Don’t miss filmmaker and author Michael Glover Smith @whitecitycinema.bsky.social talking about his new book and his latest feature film in the lastest bonus track on Infinity Goes Up on Trial. infinitygoesupontrial.substack.com/p/bonus-trac...

Trumpeter Chris Botti talks working on Hearts of Fire and playing on two Dylan tours with Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon.

And a beautiful new one - a post album track. Fantastic! @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social youtu.be/bPDqE5pl0i8?...

Another great new @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social video. Love the full band! youtu.be/4o9QyRoU9VA?...

"An expansive atlas of over 400 record covers, 'Maps on Vinyl' features maps, both literal and figurative, across the medium of album art. From cartographic to geographic, this volume opened my eyes not just to how many map album covers exist, but also to how prevalent maps are in our day-to-day."

No one said that life was fair But does it have to be this evil? Diabolical illogical It'll leave you feeling feeble It ain't five-dimensional chess It's dementia doin' its best A-ring-a-ding-ding Ya got the mad king And he's mean when he's depressed

Happy Birthday, Larry Campbell

Stories In The Press: SaportaReport — Highway 61 Revisited is framed as a refusal of comfort and a turning point in modern songwriting, its urgency and irreverence still reshaping music and influence decades later. https://bit.ly/3ZNYV2J

Late last year, me + the band went to Layman Drug Company in Nashville and recorded some live performance videos. Here’s “Signing Off With Love” ❤️ youtu.be/ACDonAU4kKI?...

Due to popular demand, @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social is moving the screening of MASKED AND ANONYMOUS I’m hosting in Chicago on March 3 from Theatre 2 to the 700-seat Theatre 1! So glad this great Bob Dylan/Larry Charles joint is getting the reevaluation it deserves. Ticket link in replies!

Stories In The Press: Neon — At 84, Dylan's late-career work is framed as richly allusive, building "memory palaces" across songs, literature and history, argues Robert Polito in a persuasive look at 1991–2024. https://bit.ly/46L4h2v

Stories In The Press: Colm’s Substack — Revisit of The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 (1962–63) explores unreleased recordings, outtakes, and live performances that reveal Dylan’s development and songwriting depth during 1962–64. https://bit.ly/4aSP6GT

Lotta Bob at the Miami art fair.

On today's episode of Songs of Experience, I had a great chat with Mezzo Soprano, Amy Maude Helfer about 1975's Lily, Rosemary & The Jack of Hearts! Check it out! youtu.be/PEEoRH2Wrxw?...

Laser carved…

Stories In The Press: Untold Dylan — Analysis of Key West explores the "thumb down" gesture, classical references, Juvenal connections, and tensions between death imagery and life-affirming lines in Dylan's narrator. https://bit.ly/40hmCQZ

People complaining Bob Dylan doesn’t talk on stage? On the 86 Heartbreakers tour you couldn’t shut him up! It's a “Whoops! All BobTalk” edition of the newsletter. www.flaggingdown.com/p/bob-dylans...

Jerry Kennedy, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison Musician, Dies at 85 - Parade parade.com/news/jerry-k...

It was an honor to be part of the team that was able to get 8th Street in front of Electric Lady Studios here in NYC re-named Jimi Hendrix Way. Thanks ⁦‪@HarveyforNY‬⁩ The unveiling of the new street sign will be on February 24 at 11 AM. Be there! 💜 rockcellarmagazine.com/jimi-hendrix...

Four seemingly original Dylan songs only heard on the 1986 tour with Tom Petty and then never again (two of them feature Bob on DX7 synth!)

Coming soon: Visions of Johanna (Live at Layman Drug Company) youtu.be/sWUkLF0h9gE

Stories In The Press: Rolling Stone — Ratso (Larry Sloman) reflects on his long ties to Dylan, recounting Rolling Thunder Revue memories, his Dylan book, and his new role in Marty Supreme with the Safdie brothers. https://bit.ly/4rFE0dS

Stories In The Press: Mastermind Century G — An essay traces a sequence of songs as a progression from unease to cognitive saturation, arguing Dylan diagnoses moral paralysis and endurance rather than offering remedies. https://bit.ly/4adEJxi

NEW 4k AI Master upgrade The Times They Are A Changin’ Bob Dylan, Newcas... youtu.be/dL65cGSzlgY?...

Released on this day (Feb 10th) in 1964: the peak and completion of Bob Dylan's protest phase - The Times They Are a-Changin'

After tagging along since they arrived in New Zealand, Stevie Nicks finally takes the True Confessions stage. Today in the newsletter.

Stories In The Press: Daily Herald — Polito's book argues Dylan's late work forms "memory palaces"—dense, allusive compositions that sustain his stature despite fewer mainstream hits. https://bit.ly/4tuwLaA

Only 3 years ago - 10 nights of Elvis Costello with a single ticket reserving my Row B on the aisle seat for the entire run. The good old days…

It’s early yet but @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social ‘s “Down and Out in Party City” is the best new song I’ve heard this year. open.spotify.com/track/67SBZy...

Stories In The Press: Mumbai Mirror — Polito's After the Flood reconsiders Dylan's late career (1991–2024), arguing his dense, collage-like songs build "memory palaces" that sustain his artistic stature and reveal overlooked strengths. https://bit.ly/3Zo0S5M

This @wesleystace.bsky.social review of the new Polito Dylan book is wonderful (and drove me to just buy a copy). Wes obviously knows Dylan as well as anyone and is a beautiful writer. A combination we get so rarely. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Stories In The Press: Johnny B. — Steven Rings’s What Do You Hear? offers deep, accessible analysis of Dylan’s voice, instruments and performance variations, enriched by sound examples and QR-linked chapters — a must-read for fans and scholars. https://bit.ly/4rtjQni

Stories In The Press: Medium — A 1966 WBAI recording captures Dylans combative, elusive moments—his musical references, views on authenticity, and tensions around the draft—offering a vivid snapshot of his evolving artistic identity. https://bit.ly/4r2N0Kh

Stories In The Press: The Wall Street Jour — Polito’s After the Flood traces Dylan’s creative rebirth from the 1990s onward, showing how scraps, collage and archival material formed the memory palace behind his later songs and works. https://on.wsj.com/45Rc2DN

Stories In The Press: UNCUT — Choices on Self Portrait grew increasingly eccentric, with musicians recalling chaotic sessions, overdubs from tapes, and Bootleg Series restorations that shed new light on Dylan's 1969–71 recordings. https://bit.ly/4afryuf

Stories In The Press: bubbleinfo.com - An … — Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" (1967) explores imprisonment and redemption. Originating in the Basement Tapes, it spawned notable covers, was rerecorded, and was performed live nearly 500 times across decades. https://bit.ly/4awOnLo

Stories In The Press: IOL — Robert Polito's new book argues Dylan's late-career work builds "memory palaces" of history and culture, showing inventive, complex songs that sustain his status as a major artist. https://bit.ly/4tgh7Q9

Even tho the release is great (it is) this one is a far better version.

I’m very sorry that Bob isn’t happy about these videos but I love them. youtu.be/svgiuhkYifE?...

Stories In The Press: Flaggin Down The Dou… — Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Dylan—Tom Petty 1986 tour, the author revisits the shaky Wellington opener, mixed reviews, and argues the tour’s overlooked merits. https://bit.ly/4qTKB4B

I will introduce a RARE 35mm screening of the Bob Dylan/Larry Charles film MASKED AND ANONYMOUS on 35mm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social on March 3, then sign and sell copies of my book BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER in the lounge afterwards. Chicago Dylanheads come thru! musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

I'm kind of fascinated by these songs that Dylan brings back from obscurity in a huge way, to then disappear again quickly. Last outing for What Good Am I? (Aug 2014): m.youtube.com/watch?v=2E-a... Stats page: bobserve.com/songinfo?id=...

Stories In The Press: Time — Masked and Anonymous reexamined: Dylan’s 2003 film blends prophecy, satire and music, capturing a cracked America through surreal narrative and performances. https://bit.ly/3MoSBvm

Coming up in just two weeks, our celebration of George Harrison’s 83rd birthday at NYCs legendary Cafe Wha? on Friday, February 27th. 🕉️☯️ VIP & GA tickets: tinyurl.com/GEORGE2026 Artwork by Jaun Elemos

Accidental Music History: How Jeff Gold Saved Rare Iggy & the Stooges Recordings from the Dump longreads.com/2019/01/31/a... 'Sometimes this is how musical history gets saved.'

So y’all watched CBS huh? Disappointing.

Never knew Bob Dylan once boxed with Boom Boom Mancini himself. Mancini recalled “At the end of the round, Dylan came over and said, ‘Ray, could you lay off those headshots? I still have a few songs left in there.’” via:

Is there also a GRAMMY for being the queen of the whole damn music business since 1953? Thank you. It belongs to Mavis Staples.

"Steeped in echo and reverb described as 'swampy' by critics, Reed’s performances were never flashy or rushed but instead seduced listeners with their churning grooves and down-home charm." Jimmy Reed, the Bluesman Everyone Covered, Then Forgot (gift link):

They really missed an opportunity. "Wow What a Hot Piece of Ass" would have been a much better title for the Melania movie.