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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 →

By Tony Attwood and Tim Johnson We recently posted a piece trying to unravel the song “Ride this train” and separate it from a song called “Riding on Train 45”.  In this short piece we are going to update that … Continue reading →

This is part 23 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 22 previous parts is given here. By … Continue reading →

Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part … Continue reading →

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 V          He was kiddin’ me, didn’t he? Well, John … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part 22 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 21 previous parts is … Continue reading →

By Sir Hardly Anyone, Senior lecturer in Childhood Studies at the Dept of Dylanology, University of Certain Things, Duluth. As you will know, these are exciting times for those of us who spend our moments researching all things Dylan, what … Continue reading →

Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part … Continue reading →

By Shmuel Berger “There have long been rumors that Mr. Dylan had stashed away an extensive archive. It is now revealed that he did keep a private trove of his work, dating back to his earliest days as an artist, … Continue reading →

This article originally appeared in Pop Matters and is reprinted by permission of the author By Christopher John Stephens Here’s a pitch for a documentary about Bob Dylan to be released only after his eventual death. It’s a hybrid cousin … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood with very many thanks to Tim Johnson On our listing of Dylan songs we have a piece called “Ride this train”.   That is a 1986 song, and I’ve dropped the recording in at the end of this … Continue reading →

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

Bob Dylan and the Faithful Symmetry Part 1: Bob Dylan: Fearful Symmetry Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part II) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part III) Bob Dylan And Fearful Symmetry (Part IV) Bob Dylan And Fearful Sympathy (Part V) … Continue reading →

By Gabriel Emanuel Pastor Wendell Helgason of the Wesley United Methodist Church, in Hibbing, Minnesota discovered a rare artifact in the basement of the Church last Easter Sunday. It was an audio tape recording from the days before the Church … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith I came across this interview with Bob today and thought this question and answer was worth investigating! In an interview published in bobdylan.com Bob was asked to pick a favorite song by another artist that mentions his … Continue reading →