Not going to be around to discuss much this week til later, as I am presently at Newport Folk Festival. This week was devoted to music films. I saw three. The first is the big one--I finally saw A Complete Unknown, James Mangold's Dylan biopic...
Bob Dylan
This book is one of the many things we discuss. Last week, I sat down with Scott and Robert for a freewheeling conversation focused largely on all things Dylan, at.
Hello! In case you missed it, over at Pitchfork, I published a long meditation on Bob Dylan's 'Desire' LP. A taste: He would never make another record like it—its circumstances.
Uh oh. This was the initial thought that crossed my mind when I saw the news on Friday that Bob Dylan had released his first original song since 2012's LP Tempest. The timing, coinciding with the terrifying spread of the global Covid-19 pandemic, naturally seemed...
Over at The Ringer I wrote about the strange and timeless charm of the Rolling Thunder Revue and Bob Dylan becoming the carny he was always meant to be! Check.
Let’s talk about Slow Train Coming, Bob Dylan’s late 70s embrace of gospel music, which turns forty (40!) years old this year. It remains the signature baffling moment in a.