk Changed the American Musical Landscape
ROOTS & BRANCHES – APPLESEED RECORDINGS 21ST ANNIVERSARY. Various Artists, including Bruce Springsteen, John Wesley Harding, Tom Morello, Roger McGuinn and John Stewart. Appleseed Recordings. The Appleseed Recordings label is synonymous with … Continue reading
More Blood, More Tracks Revisits Love & Loss In Bob Dylan’s Most Private Story
MORE BLOOD, MORE TRACKS. The Bootleg Series Volume #14. Bob Dylan. Columbia/Legacy. Blood On the Tracks is Bob Dylan’s finest, most fully-realized record. It is also probably the most difficult record … Continue reading
Steven Graves’ How Long
HOW LONG. Steven Graves. Steven Graves Music. Dennis McNally serves as Steven Graves’ press agent. Many will readily identify McNally’s name, as he held the same position for decades for … Continue reading
The Blues Philosopher Brownie McGhee
I met Walter Brown “Brownie” McGhee in Oakland, California in the mid 1980s. I was a college student at the time, attending San Francisco State University, studying journalism and creative … Continue reading
Trouble No More & A Poet’s Connection With the Spirit Guide
TROUBLE NO MORE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES – VOLUME 13 (1979-1981). Bob Dylan. Columbia Records. “An artist doesn’t work for money, or for God, or for the audience, or for personal … Continue reading
Rediscovering Mick Ronson
BESIDE BOWIE: THE MICK RONSON STORY. An Emperor Media Ltd production. Produced and directed by Jon Brewer. MVD. This new DVD spotlights the work of Mick Ronson – an often … Continue reading
Joan Osborne Covers Dylan’s Forgotten Classics
SONGS OF BOB DYLAN. Joan Osborne. Womanly Hips Records. We first became aware of Joan Osborne’s ability to interpret Bob Dylan during her 1999 collaboration with the poet himself on … Continue reading