Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's decision to take his stage name from the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is "hugely important for Wales", an author has said. Jeff Towns, who wrote Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas: The Two Dylans,
Born May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, Robert Zimmerman would go on to change the world. He would dive into folk albums, change his name and travel to New York City to becoming a professional musician.
Revisit the very first season of The Opus podcast as we explore the legacy of Dylan's 15th album. Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks 50th Anniversary: The Opus Podcast Re-Release Ben Kaye
The first sounds you hear when you drop the needle — or click the digital file — on Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks are guitars ringing and chiming, almost like bells. They serve as a kind of preface or overture or opening statement or call to prayer for what the listener is about to hear: 56 minutes of a journey through dark heat into the heart and soul of an artist at the depths of sadness driving him to the heights of creative achievement.
The beauty of the movie, and of Timothée Chalamet's performance, is it captures how the secret of Dylan's music was never about what it "means."
Amidst Oscar buzz and fans applauding him for his turn as Bob Dylan, the 29-year-old actor reveals why he's still yet to meet the music icon.
Ray Padgett's indispensable website "Flagging Down the Double E's" features interviews with figures from all across the Dylan universe — along with a comprehensive bootlegs guide
About 60 Dylan items were sold on Saturday in Nashville, through Julien’s Auctions.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Blood on the Tracks, which came out on January 20, 1975, and is one of several albums that's possibly considered his greatest ever. It marked a return to form, and a return to his classic folk sound following his shift to rock in the mid-'60s and his questionable output in the early '70s.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Blood on the Tracks, which came out on January 20, 1975, and is one of several albums that's possibly considered his greatest ever. It marked a return to form, and a return to his classic folk sound following his shift to rock in the mid-'60s and his questionable output in the early '70s.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we discuss the performances of Timothée Chalamet and the rest of the cast in A Complete Unknown, look forward at the Springsteen and Beatles movies, and discuss what might be next, with Andy Greene joining host Brian Hiatt.