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December 19, 2025

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Last Updated: 12/19/2025 at 11:41 AM EST
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From A Buick 6 Part 9 (Final)
From A Buick 6 Part 9 (Final)
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood
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In 2008, the Irish film Kisses featured Bob Dylan's From A Buick 6 in a raucous nighttime sequence set in Dublin.
John Wesley Harding: My Part In His
John Wesley Harding: My Part In His
Robyn Hitchcock / Robyn Hitchcock
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On December 27 in Woodstock, New York, Robyn Hitchcock will perform Bob Dylan's album John Wesley Harding in full at Bearsville Theatre.

Tour Updates

masslive / Ariana Tourangeau
Bob Dylan announced a spring 2026 US tour spanning 27 dates from Omaha, Nebraska, to Abilene, Texas.
Camp County Now /
Bob Dylan will perform at the University of Texas at Tyler Cowan Center in Tyler, Texas as part of the Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.

Dylan Articles

Cult Following / Ewan Gleadow
Dylan's Through the Open Window, part of The Bootleg Series, is highlighted in Cult Following's 2025 top albums list.
Currincy / Grayson Haver Currin
In a Substack conversation centered in Los Angeles, Cameron Winter discusses first hearing Bob Dylan's 1960s recordings and their lasting influence on Winter's musical outlook.
Far Out Magazine / Tom Taylor
Far Out Magazine traces how, in 1988, drummer Jim Keltner became Buster Sidebury, the Traveling Wilburys' drummer, during sessions at Dave Stewart's American home and George Harrison's Henley-on-Thames studio.
American Songwriter / Clayton Edwards
On December 18, 1972, Dylan began filming Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; the movie was released in May 1973 and the soundtrack followed in July.
American Songwriter / Tina Benitez-Eves
Dylan and Waylon Jennings are discussed in relation to Dylan song covers spanning the 1960s to 2000s in the United States, with references to Nashville and JD's.
Sound On Sound / Joe Matera
Dave Stewart releases Dave Does Dylan, a Dylan cover album recorded in hotel rooms, the Bahamas and Nashville for vinyl release.
Kripalu / Lara Tupper
In 2016, Kripalu published an article analyzing Bob Dylan's lyric craft following his Nobel Prize in Literature announcement.
ScanMath /
Scan Math identifies Duluth as Bob Dylan's Minnesota hometown in a crossword clue.
Far Out Magazine / Lauren Hunter
Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan are discussed in a Far Out Magazine feature about their contrasting personas and a 2005 cover offer that Dylan declined, in the UK.

Dylan Posts

Robyn Hitchcock / Robyn Hitchcock
John Wesley Harding: My Part In His ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
On December 27 in Woodstock, New York, Robyn Hitchcock will perform Bob Dylan's album John Wesley Harding in full at Bearsville Theatre.
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood
In a critical essay on Bob-Dylan.org.uk, Tony Attwood analyzes Bob Dylan's sparse 1971–1972 songwriting and the musical construction of Forever Young.
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood
Larry Fyffe analyzes Bob Dylan's Tarantula and his cinematic influences in an undated post on bob-dylan.org.uk.
Simon Warner / Simon Warner
On 2025-12-14, Paul Walmsley emails R&BG to discuss Dylan's relationship with Allen Ginsberg in light of Ron Rosenbaum's biography.
Cineworld / Giphy
Timothee Chalamet stars in Marty Supreme, opening in the United Kingdom on 26 December at Cineworld.

Releases & Reviews

Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood
In 2008, the Irish film Kisses featured Bob Dylan's From A Buick 6 in a raucous nighttime sequence set in Dublin.
Cult Following / Ewan Gleadow
On 2025-12-19, a review on Cult Following assessed Stealin', a classic Bob Dylan bootleg, as an influential compilation of rarities and alternate performances.
Observation Blogger / observationblogger
Bob Dylan wrote Only a Pawn in Their Game after Medgar Evers's June 12, 1963 assassination and performed it at Greenwood (July 6), Newport (July 26) and the March on Washington (August 28) before including it on The Times They Are A-Changin' (February 1964).
Americana UK / James Todd Miller
Who: Americana-UK Essentials; What: top ten digital live albums; When: 2025; Where: US and UK digital platforms; Why: to spotlight new live releases.
Hawk Happenings / Delayna Grim
On 2025-10-31, Bob Dylan released The Bootleg Series Vol 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963, a box set featuring 48 previously unseen performances and a Carnegie Hall concert.

Non-English Articles

RadaR- Radio Darmstadt /
December DylanHour episode revisits the Rolling Thunder Revue with 1975 recordings and outtakes, and features songs from Dylan's 2025 North European tour.

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