Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood As we all know Bob has sold his music catalogue for vast amounts of money.  He obviously knows that when his time finally comes, and he passes away to wherever it is that people pass away to, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part 27 of All Directions at Once.  An index to the series  is available here. (The previous episode is at Oh Bob you’re such a big boy now; just watch out for that storm) In … Continue reading →

NET, 1994, part 1. In Full Voice; Absolutely vintage Dylan Greatest ever “Hard Rain” – Never Ending Tour, 1994, Part 2: Absolutely Vintage Dylan Again NET: the full index of articles, reviewing the Never Ending Tour from 1987 onwards By … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst X          Ludwig Van Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV    Medicine Man Tombstone Blues part … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Will the circle be unbroken This was performed three times ranging from May 1961 through to July 2019 – so it has a longevity in Dylan’s memory even if only rarely played. It was written in 1907 … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Tbis is part 26 of All Directions at Once.  An index to the series  is available here.   The last episode was “After the tour” As we have noted in recent articles, Bob Dylan had a prolonged period … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues (1965) part IX You must leave now by Jochen Markhorst Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV … Continue reading →

Note from the publisher: if you are outside the UK you might find one or more of these videos unavailable in your country.  If so, it is always worth going onto your search engine of choice and simply typing in … Continue reading →

By Patrick Roefflaer This is article number 30 in our series reviewing the art work of Dylan’s albums.  An index to all the articles can be found here. Released:                       October 19,1970 Photographer                  Len Siegler Art-director                     ? Bob … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) The news that Bob Dylan was selling the copyright of 600 of his songs to Universal Music reminds me of a story I read somewhere about how assiduous the young Dylan was in amassing that intellectual … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues: Tombstone Blues  part I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues  III         Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues part IV    Medicine Man Tombstone Blues part V: he was kiddin’ … Continue reading →

This is part 25 of “All Directions at Once” which attempts to look at Dylan’s songwriting in a way that is slightly different from that used by other commentators: creativity as a wave form. An index to the  previous articles … Continue reading →

By Christopher John Stephens This article first appeared in Pop Matters and is reproduced by kind permission of the author. Those of us who have followed the life and times of Bob Dylan understand that the only real through line … Continue reading →

By Tim Johnson I’ve been a Bob Dylan fan since the early 60’s. Influenced by my dad’s eclectic music taste, I was already collecting country blues records and everything I could find by Woody Guthrie, the Carter Family and Jimmie … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues III: Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues IV: Medicine Man Tombstone Blues V: He was kidding me didn’t he? Tombstone Blues VI: … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood with many thanks to Shmuel Berger. You might also enjoy Bob Dylan: the childhood tapes Bob Dylan’s first songs: the cello tapes revealed and a plea The Lost Bar Mitzvah Tapes The news that Bob Dylan’s catalogue … Continue reading →

This is part 24 of “All Directions at Once” which attempts to look at Dylan’s songwriting in a way that is slightly different from that used by other commentators. An index to the  previous articles in this series is given … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Polish-American writer Isaac Singer, influenced by the slave/master writings of Fredrich Nietzsche, pens a modern short satirical story “Yentl, The Yeshiva Boy” that brings attention to the rift between mystical and traditional aspects of the Judaic religion. … Continue reading →

By Paul Robert Thomas We just recorded our latest song ‘Marilyn Monroe – Endless Night‘ that was of course inspired by Mr. Dylan’s ‘Murder Most Foul‘ and is about the suspected murder of M.M. and has numerous references to the … Continue reading →

Tombstone Blues (1965) part VI by Jochen Markhorst Tombstone Blues I: Daddy’s looking for the fragmentation bomb’s fuse Tombstone Blues II: Duck back down Tombstone Blues III: Let’s Go Get Stoned Tombstone Blues IV: Medicine Man Tombstone Blues V: He … Continue reading →