January 18, 2026
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Last Updated: 1/18/2026 at 6:01 AM EST
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Dylan's Defiant Voice In Heartbroken America
State of Sound / David Rea
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In a retrospective review, State of Sound Magazine examines Bob Dylan's 1964 Columbia album The Times They Are A-Changin' and its politically charged songs.
Dylan Considered This Song a Failed Experiment; The Hit Is a Masterpiece
Collider / Fiona MacPherson-Amador
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Bob Dylan finalized Visions of Johanna for Blonde on Blonde in 1966 after moving recording to Nashville.
Dylan's 'Desire' Brings Stories Of Hope And Struggle To Life
Ultimate Classic Rock / Michael Gallucci
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On 1976-01-16, Bob Dylan released Desire after recording in July 1975 with a reduced band in studio sessions.
Dylan Articles
Bob Dylan finalized Visions of Johanna for Blonde on Blonde in 1966 after moving recording to Nashville.
Bob Dylan discusses Love and Theft in a Far Out Magazine feature ahead of its 25th anniversary later this year.
Dylan hosted Theme Time Radio Hour Episode 8, broadcast June 21 2006, focusing on Holy Matrimony.
The Bearsville Record House in Woodstock, New York is currently on the market for 1.49 million, featuring a three-bedroom main dwelling, a guest cottage, and a recording studio on a 3.78 acre estate.
On 2026-01-17, the article discusses Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin' as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. weekend tribute in the United States.
Dylan Posts
Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen
In January 2026, Mitch Bogen published a blog post discussing Bob Dylan's countercultural influences and outsider themes via Blood on the Tracks.
Bob Dylan performs Man of Constant Sorrow in a blues-inflected style during the 1990s and 2000s, amid bootleg releases and the Oh Brother, Where Art Thou context.
Tony Attwood presents 1963 Dylan Newport performances as crucial historical documents at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Releases & Reviews
In a retrospective review, State of Sound Magazine examines Bob Dylan's 1964 Columbia album The Times They Are A-Changin' and its politically charged songs.
Bob Dylans Munster 1996 bootleg, recorded during the 1996 Never Ending Tour in Muenster, Germany, offers slowed arrangements and sparse instrumentation.
On 2026-01-17, a review on Cult Following evaluated Elvis Presley’s 1966 studio cover of Bob Dylan’s Tomorrow Is a Long Time, noting its inclusion on deluxe Spinout releases.
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Dylan hosted Theme Time Radio Hour Episode 8, broadcast June 21 2006, focusing on Holy Matrimony.
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On 2026-01-11, SalutFolk published Steve Peck's 50th-anniversary review of Bob Dylan's 1976 album Desire and its Rolling Thunder Revue context.
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Bob Dylan discusses Love and Theft in a Far Out Magazine feature ahead of its 25th anniversary later this year.
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The Bearsville Record House in Woodstock, New York is currently on the market for 1.49 million, featuring a three-bedroom main dwelling, a guest cottage, and a recording studio on a 3.78 acre estate.
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On 2026-01-17, the article discusses Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin' as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. weekend tribute in the United States.
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Mitch Bogen Blog / Mitch Bogen / Blog Post - 1/16/2026
In January 2026, Mitch Bogen published a blog post discussing Bob Dylan's countercultural influences and outsider themes via Blood on the Tracks.
Added: 17 hrs ago
Bob Dylan finalized Visions of Johanna for Blonde on Blonde in 1966 after moving recording to Nashville.
Added: 18 hrs ago
Tony Attwood presents 1963 Dylan Newport performances as crucial historical documents at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Added: 18 hrs ago
On 2026-01-17, a review on Cult Following evaluated Elvis Presley’s 1966 studio cover of Bob Dylan’s Tomorrow Is a Long Time, noting its inclusion on deluxe Spinout releases.
Added: 18 hrs ago
Bob Dylans Munster 1996 bootleg, recorded during the 1996 Never Ending Tour in Muenster, Germany, offers slowed arrangements and sparse instrumentation.
Added: 18 hrs ago
Bob Dylan performs Man of Constant Sorrow in a blues-inflected style during the 1990s and 2000s, amid bootleg releases and the Oh Brother, Where Art Thou context.
Added: 18 hrs ago
On 1976-01-16, Bob Dylan released Desire after recording in July 1975 with a reduced band in studio sessions.
Added: 18 hrs ago
In a retrospective review, State of Sound Magazine examines Bob Dylan's 1964 Columbia album The Times They Are A-Changin' and its politically charged songs.
Added: 36 hrs ago
Garcia's admiration for Dylan is highlighted in a 1981 interview with Blair Jackson and David Gans, alongside the Grateful Dead's Dylan song performances.
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In an article on Flagging Down, the author surveys Bob Dylan's 1975–1978 live performances of "One More Cup of Coffee," including Rolling Thunder and 1978 tour versions.
In a Dylan Revisited blog post, the author analyzes Bob Dylan's 1961-62 Gaslight Cafe performances in New York's Greenwich Village and their 2005 partial Starbucks release.
In an analytical blog post on bob-dylan.org.uk, Tony Attwood studies Bob Dylan's 1973 love songs Something There Is About You and You Angel You.
In an online essay, a Substack writer examines Bob Dylans Its Alright Ma by comparing the 1965 studio recording with 1970s live performances, especially at Tokyos Budokan.
In 2026, The Spectator Australia published a review criticizing Ron Rosenbaum's Bob Dylan book Things Have Changed for speculative arguments and factual mistakes.
Robert Polito's feature on Dylan's memory palace was published by Mojo on 2026-01-13.
The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa announced Sooner Or Later: Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of Blonde On Blonde at Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa.
A Spectator article reviews Ron Rosenbaum's Bob Dylan book Things Have Changed, critiquing its speculative arguments and treatment of Dylan's Holocaust and Christian-conversion themes.
On 2026-01-12, Cult Following published a review of Slow Coming Home, a bootleg album documenting Bob Dylan's 2022 Rough and Rowdy Ways tour performances.
On 2026-01-12, At The Barrier published a review of Ace Records' Highway Of Diamonds compilation of black American Bob Dylan covers.
On bob-dylan.org.uk the article analyzes why Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? has few successful covers since the mid 1960s.
In a 50th-anniversary retrospective, Glide Magazine reviews Bob Dylan's 1976 album Desire in the context of the Rolling Thunder Revue era.
In 1964, Bob Dylan released 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' in the United States as a consciously crafted civil rights anthem.
The article documents backstage conversations at Cain's Ballroom with Mikael Jorgensen and Ethan Miller about performing Bob Dylan songs for the Dylan Center's Going Electric concerts.
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