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Most Of The Time Part 1: Except sometimes appears here. by Jochen Markhorst   Part II – I don’t even think about him Just as the lyrics did not come out of a magical Nothing, the music did not come … Continue reading →

by Michael Johnson ‘He can do it in Las Vegas And he can do it here…’ Part 1 – Absolutely vintage Dylan Just as, when we moved from 1992 to 1993 we noticed an all round improvement in the performances, … Continue reading →

This article by Christopher John Stephens first appeared on the website popmatters. How we begin to understand the way Dylan, Guthrie, and the senseless Christmas Eve death of 73 men, women, and children at an Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe This article continues from Bob Dylan Passes On The Bet Having read the Holy Bible, singer/songwriter Bob Dylan learns the creative trick of leaving gaps in a narrative, and/or changing a previous source story around somewhat: According … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is episode 16 of All Directions at Once.   An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. Jochen has already provided us with the clue to “All along the watchtower” in an … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Part I: Except Sometimes Ian Fleming thinks he’s a beautiful man, in any case. Already in his first Bond story, Casino Royale (1953), he compares his famous hero with Hoagy Carmichael through the fatal double agent Vesper … Continue reading →

Text by Tony Attwood; research by Aaron Galbraith. The song “Hey Little Richard” is listed in Heylin’s “Revolution in the Air” but it has only just popped up on You Tube – and my thanks as ever to Aaron for … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith Dylan’s promotional videos – the story so far Oh Mercy, Red Sky and a masterpiece An emotionally tight connection in the night. The deal, dreaming of you, beyond here lies nothing. Must be Santa, Drummer Boy, Duquesne, … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe As previously noted, the New Testament has Christ and his disciples celebrate  the ”Passover’ meal before He’s crucified: Now the feast of the unleavened bread drew nigh Which is called the Passover …. Now when the hour … Continue reading →

This is episode 15 of All Directions at Once.   An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. By Tony Attwood Drifter’s Escape In my overlong discussion of the opening track of JWH (Being where you don’t … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst It’s the only album title he puts between inverted commas, “Love and Theft”, which seems to send a message. Double quotes – why does Dylan use them here? We know by now that he has stuffed this … Continue reading →

By CHRISTOPHER JOHN STEPHENS This articles first appeared on popmatters 15 Feb 2017 A Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fall: Dylan Stumbles Into the Void Nothing is immaculately born. Bob Dylan was the guest of honor as NECLC (National Emergency Civil Liberties … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Some forms of Gnosticism depict the material world as evil product of a flawed Demiurge – it’s even claimed by some religious leaders that along with His prophet Abraham, the Demiurge is made manifest in the … Continue reading →

by mr tambourine This list will be about covers Bob either never did or hasn’t done for at least 10 years from now (studio or live). Neil Young – Old Man (Again) Bob Dylan covered this song more than 30 … Continue reading →

An index of the articles so far in this series appears here. By Tony Attwood At this point in our story we have reached the writing, recording and release of “John Wesley Harding” in 1967. I have made the point … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst The Martian is a blood-curdling 2015 film by director Ridley Scott, and science fiction in the true sense of the word. The manned journey to Mars and subsequent catastrophe that leaves Mark Watney (Matt Damon) alone … Continue reading →

This article was originally published in Pop Matters, and is republished here by permission of the author. By Christopher John Stephens Sometimes the power and promise packed into a pop single can be heard in its opening notes. However, Bob … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith I stumbled across this potential unreleased Dylan track called “Maureen”…and here it’s performed by the Beatles! At the start George says, “here’s one Dylan wrote for Ringo”.   The story goes that is was written in 1968 … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Though I no longer have any cents, here’s my two pennies’ worth for the river that whispers and complains, “I’ve hardly a penny to my name” (Tell Old Bill). Singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan has always had a sense of … Continue reading →

1: A song is like a painting, you can’t see it all if you’re standing too close 2: All directions at once: how Dylan’s lyrics empower those who wish to be empowered 3: All Directions at once: The prelude to the explosion (1959-1961) … Continue reading →