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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

Blood In the Tracks Finally Recognizes the Six Musicians Behind Bob Dylan’s Classic

BLOOD IN THE TRACKS. The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece. Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik. University of Minnesota Press. Dylan had been searching for a way to start writing songs … Continue reading

September 1, 2023 · 1 Comment

Bob Dylan In Minnesota Offers New Insights On the North Star State’s Favorite Son

BOB DYLAN IN MINNESOTA: TROUBADOUR TALES FROM DULUTH, HIBBING & DINKYTOWN. K G Miles. With contributors: Paul Metsa; Ed Newman; Marc Percansky and Matt Steichen. McNidder & Grace.  On September 4, … Continue reading

June 11, 2023 · 1 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

Playing For the Sake of the Song

An Interview With Musician Mary Ramsey Singer-songwriter Mary Ramsey is known throughout the world for her work with the 10,000 Maniacs. But that’s only half of the story. Ramsey, who … Continue reading

September 28, 2020 · Leave a comment

Reinterpreting the Work of A Master

An Interview With Songwriter Emma Swift “Like many of the great Bob Dylan songs, ‘I Contain Multitudes’ is a magnet, a fly’s eye view of the cultural wilderness in which … Continue reading

August 31, 2020 · 2 Comments

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
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