Monthly Archives: June 2025

The Concert Series: London. 28th June, 1981.

Each of these articles features either a recording of a complete concert or (where there is not one available in the UK, where I have my internet connection) the next best thing I can find.   I’m hoping to be able … Continue reading

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My Own Version Of You part 3: Next time you come to the bridge, jump

  by Jochen Markhorst III         Next time you come to the bridge, jump It must be the winter of my discontent I wish you’d taken me with you wherever you went They talk all night – they talk all day … Continue reading

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Reflections in the mirror: suddenly Visions of Johanna conquers my mind

  No Nobel Prize for Music: How Dylan turned the strophic form into something new The Dylan Concert Index: August 1971 By Tony Attwood Some 17 years ago, in June 2008 the Guardian (a liberal-facing English daily newspaper, which is … Continue reading

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No Nobel Prize for Music: How Dylan turned the strophic form into something new

Details of the earlier articles in this series appear at the end of this piece. By Tony Attwood In the last episode I looked at Farewell Angelina, which is a song in which Bob returned to the simplest form of … Continue reading

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The Dylan Concert Index: August 1971

There is an index to our current series and most recent articles on the home page. In this series the recordings are selected by Tony Attwood. But if you would like to nominate a particular recording for inclusion, please drop … Continue reading

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My Own Version Of You part 2:   Take the head off of him and sew it onto this guy

  by Jochen Markhorst Part 1: Keys t’unlock my mind II          Take the head off of him and sew it onto this guy All through the summers and into January I’ve been visiting morgues and monasteries Looking for the necessary … Continue reading

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Bridging Generations: Why Bob Dylan Still Resonates in the Digital Age

Bob Dylan is a name synonymous with a lot of things; they range from poetic brilliance to protest and perpetual reinvention. He was relevant in a time when there wasn’t a modern gaming experience for slots enthusiasts, yet he remains … Continue reading

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It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – A History in Performance, Part 6: 2002 – 2010

  Part 1: 1965. Crying like a fire in the sun Part 2: 1975. The vagabond who’s rapping at your door Part 3: All your reindeer armies. Part 4: 1990 – 1995 Part 5: 1996 – 2001 You think will … Continue reading

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No Nobel Prize for Music 16. From “It’s all right” to “Angelina”. What happened?

There is an index to current and past series on the home page. “No Nobel Prize For Music” is a series of articles reflecting on the fact that when commentators write about Dylan’s compositions they tend to engage fulsomely with the … Continue reading

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The Concert Series – (or perhaps the Concert Index)

  There is an index to current and past series on the home page. Events  in this series are selected by Tony Attwood Maybe the Concert Index is a better title because the whole aim of this is to enable … Continue reading

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