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November 30, 2025

Everything new in the world of Bob Dylan over the past day (or so).

Last Updated: 11/30/2025 at 12:28 PM EST

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Best New Articles

Dylan's Reluctant Fender Photoshoot At The Blonde On Blonde Sessions

Flagging Down the Double E's / Ray Padgett

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On November 30, 1965, during Blonde on Blonde studio sessions in New York, Bob Dylan unwillingly posed for Fender promotional photos, an eyewitness later recalled.

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Her Campus / Niamat Dhillon

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In an online Her Campus MUJ article, a student writer examines Bob Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door alongside Guns N' Roses' cover.

Dylan Articles

Boston Herald / Brett Milano

Joan Osborne Majors in 'Dylanology' ⭐⭐⭐

Joan Osborne releases Dylanology Live in 2025, promoting a Natick show on December 4 at Natick Center for the Arts.

Far Out / Tom Taylor

The Three Songwriters Dylan Felt Were Out Of His League ⭐⭐⭐

A Far Out Magazine article on 2025-11-30 analyzes Bob Dylan's lyricism and reports that Dylan named Townes Van Zandt, Randy Newman and Paul Simon as songwriters he could not match.

Far Out / Tom Phelan

The Early Beatles Song Dylan Felt Was Perfect ⭐⭐⭐

Bob Dylan discusses The Beatles' influence on his work in the early 1960s, referencing 1963 UK releases and 1964 meetings in New York.

Boston Herald / Brett Milano

Joan Osborne Majors in ‘Dylanology’ ⭐⭐

Joan Osborne announces Dylanology Live release and a Natick show on December 4, 2025 at Natick Center for the Arts.

Far Out Magazine / Tom Taylor

The One Musician Paul McCartney And Dylan Called A "Genius" ⭐⭐

Dylan and McCartney praised Stevie Wonder as a genius in a 1989 Rolling Stone interview, with Wonder performing a standout solo in a Los Angeles studio.

Collider / Ryan Louis Mantilla

This Iconic Singer Covered Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" ⭐⭐

Adele's 2008 cover of Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love on the album 19 broadened the song's audience.

American Songwriter / Peter Burditt

Why These New Jersey Homeowners Called the Cops on Dylan ⭐

Bob Dylan was detained by a Long Branch police officer in Long Branch, New Jersey, in August 2009 after wandering into a yard during a tour stop.

Forbes / David Chiu

Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dylan: A Survey Of Some Of 2025’s Notable Music Reissues ⭐

Forbes on 2025-11-30 reports that Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Through the Open Window documents 1956–1963 with 139 tracks, including the Carnegie Hall 1963 performance.

American Songwriter / Em Casalena

4 Classic Rock Songs That Were Inspired by the Bible and Christianity ⭐

Three classic rock songs inspired by biblical themes are highlighted, including Dylan's All Along The Watchtower (1968), U2's 40 (1983), and Buckley's Hallelujah.

Saragun Springs / Dr. Dale Williams

Seven (Or Fourteen) Reasons Why Dylan Is a Writer for Our Time by Dr. Dale Williams, Aka The Drifter ⭐

On 2025-11-29, The Drifter published on saragunsprings.com an article arguing Bob Dylan deserves the Nobel Prize.

Dylan Posts

Flagging Down the Double E's / Ray Padgett

Dylan's Reluctant Fender Photoshoot At The Blonde On Blonde Sessions ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

On November 30, 1965, during Blonde on Blonde studio sessions in New York, Bob Dylan unwillingly posed for Fender promotional photos, an eyewitness later recalled.

Dark Matter / Tony Brown

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Radioactive Art published a personal reflection on 2025-11-29 about a past incident in a student union involving Dylan and a slur.

Bob Porco Substack / Bob Porco

Dylan's Rapid Rise During His Early New York Years ⭐⭐

Bob Dylan rises in New York's Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s through club performances and collaborations.

Releases & Reviews

Her Campus / Niamat Dhillon

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

In an online Her Campus MUJ article, a student writer examines Bob Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door alongside Guns N' Roses' cover.

Cult Following / Ewan Gleadow

Dylan – Providence 1975 Review ⭐⭐⭐

Cult Following reviewed Bob Dylan's Providence 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue performance on 2025-11-30, focusing on the concert in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Spectator Australia / Emily Rhodes

Patti Smith Yearning For ‘Sacred Mysteries’ ⭐⭐⭐

On 2025-11, The Spectator Australia reviewed Patti Smith’s new memoir, covering her life from 1940s Michigan through decades of art, family and travel, in Nice.

Americana Highways / Jeff Burger

Split Enz’s ‘ENZyclopedia,’ Instrumental Hits Of The Rock ’n’ Roll Era & Restored Frank Sinatra Concerts ⭐⭐

Split Enz releases ENZyclopedia Vols. 1 & 2 box set with 2025 remasters worldwide.

At The Barrier / Unknown

The Last Waltz: Birmingham Town Hall Live Review ⭐⭐

Dylan performed at Birmingham Town Hall on 2025-11-30, delivering a live concert that balanced reverence and reinvention.

Rick McCharles / Rick Mc

A Complete Unknown (2024 Dylan Biopic) ⭐

Timothee Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan in the 2024 biopic A Complete Unknown, produced in the United States, with live on set performances and a supporting cast including Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, and Boyd Holbrook.