Bob Dylan’s 1975 album Blood On The Tracks was a game-changing album upon its release. At the time, Dylan was long past his mid-60s heyday, and although his recent albums had hit Number 1 on the albums charts, and his 1974 reunion tour with The Band had broken sales and attendance records around the U.S., […]
Generally speaking, 1975’s Blood on the Tracks is considered one of the best things Bob Dylan accomplished as a recording artist. Today, an incredibly detailed, 87-track reissue of the set titled More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 was released by Legacy Recordings (pick up the limited-edition CD box set at this link). The […]
You’ll have another chance to catch Bob Dylan and his band on the road this fall, as the Nobel Prize winner and part-time whiskey manufacturer just refuses to take any time away from performing his undeniably influential and legendary catalog of music. After a handful of dates in Australia, Dylan and his band will head […]
“I picked up a copy of our Bible, which is a magazine called Sing Out!, and I saw, with the music printed, this song called “Blowin’ in the Wind.” And I read it and I thought, “Christ, that has to be …” He had changed his name to Bob Dylan. He explained to me who […]
If you’ve ever dreamed of indulging with some whiskey officially connected to Bob Dylan, well, you’re in luck. After receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature for his decades of pop culture influence, Dylan has apparently set his sights on his next venture. Next month, Heaven’s Door will be released to the masses. Three varieties, in […]
The official list of Grammy nominations for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were unveiled on Tuesday, and several heavy hitters in the rock and roll realm are recognized. So, too, is a prevalence of hip-hop, as evidenced most strongly by the nominees for Album of the Year: Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love! Jay-Z – […]
Over the weekend, Bob Dylan‘s ongoing tour rolled through Colorado. Dylan used the opportunity to pay tribute to Tom Petty — his friend, colleague and band mate in the Traveling Wilburys who passed away earlier this month at 66. At Saturday night’s show at the 1st Bank Center, Dylan and his band covered “Learning to Fly” […]
As the years roll along, Bob Dylan continues being a musical force. He seems to tour every year or so, and in the wake of his Nobel Prize in Literature the cherished songwriter will hit the road once again this fall. The outing was announced on Monday, and will feature special guest Mavis Staples. Tickets […]
For Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Joan Osborne, few music figures as as important and influential as Bob Dylan — so it’s no surprise, then, that she recorded an entire album of Dylan songs as a tribute to the enduring legend. Titled Songs of Bob Dylan, the album is out today and features 13 recordings from Osborne and […]
Grammy-nominee Joan Osborne spent a lot of time in the studio paying tribute to the timeless work of Bob Dylan, and on September 1 her covers record, Songs of Bob Dylan, will be released. It was previewed recently with her take on Dylan’s classic “High Water,” and now she’s released another re-imagining of a Dylan […]