Author Archives: TonyAttwood

  by Aaron Gailbraith Uncle Tupelo were an alt-country band formed in 1987 by Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy. It has been said that it was like having Neil Young and Bob Dylan in the same band. Tweedy brought Young’s … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Nuremberg, July 1 1978. Bob Dylan offers Eric Clapton a cassette with the first two songs he wrote with Helena Springs: “Walk Out In The Rain” and “If I Don’t Be There By Morning”. Two weeks later … Continue reading →

by Aaron Galbraith Sit back and prepare yourself for this one – this is going to be a very video heavy overview of Neil and Bob’s career interactions. Which is how we like it here, right? In the authorized biography … Continue reading →

Performances selected by Paul Hobson, commentary by Tony Attwood In this series we have been taking a look at some of the more notable performances of songs by Dylan on the Never Ending Tour.  There is an index to our … Continue reading →

By Paul Hobson and Tony Attwood This series of articles looks at Dylan’s reinterpretations of his own work, with video examples from his concerts.  The videos are selected by Paul and the commentary is by Tony. Details of previous articles … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In Martin Popoff’s Judas Priest – Heavy Metal Painkillers (2007), one of the founders of the band, Al Atkins, reveals how they got that band name: “Bruno, the bass guitarist in Judas Priest #1, came up with … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Though there be confusing and paradoxical interpretations abounding here, there, and everywhere, the cosmologies of Gnostic and related Cabbalism, some forms of which are thought knowlegable only to a special elite, can be said to differ from … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood, with many thanks to Aaron Gailbraith for the links. These three tracks are taken from the Shot of Love outtakes.   Only the third one gives me a feeling that we could have been listening to a … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst I tried to write another Mr Tambourine Man. It’s the only song I tried to write “another one”. (Dylan, Sing Out! October 1968) On July 30 1965, Dylan records “From A Buick 6” in New York, fairly … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (kiwipoet) Introduction: In this unique series of articles we examine Bob Dylan’s harmonica playing, in each case with multiple examples of the way his craft has developed.  The earlier articles, in case you missed them, were… Bob … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe A number of  song lyrics by Bob Dylan are criticized for their misogynistic content, but in many cases the singer/songwriter is just messin’ around with the secluar sonnets of William Shakespeare. One should give pity to others … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe The lyrics of a number of Bob Dylan’s songs reveal that the singer/songwriter is well acquainted with William Shakespeare’s sexually suggestive sonnets. Bob Dylan bases ‘Watered-Down Love’ on a sonnet by the Bard that tells the … Continue reading →

by Aaron Galbraith It’s hard to believe but it was 20 years ago last month that the first White Stripes album was released! By way of celebrating the anniversary, and as promised, here is a look at the Dylan interactions … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Searching for a gem, looking for a jewel, as Dylan sings in “Dirge” and that is a well-found song quote for searchingforagem.com, the site that tries to bring order to the endless ocean of oddities and obscure … Continue reading →

By Paul Hobson and Tony Attwood This series of articles looks at Dylan’s reinterpretations of his own work, with video examples from his concerts.  The videos are selected by Paul and the commentary is by Tony. Details of previous articles … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe From the deep well of esoteric mystical knowledge that attempts to uncover the source of ultimate reality lying behind the world of light and darkness, singer/songwriter Bob Dylan draws out buckets of allegorical narratives, and ornate images … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe and Tony Attwood To be clear, in this article we are talking here primarily about the Dylan composition, “Hallelujah” not the Leonard Cohen song, which Dylan performed on a couple of occasions.  The official Dylan site … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood To begin, and to avoid us getting rather mixed up, there are two Hallelujah songs.  One written by Leonard Cohen and one written by Bob Dylan.  This article concerns the Leonard Cohen piece.  The … Continue reading →

by Patrick Roefflaer A compilation album isn’t actually part of this series concerning the artwork of the sleeves of Dylan’s studio albums, but the history of his first greatest hits album is too beautiful not to mention. Especially since, in … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst Melanie Coe is seventeen years old when she leaves a note on the table and runs away from home. Her parents, briefing the media, seem concerned, but indignant too. “I cannot imagine why she should run … Continue reading →