Here's an extract from the Dylan Revisited book, Busy Being Born that you won't have seen on here before. It's the fascinating history of the Newport Festival of Folk and the story of Bob Dylan’s first appearance there in 1963. dylanrevisited.com/2026/05/20/d...

Finished "After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace" by Robert Polito. Polito focuses on the dense allusions in Dylan's works from 1991 on, revealing more of Bob Dylan than seemingly possible. If anything, there is too much here, especially when we are pulled into Polito's life. 4/5

Beautiful full post TOOM show that I attended and absolutely loved. Excellent video! youtu.be/qsxgtpqSlRI?...

Film: Masked and Anonymous (2003) [PG-13] Studio: Sony Pictures Classics Character: Uncle Sweetheart Actor: John Goodman Director: Larry Charles Screenwriters: Sergei Petrov & Rene Fontaine [Bob Dylan & Larry Charles] Timestamp: 1:10:21 cinematicfbombs.com/2025/02/08/2...

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

The Sonny Rollins Bridge Project seeks to rename NYC’s Williamsburg Bridge to commemorate Rollins’ musical sabbatical there from 1959-1961. SIGN OUR PETITION sonnyrollinsbridge.net/our-quest/

Time for an album or two in birthday tribute. 🎂 Pulled out the rarely accessed SACD box for the occasion.

I don’t recall this one. Dylan at the start of his tour in Sept ‘78. Pretty open and straight. youtu.be/GPWPP53lKF4?...

It's Bob Dylan's 85th Birthday and the 2nd birthday of Songs Of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast! Take a trip down memory lane with @whitecitycinema.bsky.social & me on the Titanic as we covered Tempest in my first episode! youtu.be/IfRXKsGiFeA?...

I forget about this one, but it’s great.

For Bob Dylan's 85th birthday, here's my refined version of the playlist above. 20 of the best songs other people have recorded about him. Tributes, critiques, true stories, fantasies. What it's like to know Bob personally or to work in his shadow. A musical biography by friends, foes and fans.

Happy birthday Bob. Hope someone gets you a cheeseburger birthday cake.

Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan! My gift to you is that you and I will never meet. But tonight, in East Nashville there’s a major Dylathon brewing, organised by @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social & David Newbould. Admission free, donations please to Second Harvest food bank of Middle Tennessee. See y’all there…

Happy birthday, Bob Dylan. He'll be 85 on May 24. An honor to write this for my local paper, Woodstock's The Overlook News. Thanks to Barry Feinstein Photography for the use of a previously unpublished, instantly iconic 1966 image of Dylan. theoverlooknews.com/the-woodstoc...

forward.com/culture/musi... It is likely I will listen to more than 85 minutes of Bob Dylan on his birthday, but if you only have 85 minutes this is a good list.

That great Colbert ending was an genuine old Elvis Costello rarity - Jump Up - first available here:

Even on Apple Classical Mr Dylan shows up…. An instrumental Hard Rain here. Nice enough. classical.music.apple.com/us/album/186...

On this Wednesday before Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday I am thinking of his paintings. This is one of my favorites. I don’t know it’s the symmetry of the city, the ocean and the sky. The city at the mercy of and strong enough to withstand the elements. Coexisting.

In 1975, Bob Dylan received a book called The Sixteenth Round, written by boxer, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, from his prison cell. While in France, Dylan read Carter’s story of being framed for triple murder and returned home resolved to do something about it. 🧵 📷 Ken Regan

Great Dylan song rarely covered: youtu.be/Hyz9bNCqY_Q?...

Gift link to the full op-ed. www.startribune.com/longtime-fri...

New from the Bob Dylan Center youtu.be/K4HMbVRjTgk?...

#BobDylanOnThisDay youtu.be/__yzBEvA4v0?... Everything Is Broken Danbury 11 05 1991 "This is a song of mine about the state of the world, trying to save the world. it's all down and out, this song was written a few years ago. It's a little better now...."

I'm very excited to announce that a Dylan Revisited book is now available: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1066640726. Busy Being Born (1960-66) follows Bob Dylan’s journey from Greenwich Village folk hero to his controversial switch to electric rock’n’roll and the boos that followed him around the world.

New from The Dylan Center with @wesleystace.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pxI...

Bob Dylan is writing and releasing multiple times per week. Noteworthy.

Another good one.

Anyone record last month's Chattanooga show? Even on your phone or watch or something? Still no tape

Happy Isis Day to those who celebrate.

NYC friends: Gallery 198 is asking everyone interested in attending my BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER book talk/film screening to register for the event on their website. It’s FREE but seating is limited. Hope to see you in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 16 at 7pm!

www.guitarworld.com/artists/bass... Being the consistent band member for 37 years in Dylan’s fan is really quite a feat.

Fifty years ago today, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue trekked into the bayou for an alligator cookout with Bobby Charles.

Stories In The Press: Untold Dylan - A personal Dylan essay argues that “Idiot Wind” is the song of 1974, citing its unusual opening chords, shifting chorus, and powerful lyrics—plus a 1992 live performance that still reveals new meanings. https://clck.it/61f0EF3

A look inside Albert Grossman’s townhouse from the Highway 61 cover. What’s behind that famous door? (It’s pretty nice!) www.dezeen.com/2026/05/02/h...

Two weeks today, 60 years exactly from the greatest gig of all time, we launch the rebound edition of CP Lee's book that brings it all to vivid life. We'll play the concert in full (visually enhanced!) down the road from the scene of the crime. More here | www.route-online.com/all-books/li...

Stories In The Press: Flagging Down the… - A deep dive into the New Orleans Rolling Thunder Revue shows: celebrity chaos, Dennis Hopper’s poem, the live debut of "Rita May," and the backstory of "Sweet Amarillo." https://clck.it/XdfEQTB

Stories In The Press: The Ruffian - Ian Leslie links Dylan’s post-Nobel creative resurgence to handwriting lyrics, especially “When I Paint My Masterpiece,” which returned to Dylan’s setlists and may have helped lead to Rough and Rowdy Ways. https://clck.it/olcS633

Last night, Bob Dylan finally ended the Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour. Or did he? Erin C. Callahan (@inthephishbowl.bsky.social) reports in from Dylan's first-ever concert in Abilene, Texas—definitely the final show of the leg, and perhaps the final show of the entire tour. (There's a tape too)

Bob Dylan's Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour could well be over after tonight, ready for the next chapter. For look-back stats across the entire 2021-2026 tour, now you can filter this report by tour name: bobserve.com/dylanytics/p...

Stories In The Press: Greil Marcus Subs… - Greil Marcus answers questions about Bob Dylan’s "I Pity the Poor Immigrant" and Hendrix’s version of "All Along the Watchtower," focusing on lyric meaning, performance, and ambiguity. https://clck.it/BSJX681

Stories In The Press: San Diego Troubad… - A San Diego Troubadour feature argues that Bob Dylan songs function like open-source material: they remain strong when rewritten, reshaped, and reimagined by other performers. https://clck.it/qgYGPFq

"'Well I’m a gonna tell you fascists, you may be surprised, people in this world are getting organized,' Guthrie sings, whoops and whistles in his distinctive Oklahoma twang. 'You’re bound to lose. You fascists bound to lose.'" Woody Guthrie’s protest anthems strike a chord with a new generation:

The new episode with Texas music expert Kathleen Hudson dropped today. In it, Kathleen discusses her work as an educator, writer, and interviewer. She illuminates the importance of music as storytelling and cultural identity. Hope you enjoy it! open.substack.com/pub/infinity...

Check out the first part of my revisit to Desire, where Bob Dylan meets "the king of the gypsies", drummer Howie Wyeth is told to shut up and play, and Bob talks like a tourist on both One More Cup of Coffee and Mozambique: bsky.app/profile/dyla...

Oscar recommends a good movie.

Happy birthday, Willie Nelson! 93 today, so here's a look back at a song from '93... 94matthewingate.substack.com/p/1993-heart...

I'm very pleased to have accepted an invitation to speak at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival on Saturday October 10. Skeletal details are on my website: www.michaelgray.net It will be my first time on the island since, er, 1969...

Didn’t know about this. music.apple.com/us/album/thi...

New Robert Johnson photo? open.substack.com/pub/bradtoli...

No, No, No, Bob Dylan: it's feminist publication It Ain't Me Babe featuring a Trina Robbins cover (April 28, 1970)...