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2009-05-06T11:30:00.001-05:00

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Berlin

2009-04-01T12:59:00.000-05:00

Next stop on the tour. Hoping for some new songs. But really happy to
be inside.

Beautiful spring day here. Forgetting the snow in Sweden.

Toured the Bauhaus in Desau. Nice stuff but still prefer Frank Lloyd
Wright.

More later.

Malmo

2009-03-28T13:28:00.000-05:00

Made it in. On the floor but back in row 22. The road is a tough
place. Cold and even with some friends seems like a lot of trouble.

But I am here so will carry on. If I seem a bit like I'm dragging it
was just a day that seemed like a bit of a struggle.

Malmo is a very nice city. Had a great walk around with my new
buddies, both from Norway. Had a listen to 45 seconds of a song from
Dylan's new album. Dag had downloaded it from amazon and we all
thought it sounded very nice.

Malmo is about thirty minutes from Copenhagen. There is another show
there tomorrow.

The malmo arena is brand new. The cabbie said it was the third best in
the world. Not sure how they determine the rankings. It is very nice
but the halls are so big, it makes it seem a bit the same as the
previous shows.

Show will be starting in a few minutes. More later. Cheers.

Malmo

2009-03-28T10:36:00.000-05:00

At the hotel in Malmo.

7th row!!

2009-03-27T13:39:00.000-05:00

Got really lucky with a ticket. Lookalike it might bra good one. Crowd
is excited and so am I.

Just had a nice time with three Swedish guys at the bar. Big music
fans. Dan from Sweden hooked me up with Roberto from Italy for the
ticket. Closest I've been since Mannhein.

Jonkoping

2009-03-27T10:27:00.000-05:00

The arena. Busses have arrived and the starts in a couple of hours.

Springtime in Sweden

2009-03-27T02:32:00.000-05:00

Woke up to a nice snowfall this morning. Heading to Jonkoping for a
show tonight and then on to Malmo tomorrow.

Found a nice little cheap hotel after the ferry ride from Norway
yesterday. Most of the people looked like day trippers who did lots of
shopping on board. I guess it us tax free and most got off with bags
of purchases. Mostly liquor and cigs from what I could see.

Oslo

2009-03-25T13:40:00.001-05:00

Made it in and a bargin. Life is good. Met some new friends and
enjoyed a cocktail.

Very odd setup here. Trying to see how it is used for basketball or
hockey.

Looks like the music is starting.

Oslo

2009-03-25T06:02:00.000-05:00

The tour busses outside the Oslo Spectrum. Really nice day her. Warmer
than I thought it would be. Found a cheap hotel 550 Norwegian Kroner.
Shower and toilet across the hall but it is not so bad. Clean and
close to the station and the Spectrum.

Going to spend the rest of the day touring Oslo. Then try to find a
ticket. Should not be to hard. I think it holds 12 or 15 thousand.

More later!

Oslo bound

2009-03-24T10:33:00.000-05:00

Leaving Stockholm after a brief but pleasant visit. Saw Dylan and made
a couple of new friends. Plus saw a few from previous trips.

Stockhom is a beautiful city. It has not suffered the destruction of
so many other European cities during wars.

We found several small cafes that were inviting and warm.

Now on the train heading to Oslo. One problem, no hotel in Oslo.
Hopefully will find something.

LARS

2009-03-23T15:08:00.000-05:00

Like A Rolling Stone

Guitar

2009-03-23T13:48:00.001-05:00

Bob plays guitar on lay lady lay

Made it in - Stockholm Globen

2009-03-23T13:27:00.000-05:00

We are waiting for the show to begin. First Dylan concert in a while.
Ready to have some fun. Hockey/basketball arena.

Not sold out but only nose bleed seats for sale. Able to get a ticket
and not over pay too much outside.

Selling lots merchandise. Saw 3 or 4 stands and hawkers standing out
in the crowd with glossy programs.

At least tonight we avoided snow.

Berne

2009-03-23T03:09:00.000-05:00

A shot of the room at Bern's where the Never Ending Tour started 2009.
Beautiful room. Stance encore. Cry A While, LARS, Forever Young.

Snow was falling and Stockholm was beautiful.

Berns

2009-03-22T09:02:00.000-05:00

The restaurant in the hotel attached to the club where Dylan will play
his first show of 2009.

It is a very cool place. Doesn't look good for a ticket but you never
know.

Had a glass of champagne, very elegant.

Stockholm

2009-03-22T02:33:00.000-05:00

Sunday morning in Sweden. Nice to think that Bob and the boys are in
town and getting ready to play.

Beautiful Katie

2009-03-21T10:36:00.001-05:00

Having breakfast with my best girl beforethe trip.

Foundation

2009-03-17T13:01:00.000-05:00

Getting ready to pour walls

Four Days then off to Stockholm

2009-03-17T11:20:00.003-05:00

via Chicago. Getting ready for the trip every day now. Pile builds of things to bring and stuff to cut out, i.e. pages of a travel book on Scandinavia of places I won't visit this trip. Every page counts. Have a really good one done by The Discovery Channel.

Trying to figure out tickets for trains and ferries. Most routes are pretty well defined but always a few change ups. Different this time in that I am buying point-to-point tickets rather than a pass. Takes a lot more planning and thought this way (which is fun). Also saves some money and makes me think about each leg.

New album announced from Dylan for April 28th. The guy just keeps doing it. Really excited that I get to make a few more stops with him.

John the web guy

2009-03-16T17:15:00.001-05:00

Nana

2009-03-16T13:57:00.001-05:00

Here is the lovely Marianne.

Thinking Sweden

2009-03-14T13:01:00.001-05:00

As I sit in my office my thoughts turn to Sweden and watching a Bob
Dylan documentary with multiple time points in his career.
Trying to decide on a hotel. Stockholm. The name conjures thoughts of
water and spys, Nazis and beautiful blonds.
Ready to get in the plane but still one week to wait till the airport
run begins.

Villa foundation

2009-03-12T13:04:00.001-05:00

This is the current form.

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2009-03-12T12:38:00.001-05:00

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This poster was bought in Paris after a show in 2000. It has hung proudly on my wall ever since. There are several more on the walls. I am booked for my biannual European tour of cities and basketball arenas. Friends, old and new. Music, sublime and merely great. Many new sites and scenes. Going to report with my trusty iPhone my thoughts and impressions as I go from town to town, heading to another joint. Hope you come along for the ride. Leave a comment every Now and then so I know you are there. Cheers!

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2009-03-12T10:56:00.001-05:00

Villa

2009-03-11T11:27:00.000-05:00

Darwin @ breakfast

2009-03-11T10:49:00.000-05:00

Butch before FL

2009-03-11T10:43:00.000-05:00

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2009-03-11T09:53:00.000-05:00

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2009-03-11T09:48:00.001-05:00

Blog with photo test

Stix duh Clown in New Orleans

2009-02-12T06:05:00.003-06:00

I saw -My Graveyard Jaw- play in October 2007. I was riding that high of first semester Freshman year in college. Everything in life is simple and the only thing you feel the need to do each night is go out with friends, get drunk and enjoy yourself. We were at a the biggest fraternity party of the year and had a Bayou theme, so they'd hired a local act to play some music. The first thing I felt when I saw Stix duh Clown -- the lead man and only current member of the band -- was awe. He's a mountain of a man, with a full mane of curly dark hair and clown tattoos over his eyes. He was calm and sage-like, completely unaffected by all the noise and activity surrounding him. The music reflected this image, and I was blown away. My friends and I still talk about that night as one of the best we've had together. I've seen My Graveyard Jaw play 3 or 4 times since then and my admiration of Stix has only increased. He was booked at a show last weekend at One Eyed Jacks in the French Quarter following the Krewe de Vieux parade. I knew I'd have to be there.

I'd had a busy day that Saturday. First my friends and I went down to "the Fly" -- a field in Audubon Park that's a popular spot for Tulane students to spend sunny afternoons. We made our way down to the Quarter that night just in time to catch the parade. When the parade reached its end we hopped in the back and marched along for 30 minutes or so, dancing behind the jazz band. By the time we got to One Eyed Jacks everyone was exhausted. Once Stix stepped out on stage, though, we jumped up with excitement.

I should explain the style of music. The lineup has changed several times over the last few years. When I first saw them there was a guitar and banjo, and a suitcase drum kit. Also a barrel with a large piece of wood coming out if it and single steel string stretched across it that acted as a bass. Since he's been solo it's just acoustic guitar, suitcase kick drum and tambourine (he plays all at once, utilizing both feet for the tambourine and suitcase). The songs are bluesy folky hobo jams that range from dark, grizzled dirges to light and sweet harmonic tunes. While not exactly "dance music", the rhythm is great and it's hard not to want to get up and stomp your feet along.

The show was spectacular. Many of the songs were off his most recent album, which I hadn't heard at the time. They were all immediately accessible and enjoyable. He played two of my favorites: "I Don't Know" and "Pushed Time" (both available on his MySpace: He dropped a bombshell midway through the show when he announced that this would be his last time performing as My Graveyard Jaw. It was hard to be too upset, though, because his reason for calling it quits is that he and some friends are starting a new band, to be known as Death By Arrow.

My Graveyard Jaw is a a wonderful chapter in New Orleans music that I'm sad to see come to an end. Although the band comes to an end, the music lives on. I urge you to seek out the albums already released. If you find yourself in New Orleans, try and catch a Death By Arrow show -- there's a good chance I'll be there.

by J. Lakin - New Orleans correspondent and alternative music consultant

Ben Kweller

2009-02-07T06:42:00.001-06:00

Changing Horses - Ben Kweller - 2009-02-02

Pre-listen feelings - hopeful and somewhat expectant - only know the artist from an appearance on Letterman recently. Was a high-energy performance of a song with a good hook and an interesting message.

Gypsy Rose - Nice voice over guitar with drums and bass coming in. Lots of space, love the slide guitar. 'world will make you cry', vocal not perfect but very heartfelt. Very sparse - 'world will suck you dry' - Sings about summer day and it feels that way, languid and with some regret but hope also.

Old Hat - nice pedal, he can become the 'old hat' she puts on her pretty head. Rather set her free, nice harmony and very strong vocal. Really lets it hang out. No fade on ending, regular - much better.

Fight - shades of Pancho and Lefty, more literal, this song could be/should be a hit. Wonder if it will find an audience. Toe tapping, finger-snapping barrel of fun and cautionary advice. Honky-tonk piano and pedal. First place his voice reminded me of Gram Parsons. Very strong influence. Another great ending. Can't beat a super ending, tight and thought out to a great song.

Hurtin' You - Indestructible Mom, always pulling everything together, real longing and some fear - she has to survive the hurt and come back - nice tune. Well sung.

Ballad of Wendy Baker - Feel like you are in the room with him, while he plays the guitar and sings about Wendy. No one loves till it's gone. Strings, 'rain inside your eyes', plaintive and emotion-laden vocals. Sparse bass line with only the strings and vocal. Bass doubling the melody. Very nice. Never mentions title, - shades of Gene Clark with the personal writing and singing.

Sawdust Man - Dobro and loose feeling - head over heals in love - on top of the Greyhound station, won't you please come home? Sounds like the Beatles? Direct homage. Killer track - could be another hit. Find an audience. Some kind of machine voice, CD radio again Beatlesque. Fade out, oh well.

Wantin' Her Again - she just wants me wantin' her again - bridge - nice change in tempo and structure - couple of bridges - guessing at what the girl from California wants.

Things I Like to Do - straightforward - thought about what he likes. Mainly with her - simple, heartfelt love song at the end.

On Her Own - Great pop song, Katrina reference, chorus that doesn't quit. Like other songs very interesting structure, will be more fun the more listens to the song/album.

Homeward Bound - homeless - hymnal quality, lost soul, nice Dobro and an Accapella section.

The Biggest Flower - out on the road, need some more listens - not a very strong song?

Really like the album first time through. Both accessible and leaves the strong impression the 2nd listen will be more interesting and fun than the first listen.

Wantin' Her Again - video - in the woods with his band-mates - kind of lame but I guess there's not much budget.

The Boss at the Big Game

2009-02-02T06:47:00.003-06:00

Art Quote of the Day
Any good music must be an innovation.
Les Baxter

Unlike some of my friends who preferred foosball to the half-time performance yesterday, I eagerly anticipated 'the show'. As a long time fan, I knew what was coming. While my last concert with Bruce was in the somewhat distant past, I knew what he could and would do. Full bore, no quarter asked or given, mainline rock n' roll. And that's what he did.

So why am I disappointed? Couple of reasons. First the new album. See review here.

Then half time. It was nice for the world to see the redemptive power that great music and specifically rock n' roll can bring when a dedicated artist brings his best to the party. Bruce always brings his best. My preference would have been more great music, more emotion in the singing/playing and less climbing on the piano and sliding on his knees into the camera!?

He waited a few years too long. Maybe 10. I could feel his pain and even though he seems to be in fine shape he is an older man. So am I, dammit. Rather be young and dancing in the dark but time is a bitch. There is no way he can do what he did 30 years ago. Neither can Dylan or the Stones. Either you recognize that and adapt, like Dylan the Stones or you become a parody.

I don't hear much innovation in 'Working on a Dream". The concerts will be like before only not quite. I think he could still be a compelling artist, on record and live. We always wanted records faster than he produced them. But when he has enough songs for two records, he should take the best and put out one record. Second, a show that is less physical but has more feeling. His voice is not the same either but he can still bring it.

Love Bruce, thought the performance was vintage, just made me nostalgic for the mid-70's and tickets in hand for an upcoming show.

Beirut - March of the Zapotec

2009-02-01T07:43:00.001-06:00

Beirut - March of the Zapotec - 090131

Unlike any other album I have heard. Downloaded from iTunes and these are first impressions.

Lots of horns - unusual - but very interesting. Mexican flavored. Feel like you've dropped into a small Mexican town and the band has started playing.

Track by track

El Zocalo - very short - fades in and and then out - interesting choice. Title refers to the main square in Mexico City. Sets the location and the tone.

La Llorona - Tough to get the lyric but very heavy Mexican flavor and then sounds like Godfather old school dance tune. Never heard the possible connections before. Lots of horns with a bit of drums. Title refers to a popular Spanish legend about a woman who kills her children after being rejected by a man. Ouch.

My Wife - Horns, sounds almost like a continuation of the previous song. No vocal

The Akara - Horns but seem to have left Mexico - ukelele with horns on rythme and then a trumpet melody - vocal again hard to grab the lyrics - usually a good sign, means I want/need to listen more. Might refer to a woman who is barren.

On a Bayonet - dirge like opening - sad trumpet on top.

The Shrew - Om Pah like again with the solitary trumpet on the melody. Some story here about the Shrew but I can't tell you what it is. Then a chase type musical theme develops, faster and faster, and then back to the Omm Pah theme to end. Huh?!

My Night With The Prostitute - solo keyboard -still struggling with the lyric - interesting vocal with drum machine and keyboard continuing. Minimalist

My Wife, Lost in the Wild - electronic again, drum machine, vocal very hard to get lyric - duh, like what did I expect.

Venice - more dreamy with electronic piano, multi-part singing - no drums, fades away

The Concubine starts with an solo accordion joined by triangles and chimes, ends with solo organ.

Ends with No Dice. Electronic, maybe for a dance club. No vocal. Kind of fun sounds and can imagine dancing and sweating to this one - assuming I was at a dance club - not bloody likely. Kind of an Animal Collective vibe.

Talk about a bunch of different songs. Most songs with a female theme, two about "his" wife, one about the Concubine and another about the Shrew. Then add in the Weeping Woman - La Llorna - and I'm guessing when I figure out the lyrics on the other songs, a woman will be front and center.

Makes more sense now but still mostly a mystery. Glad I bought it but hard to recommend it too strongly. I have a feeling I will like it more as I listen more.

Cheers

Working on a Dream

2009-01-27T11:04:00.001-06:00

Working on a Dream
Bruce Springsteen
Release date January 27, 2009
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Outlaw Pete
The record starts with a rousing romp through the badlands, while Pete ages. Born into a life of crime. Runs and then is caught by the river. A bit repetitive then slows and hits the point where Pete really goes down the path, shooting the lawman dead. Forty days and nights reference ties to religious themes. Wall-of-sound goes into nothing except a lonesome harp and "strings"???? Can You Hear Me?? Yes but not sure what you are asking me to feel or to think. Pity for the outlaw, uuhhmm OK.

My Lucky Day
Happy Bruce? Decent riff but I'm not really being moved.

Working on a Dream
Happy Bruce II? kind of boring

Queen of the Supermarket
Huh? Happy again? Guess domestic bliss is catching up with him. Although he has better looking checkout girls at his store than I have at mine.

What Love Can Do
More interesting track has a snarling sort of vibe, with the guitar snaking in and out. 'Can't stop the train when it comes crashing through' - like that visual describing when love hits. Short and sweet.

This Life
Brian Wilson meets awkward lyrics - banal. This life and then the next, I have been blessed, what more can you expect???? Yikes.

Good Eye
Nice start, syncopated, lyrics are forced out but seem real and heartfelt. Sort of bluesy and western sounding at the same time. Voice coming through some kind of old time speaker - much more interesting than the previous track. Great harp. Minimalist instruments. Not much Clarence on any of it so far.

Tomorrow Never Knows
Creedence rhythm to start. Seems like "less is more" is coming through. Wall-of-sound is gone? Nice track.

Life Itself
Nice story, talking about someone I'd like to know more about. Production sounds kind of rushed, like they could have done better with more time. But I sort of like the rougher, more unpolished tone.

Kingdom of Days
Same voice, as previous - happy again. This guy is really in love. I love you, I love you, I love you, I do. Let's see, does he really love her? I'm guessing yes. (I really love my lady, wanna hear me tell you over and over?)

Surprise, Surprise
Happy number -- sorry lost count. Happy Birthday song. Surprise, surprise, surprise...... over and over. Get it??!!

Last Carnival
Simple, acoustic start. Seems heartfelt memory of the days at the carnival. Nice bridge, 'moonlight was in your eyes, daybreak you made me ache'.
The best song so far. Takes me to a place I can feel. Very nice images. He still has it.

Wrestler [*]
Streets of Philadelphia vibe - sorry no Oscar this time. Nice images - one-legged dog. Leave with less than I had before.

Last two songs are the best of the album. Cannot understand where Rolling Stone gave it 5 stars. To be clear, Bruce has more talent in his little pinky than I can dream of having. In some respects it doesn't feel right to comment on his work. On the other hand, why not. Writing about records helps me to "hear" it in a different, more substantial way than if it is just playing.

I am very happy Bruce is happy. He deserves it. He has given me and many people I know immense pleasure. It is nice to be in Love. Just not sure what it does for this record. More songs like Last Carnival and Wrestler would have been welcome. But hey, it's just my take on it.

Why Do You Like A Song?

2009-01-27T06:08:00.002-06:00

I was reading another blog called setting the woods on fire

His idea is to use Venn diagrams, or overlapping circles to explain why a song appealed to him. I liked the concept, trying to make what I like more understandable, but use different metrics.

His are Quallity with Familiarity on one side and Nostalgia on the other. So, it had to be well-done but either have a hint of new or of old.

Really interesting analysis. For me it was always just the "sound". did it hit me, move me, make me open my eyes a bit?
But I really like the Venn diagrams. I would probably label them as the "sound", the "passion" and the "riffs or quality" in the middle. My records were The Beatles White Album, The Band, Allman Brothers' Live at the Fillmore, later Bruce's The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle and then later still an obscure song done at a Dylan concert called Born in Time. A friend had given me a tape and now I'm a certified Bob head.

I think all of this music took me to a different place but it did build on the music that came before. Sounds like his Venn diagrams. But there had to more. It had to move me in a way that was new. It wasn't quite as logical as this makes it sound. More just like, Ah Hah!!! I like that. It sounds good. I want to hear it again. What else is like this? Who are these guys?

This takes me back, trying to remember where the different musical peaks have been. Fun to do. Maybe you'd like to as well. If so, leave a comment. Maybe like me your comment will turn into a post. If so, send it to me. There is more here to consider.

M. Ward's Hold Time

2009-01-24T09:30:00.005-06:00

M. Ward's new album - Hold Time has a relaxed but very tight feel. It seems loose but there are no extraneous notes, no superfluous instruments. Everything is put together well. But the one thing missing is passion. The record is cerebral, well-crafted and in many respects beautiful. Track by track follows:

In For Beginners he sings about Mt. Zion & Caledonia. Mt. Zion is the mountain outside Jerusalem and Caledonia is Scotland. Nice riff - mainly guitar & vocal

Nobody Like You is kind of a rambling tune with a bit of synthesizer, simple yet heart-felt. Basic but there is a deeper level. The best song on the disc.

In Jail Bird he's crying for help but no one hears except the Angel coming down. Bit of reverb on voice to fatten it up, light drums, short, breezy, seemingly shallow, pop tinged.

With the title track, Hold Time, there are lush strings, and a slow, figure played in a swampy sounding synthesizer. It is much different from other songs, like it was done at a different time. It has heavy voice echo and like the other songs is very short.

Buddy Holly's Rave On, very near the 50th anniversary of the legend's death is a smokey, languid affair. It might work better with people who don't know the original.

To Save Me - sailing over the edge with an up tempo, Beach Boys influenced tune. The title line repeats - to save me from sailing over the edge.

The blues tinged One Hundred Million Miles is mostly vocal and guitar. It shows a limited vocal range and inflection. It is so restrained.

The electric piano is dominant on the intro to Stars of Leo. It does kick in with the band including bass and drums. It has the most interesting instrumentation and really seems to rock a bit. Then it slows down and fades out.

The Fisher of Men has a country bass line and honky-tonk feel. The voice seems tired, world-weary. Understated and restrained. Makes me wonder what it would sound like live.

Oh Lonesome Me features Lucinda Williams, who everyone I know likes but whose voice is not my favorite doing the classic Don Gibson song. Really slow and thoughtful.

Epistemology - raised in a Catholic school, more of a full on rocker than the other songs, could imagine it getting a workout live.

Blake's View - death is just a door. Ruminations about life, death and everything.

Shangri-La has some nice guitar.

Outro - instrumental, town with no pity kind of feel, sad sort of desolate image,

I really wanted to like this record. She and He, his collaboration with Zooey Deschanel is a very well-crafted and enjoyable record. This in well done but ultimately less than satisfying. Having said that M. Ward is a very talented and gifted writer and performer. I suspect good things are in his future.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

2009-01-23T14:27:00.004-06:00

This is a tough record. Tough to get your mind around, tough to sit through and difficult to digest. But it rewards a listener who stays with it and does not go back to the TV or some easier to understand music.

It is epic in scope and ambition. These guys are not aiming for the lowest common denominator. They are reaching for the stars and hit the moon.

The record has layer upon layer of sound. The lyric repeats and winds like a vine around an old fence post. It sounds better with subsequent listens. Don't give up, listen on NPR here.

It will go off NPR and then will be a record to consider.

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New website

2008-12-02T06:18:00.000-06:00

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Greatest Singers

2008-11-13T09:35:00.002-06:00

Rolling Stone, the title alone says so much, has another list going. The 100 Greatest Singers. Love to get the juice, comments and arguments going in high-gear. Bono's take on Dylan is here.

Bono & Dylan have always had a mutual admiration club. In describing what he likes about Dylan's singing, Bono shows some of his style. "Here are some of the adjectives I have found myself using to describe that voice: howling, seducing, raging, indignant, jeering, imploring, begging, hectoring, confessing, keening, wailing, soothing, conversational, crooning. It is a voice like smoke, from cigar to incense, where it's full of wonder and worship. There is a voice for every Dylan you can meet, and the reason I'm never bored of Bob Dylan is because there are so many of them, all centered on the idea of pilgrimage."

Concert Review

2008-11-08T07:01:00.002-06:00

Another critic writes here that he is happy Dylan changes his songs in concert but then complains about the result. He is not upset the songs are being changed but unhappy with the result. Many people complain about the arrangements he currently plays but this guy, being a critic, appreciates the songs are still evolving. Seems to want it both ways.

Why See Dylan Live?

2008-11-07T07:07:00.001-06:00

Here is an article, by a 24 year old, who can't wait for his next Dylan show. He explains well the reason why. "I've met people who have seen Dylan several hundred times over the years, but they still keep coming back, now with their children and grandchildren. How does he keep bringing us back even though it is agreed that he had his heyday in 1965-1966 and again in 1975-1976? "

Edmonton

2008-10-29T08:49:00.002-05:00

Nice article here that extends the discussion about Tell Tale Signs. "Once he burned with revolutionary fervour, songs spilling out of a man in a hurry. Now, at age 67, he's a walking history book of the United States, keeping alive stories and musical styles that might otherwise be forgotten. His work has grace and majesty, and the breadth of his late-career resurgence is better illustrated in this collection than on any of his individual albums."

Great video 1999

2008-10-25T07:00:00.002-05:00

Hallelujah, I'm Ready to Go in Portland shows the joy and wonder as art is made in front of your eyes.

Tour starts

2008-10-24T12:03:00.002-05:00

The new tour kicks off. Set list is here and early review is here.

Sunday News

2008-10-19T05:47:00.003-05:00

The following 4CD set is one to consider. It has a decade per disc orientation. Like a Rolling Stone starts off disc one and there are many more hits than misses. Some favorites include Steve Earle, Dave Alvin, The Band, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Jackson Browne, Sarah McLachlan, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco, etc. etc.

This is a mildly interesting take from the Irish news. "A Playboy magazine interviewer once made the mistake of trying to ask Bob Dylan a serious question -- along the lines of what made him decide to go the singer-songwriter/voice of a generation route. Dylan looks at him from beneath his cowboy hat and, rather than walk out, offers a Sphinx-like answer: "Carelessness."

Behind the Shades

2008-10-18T10:14:00.004-05:00

In rereading this excellent biography the rehearsal list of songs was telling. According to Chris Parker on Page 648 the following covers were rehearsed in 1989.

I Can See For Miles - The Who The Who: The Ultimate Collection

You Keep Me Hangin' On - the Vanilla Fudge Psychedelic Sundae: The Best of Vanilla Fudge

When or Where - Rodgers & Hart Songs of America from Another American

Mystery Train - Junior Parker Songs of America from Another American

12 volt March - (cannot identify)

Sweet Dreams of You - Patsy Cline Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection

Walking After Midnight Volume 1: Walking After Midnight

Little Queen of Spades - Robert Johnson The Complete Recordings

Poison Ivy - The Coasters Poison Ivy

The Blue Ridge Mountains

High School Hop - Jerry Lee Lewis A Half Century of Hits

Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology 1964-2006

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash Ring of Fire

Give My Love to Rose -

Love's Made a Fool of You - Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Gold

God Only Knows - the Beach Boys Pet Sounds

Now imagine all these songs, one after the next. Sort of an eclectic mix by any standards. Then you hear Theme Time Radio Hour and it all fits together.

New Date

2008-10-18T06:04:00.003-05:00

There is a new date at the end of the Canadian tour at Oneonta, NY - Alumni Field House on November 19th. Has been added to Calendar and trying to learn how to add to Maps.

More Uncut

2008-10-18T05:59:00.003-05:00

This article is from Jim Dickinson. "I think he’s distrustful of the recording process. He doesn’t give things time to develop in a traditional fashion. He wants the first interpretation he can get of the song. I saw the same thing working with The Rolling Stones, where they were interested in the moment of creation. Keith Richards said, “That’s where the song comes alive, the first performance.” Alex Chilton was the same way."

The Band

2008-10-17T11:55:00.005-05:00

The Band offered some of the best music around Dylan. It was melodic, rockin' and thoughtful. Have a listen to the concert. You will not be disappointed. (Tried to keep this all about Dylan but this is too good not to share.)

The album from that time frame. Wore this one out. Before The Flood [Live With The Band, 1974]

Great Covers

2008-10-17T09:34:00.003-05:00

Goin' To Acapulco (Album Version)
by Jim James & Calexico from the - I'm Not There soundtrack is an outstanding track that has a jaded, south-of-the-border feel that makes me want to go head south. Check it out.

Bobs Boots

2008-10-17T09:13:00.003-05:00

This site offers huge dollops of info on Dylan bootlegs. It is a great site. Just be careful. Collecting shows can become addictive. Might offer a 12 step deal for obsessive collectors.

News on Friday

2008-10-17T05:36:00.002-05:00

From the Wales Online an interesting take on - different strokes for different folks.

More Uncut. This has to be the best magazine going. Really 1st rate.

Lots of other stuff but most of it seems derivative or not very interesting.

Tell Tale Signs - Sales

2008-10-16T16:08:00.001-05:00

Here is an update on how Dylan is doing with TTS. Not bad for a bunch of outtakes, alternate versions and live tracks.

Theme Time Radio Hour Boots

2008-10-16T08:21:00.001-05:00

You can download the shows here.
Great site. Support if you can. Remember to support XM radio if at all possible. It's a great value.

Theme Time Radio Hour - Season 3/2 - Money

2008-10-15T08:15:00.012-05:00

(1st go thru - will try to update and expand - OK to use comments for help)

Samuel Butler once said
king of hillbilly pianos - played for Gov. Fred
played on Hank Williams Jambalaya

Hobby of Kings - Penn and Teller - what kinds of coins
father retired from the jail and his hobby became his - opened a shop - Feder
shout out to - Clayton Feelgood who plays drums on this one.

James Brown always said, give some to the drummer.
James Brown - I've Got Money
CD - Star Time (4CD)

I'm kind of embarrassed and my engineer Tex Carbone, caught me in the parking lot and told me I didn't tell people about the Double-Eagle. 1907 Double-Eagle coin - 10 missing. Secret Service found 10 stolen - King Faruk of Egypt - didn't want to try to retrieve it. Cairo auction. 1996 British coin dealer. Thought secure location at World Trade Center. Just before 9/11 it was moved.

VO - part of the barter of simple people were spearheads 1st used as money, and shells, none of these

Our next song - Mentor music - Jamaica - Dr. Demento played exclusively - has been around since 19th century, ska, rocksteady, even reggae. Calypso
Session Eric Monte Morris -
Eric "Monty" Morris - Penny Reel MP3 - Penny Reel
CD - Knock Out Ska: Treasure Isle Ska Instrumentals

They say a penny won't buy you much - penny candy list - My 1st girlfriend was named Pixie Stick - I wonder what happened to ol' Pixie,
Eric Idle - Monty Python - money show
Let's go to the phones - Carbondale, IL - Carol Clark - really enjoyed, good we work hard, Beatles - Can buy me Love - little argument. she - can buy me love - Bob - Can't buy me love - you can't help some people. Money can't buy you happiness but it can give you more places to look.
More people singing lead with The Drifters, Aaron Neville - anything Clyde McFadden sings is
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Money Honey
written by Charles Calhoun a pseudonym for Jess Stone Jesse Stone Alias Charles

Honey - long description - Egyptian Pharaohs,

a song called "looking for money -coin flip by Al Irvin wrote the song or
Johnny Dove & The Magnolia Playboys - Lookin' For Money
Dove record label - always a sucker for a good name
Buried treasure - only one known to bury his loot - William Kidd - Long Island -

empty pockets never held anyone back, empty heads and empty hearts - Norman Vincent Peale books - Norman Vincent Peale: Three Complete Books: The Power of Positive Thinking; The Positive Principle Today; Enthusiasm Makes the Difference

Excello Record The Best of Excello Records
artist -
Slim Harpo - I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis)
Tired of excuses - New testament - Roman occupation, Roman money, foreign currency
only time Jesus reacted with violence -

music - Westminster Bank

Everly Bros were finished when they left Cadence records - but I think they - some of my favorites
The Who did it in 1966 but I'm going to stick with Don & Phil
Everly Brothers - Man With Money Man With Money (Album Version)

DB Cooper - 1971 - hijack - 200k - left from airplane over Cascades - never caught - long time ago - before terrorism - thought he was a hero -
recently some clues - money on the bank of Columbia River.
I got 20 bucks that says they don't find him. Book-DB Cooper, Where Are You?

Last week Van Morrison told us about Blue Money, this week Elvis Costello tells about clean money,
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Clean Money MP3-Clean Money CD-Rock and Roll Music - Rock and Roll Music

Money Laundering - the act of making money - placement - sends to legitimate financial institution - layering - through various financial transfer - different names, accounts, purchase high value items
integration - sale of a large item - 10mm screw driver - can use money without getting caught. Might seem easy - 2001 almost 900 money laundering convictions, average prison sentence of 6 years - ask yourself "is it worth it"

Chitlen' circuit - small clubs in black neighborhoods - many lost track after his hit "Disco Lady" - but this one sold over 1mm copies.
Johnnie Taylor - Last Two Dollars
Best of CD - The Very Best of Johnnie Taylor

$2 bill - handy, strip joints, race tracks - size of the most

movie clip - Wall Street Wall Street (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Michael Douglas - telling Charlie Sheen what it means to be wealthy -

Donny Young - really Johnny Paycheck - 1985 convicted of shooting a man, spent 2 years in prison. way before that when he was Donny Young.
Johnny Paycheck - Down To My Last Dime - CD - Shakin' the Blues

french word - FDR on one side, e plurabus unem - 1st minted in 1792

That thing that Carol said is still gnawing at me, from 1944
Tiny Grimes actually told money isn't the key to happiness but if you have enough you can have a key made - not only a great song but it has Charlie Parker CD - 20th Century Masters; The Best of Charlie Parker on it. Savoy Record label Tiny Grimes - Romance Without Finance - MP3 Romance Without Finance (LP Version) CD-Giants of Jazz Guitar - Giants of Jazz: Guitar

4 string guitar, Harlem shop, always asked why, said he couldn't afford the other two. A straight shooter, Tiny Grimes. 1944-1949

O'Jay's Greatest Hits one of the ... of the Philadelphia sound - hooked up with Gamble & Huff -
10 R&B number 1's - only got up to #3 - should have been #1

Woman on wall street - remarkably cheap - Ned injured his knee, wouldn't treat, several years later leg had to be amputated. died in 1916 left 100mm - equal to 1.5bb today.

Johnny "Guitar" Watson - You Can't Take It With You Untouchable! The Classic 1959-1966 Recordings

movie - Fargo - Fargo (Special Edition)

Albert Einstein - absolutely convinced that no amount of money can

News of Wedesday

2008-10-15T08:06:00.002-05:00

This story now has a happy ending. A young fan who got shut out now can see Dylan in Milwaukee.

News on Tuesday

2008-10-14T08:28:00.002-05:00

An interesting look at Dylan in the Islands sailing and meeting a local artist Banke Banx - ""He told me he was the captain of Bob Dylan's yacht in the harbor," Banx said. "He asked me to come aboard and bring a few guitars. I went aboard and met Dylan. We started playing and he was very much interested in (Banx's 1977 gospel-tinged reggae ballad) 'Prince of Darkness.' He wanted me to write out the lyrics and chord progression.
"We went for a swim, we went snorkeling, had lunch. In the evening I invited him to my home studio. I had a Tascam (recorder) n my basement. I was always ready to go. He stepped in and started to play my organ. He said, 'Bankie, I like the sound of this thing ('Prince of Darkness') can you record that?' I said, 'Bob, I've already done that.' Then he asked for a reggae bass line. Then a reggae rhythm guitar. Then he wanted some girls to sing backup vocals. I went and got two girls. One of them [Amelia Vanterpool-Kubisch] is now Director of Tourism for Anguilla. He never put his voice on the tape. He just played keyboards and gave us the harmonies."

Mississippi #1 - Tell Tale Signs

2008-10-13T08:25:00.006-05:00

Dylan's best song is presented in a simple, sparse, emotive and thrilling version. The lyric doesn't change but he sings in a more world-weary and breathless manner. The accompaniment stays behind the vocal but stepping up when there is room. The Dobro is said to be played by Daniel Lanois and is very tasty. Just read his Wiki entry, quite a CV but not much lately. Maybe need an update. Sounds like an interesting movie to check out. Here Is What Is - Buy Here

The song adds it all up and the answer is a happy ending. Even though our days are numbered, the singer has "nothing but affection for all those who've sailed with him". It is so easy to drop into sarcasm, disappointment and disgust. Life goes on and either it is lived or endured.

Edmonton TTS

2008-10-13T08:15:00.002-05:00

This review of the 2 disc set is short but sweet. Writer offers revealing tidbits about most of the songs. Not sure if it is helpful to a buyer. Writer does not mention Dylan's impending visit to his fair city.

Canada tour map

2008-10-12T10:56:00.004-05:00

Here's the link with directions for anyone who wants to follow Bob this time out. Arrrggh, am I really considering this?

Election night in Minneapolis might be interesting. Obama's night?

Dylan Radio

2008-10-12T08:38:00.002-05:00

This internet radio site plays Dylan 7*24 and is wonderful. The only non-music is when Pete, the DJ, reminds listeners to support the effort. Recently he had a fund raiser for a new disk drive. It seems to be a labor of love and offers up rare, hard-to-find, tracks and loads of live recordings.

More Uncut

2008-10-11T12:58:00.001-05:00

Working with Dylan - "I really remember recording “Man In The Long Black Coat”. Malcolm was playing a Yamaha DX7 that Brian Eno had mastered – he had all these sounds built in. Brian had come in on the Neville Brothers record and given us a bunch of sounds for the DX7, and one of the sounds was this crickets sound. Actually, on the Neville Brothers’ Yellow Moon record, I’d found this six-storey apartment building on St Charles Avenue where we lived and recorded, and they have these bugs in New Orleans, cicadas, that make this high-pitched sound. When Brian came in with his cricket sounds, he would play this melody, and then these cicada bugs would repeat it back. It became really creepy. He would do it again, and they’d do it again, and he’d make the melody a little harder, and they would follow it, and so we were like, “Brian Eno is communicating with the insects, oh my God.”

No Nobel for Dylan

2008-10-11T10:18:00.002-05:00

Interesting blog on his chance for the Lit. Nobel here. "With Bob Dylan, the question is how far you're allowed to stretch your appreciation. Call Bob Dylan America's Greatest Living Songwriter, and you can easily get away with it, without too many arguments. Call Bob Dylan the most important songwriter of the past 50 years and while you might get alternatives thrown out there, few people would call you irrational. But why would it be unfair to call Dylan America's Greatest Living Poet? Why would the intellectual police shut you down for saying he's the country's most important poet of the past 50 years? Is it because he's actually grown rich off of his poetry? Because people of all ages are familiar with it, can quote it, can sing along? Is it because Pulitzer's are "legitimate" awards and Grammys are "illegitimate"? "

News on Friday

2008-10-10T11:26:00.002-05:00

Nice article. Might be good guy to watch
Pilly - "Its two discs contain a handful of how-could-he-not-release-that? outtakes (the superb "Dreamin' of You," and "Red River Shore," from the 1997 Time Out of Mind sessions); the first Robert Johnson cover he's released ("32-20 Blues"), plus live cuts, soundtrack songs and alternative versions of songs that reveal them in new light."

Aspen - sort of lightweight guy
"But the two takes here of “Mississippi,” a profound mediation on overcoming loneliness and regret, not only differ markedly from the original album version, but from each other. Each is acoustic and delightful — the first with a shuffling blues feel, the second with a twangy country tone. Dylan’s phrasing and emotion on each take is spell-binding."

Uncut - recommended (gotts grab the issue) - "
When we started recording, Dylan, basically, would just start some kind of a vamp going on the guitar. The whole band was out in the room, in contact with each other, there wasn’t a lot of separation. And Bob has a table in front of him, with pages and pages and pages of lyrics, and he would just start some kind of a thing going on the guitar, and we’d all fall in behind him, and just start jamming. And as soon as he kinda liked what was happening, he’d start picking up lyrics, going through the pages, and just start trying to sing it over whatever we were doing. If he didn’t care for that one after a while, he’d put it down, pick up another page, and start trying something with that. So, literally, we just jammed." (Paul would love this.)

More TTS

2008-10-09T07:39:00.004-05:00

Here are a few worthy news clips from today:

Verve "The same is true with Mississippi. This song previously has been spun as a ballad by Dylan (on Love and Theft) to rock 'n' roll by Sheryl Crow to country by the Dixie Chicks. On Tell Tale Signs, Dylan delivers it both in old-school Robert Johnson-style to something that rolls and flows like a river. It proves just how remarkable this song is. It will age and improve in the same manner Tangled Up in Blue did."

Huffinton Post -There's a junior Dylanologist in our family, and he's been listening harder and longer to some of these songs than I have. In an excited e-mail, he wrote me: "His lyrics are so rhythmic. He'll have a simple walking baseline and then do all the syncopation with verse. And he'll repeat the same line over and over again. But it's not repetitive, because he changes the meter of the phrase subtly each time."

Dylan Daily - Most of The Time - A more subtle version of the OM track. Less-obviously produced with a more rootsy feel (the acoustic guitars are more pronounced). I like this track a lot, Dylan leans into each word as if he means it. A gem.

Last Time Dylan Played Live -a nice listing, by album of where Dyla last played a song live. Saw two of these from Time out of Mind - Cold Irons Bound in Leipzig and Highlands in Columbia, MO.

Riches...

2008-10-08T20:59:00.003-05:00

A new Dylan double (for me - triple for others) CD, a new Theme Time Radio Hour (TTRH) on Money. It is a nice position for us to be in.
An Interesting Marketing idea - give your music to NPR so they can stream it for a week. This makes the music easy to obtain, free and ultimately irresistible. Then it goes away. The link is down and if your want to hear it, you have to purchase. How many people bought the music after hearing it on NPR who otherwise would not have opened their wallet? I wonder.
Ah the music, though it takes a while, is sublime. Bob wrangling, cajoling, find the heart, the soul of the song. What an exploration, a discovery. What is the essence of the song? Why does it exist? Why is being sung or listened to? In Chronicles, Dylan talks about losing his way and that the Grateful Dead and specifically Garcia always knew how to find the center of the song.
He seems to find the essence in this music. Rock on Bob.

Theme Time Radio Hour - Season 3/1 - Money

2008-10-08T09:05:00.015-05:00

XM Radio This link shows times/channels for the show. Can listen online - 7*24 - for $7.99/month. Great value.

It's night in the big city. A man says a prayer, puts down a 20 and rolls the dice, the faucet won't stop dripping. This is TTRH with your host BD. (wild reggae/organ music)

Welcome to season 3 of TTRH and we're glad to have you - we've had a lot of fun playing the greats and near greats - the fondly rembered and the barely - Harry S. Truman - the buck stops here
yen, sheekle, nickle dime - piggy banks -barter system, bushel of corn - most def. cash n/ carry
VO - where we go - we see money being used - convenient method of exchanging many different kinds of goods and service betwee

let's start of with -Excello label - A side from Cadillac show in 1955 - harmonica player - Christopher Collins on guitar
Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - That's What They Want
Wrote that song for an American market if he was looking for a world wide - Albania - gotta work real hard to get it.

Louis Prima - Pennies From Heaven
King of NOLA (New Orleans, LA) - 1st of Italian Singers - Many to follow including Perry Como, Vic Damone, Dino (great NOLA sound)

Penny from top of Empire State Building story. Can be dangerous - would it kill a guy - it is 1250' tall - wind resistance - 280 fps - .22 or .25 - 800/1100 fps - bullet shaped - science .
Bob & Ray - money treasury department - our money is your money. lovely green color, pictures, numbers are large and clearly legible. Use money everyday - It's the American way
When a man is 20 years old he wants to save the world, when he's 40 he can't save...

Papa Charlie Jackson - You Put It In, I'll Take It Out
recorded in 1934 - half-banjo/half-guitar
much in demand as a side man played with -3 mentioned???
one of the creators of Hookum - a spicy form of popular double-entendree
maranian - made some great records,
I almost think we play to much Van Morrison -then I play one of his records, no we don't - 1970 release
Van Morrison - Blue Money

Only 2 places I've found blue money Terry Southern novel and
Monopoly (buy) Elizabeth Magie - Landlords game - how to be rich by buying property - used in colleges - students - taxes & mortgages - naming local streets and landmarks - then Charles Darrow brought it Parker Brothers. After a few tries they bought it and don't worry they paid royalties to Elizabeth Magie. Darrow became a Gentleman Farmer - retired 46 -It was banned in Russia and China and still outlawed in N. Korea and Cuba.

1957 - Atlantic - baritone sax -probably Hard Cooper? - I like to give you something a little extra to listen to in a song, it helps you listen closer to the whole song.

here's Ray Charles - Greenbacks
green ink - readily available - green with credit of the government. photography developed and black and white would be easy to copy- was tinted green to make it harder to counterfeit.

If you listen to a show regularly you know I often give all the slang names of the theme - haven't done it this time because Mel Blanc beat me to it.d it with this song.
Mel Blanc - fellow capitalist Stan Friberg Money

a man who knows what he wants - double-eagle -front of dollar bill valuable

How much does a million dollars weigh? You've seen actors In the movies they have a $1 million dollar payoff in a little satchel -$1 would weigh a ton with 100's a easily manageable 20.4 lbs.

The ridges on the edge of coin stop people from filing away precious metals - there are 119 in the quarter, the thin sliver of silver has 118 dime, 160 Kennedy half-dollar.

Right now Buddy and Ella Johnson one of early tracks, big band - R&B -splitting hairs, Decca
Buddy Johnson & His Band - It's The Gold-
I got a dollar in my pocket. We just heard It's the Gold -Paul Kruger, Boer leader. Republic of South Africa - Krugerrand - 1970 - 54mm sold - almost pure gold - copper for stability - Reagan against Krugerrand because of apartheid -In 1985 Ronald Regan banned the Krugerrand. Cand - Ronald Reagan, friend of the black man striking a blow

Nic Jones folk record of the year 2 years later had a car crash critically injured and was forced to retire
Nic Jones - Farewell To The Gold

song written by Paul there's no mystery or doggeral - came out of my - Goat Fields of Central - July of 63 - 1863 - flood - whole story of the song. you no mystery now.

how much you are you worth... (great scene from Chinatown - Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) and Noah Cross (John Huston) - Jake thinks it's about the money - Cross knows it's about the power_.

The year this record came out this artist had 4 songs in country top ten, a record, although The Beatles had 5 in pop category in 1964, grand ol opry decided he didn't like it. It was the Opry's loss, Lefty was one of the great singers. Tell em/ Lefty.

Lefty Frizzell - My Baby's Just Like Money
That was one of the true
If your baby goes from man to man- Nymphomania - not scientfically - 1st laid out, if you pardon the expression by French physician
behaviors - novels, chocolate ,
Alfred Kinsey - sexual pioneer - nymphomanic has more sex than you do - grass is always greener
This is TTRH and we're talking about money - the phones light up - fernando - Mexico - talking spanish - need to translate (Bob speaks Spanish pretty well)
amigo hombre
Buddy Guy - 100 Dollar Bill

that was Buddy Guy - amigo hombre
sounds a little like Barret Strong's - Money
not enough to get sued I guess

voice-over - PSA - you should be familiar w/ the pictures of these great men whose picture is engraved Washington on the 1's, Jefferson on the 5's, Hamilton on 10's, Jackson 20, Grant 50, Franklin on 100

the almighty 100 - cnote - others know it as the Benjamin
P Diddy - It's All about the Benjamin's baby

A whole bunch of folks but mainly P Di
Disraeilli, harrison, pope II, St. Benjamin, Arthur Be, Richard Benjamin, Ben
music
The Clovers helped build Atlantic Records, It's because of them we have the sax, the 1st times a sax sound on vocal group - Atlantic - back the krogers
frank - Ahmet Ertegün - if pay - play - 1954
The Clovers - Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash

when money gets worn out they shred it - goes into landfills - or sometimes plastic bags for souvenirs -
21 months - $1, $5 16 months, - $10 one & half years, $20 - 2 yrs, $50 -,$100 - 89 months

when it's all said and done, it doesn't matter how much you have because you can't take it with you. Jesse Price played with Count Basie, and it seems like an appropriate song for the last one of the show.
Jesse Price - You Can't Take It With You

one reason you can't take it with you is that it usually leaves before you do.
too many songs - can do 2 about money - filthy lucre
7 days - 2 shows about money - it makes good cents.

Every Step Of The Way...

2008-10-08T08:20:00.001-05:00

My goal is to provide the 1st step for those looking for info on Bob Dylan. There is a ton of stuff on the web, but finding the quality, and avoiding the junk is a difficult and time consuming task. This will be a way to find info quicker, easier.

It is also the 1st day of the 3rd season of Theme Time Radio Hour and the day after the release of Tell Tale Signs - his amazing new/old record.

There is so much data:
Records
Concerts
Film
Books
Art
Interviews
News
Blogs
Radio
and more. Each of these areas will be detailed and explored here. It is great to be alive while Dylan is making art. Lucky us.