Feb 3rd - 9th 2025
The Week in Bob Dylan
Tour Details
The Latest on Bob's Live Concerts
NEW Spring & Summer Tours (ALL DATES ON SALE)
- Rough and Rowdy Ways (2025)
- 20 Shows: March 25 - April 22 (details)
- Midwest USA: 14 States from Tulsa to Minnesota to Pennsylvania
- Outlaw Music Festival (2025) (tour info)
- 34 Shows: May 13 - Sept 19 (details)
- Across the USA: 21 States in the West, Midwest, and East
News:
- Dylan Expands Spring Tour 2025 (JamBase)
- “Bob Dylan confirmed details of 16 new 2025 Spring Tour dates.”
- Dylan Join Willie Nelson's Outlaw Tour (UCR)
- ""What an amazing lineup to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour," Nelson said in a press release. "I can't wait to join friends and family in bringing this celebration to the fans we love."
Top News & Links
Our favorite Dylan-related stories and links
- Rosanne Cash On Her Father’s Six-String Salute To Dylan (Guitar World)
- “In fact, there’s a tradition in country music where an older musician – in order to give respect to a younger musician – would give them his guitar.”
- 10 Highest Grossing Music Biopics Of All Time (The Music)
- “The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has done the unthinkable.”
- I Shall Be Released’ For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (The Joker and the Thief – Newsletter)
- “Dylan’s vocal is strong bordering on excellent. His voice sounds almost 10 years younger.”
- Bob Dylan On Organ, One-Night-Only (Flagging Down the Double E’s)
- “Live-Dylan researchers know that, when you pull up some setlist on Olof’s Files, you first check the fine print at the very bottom.”
Special Announcement
Sorry we've been missing for a few weeks; the movie coverage just overwhelmed the system. We've put appropriate upgrades in place. Movie reviews and most related posts are still left out of this week's edition but a recap of at least the best-of the coverage is planned. We have nearly 700 articles and reviews in the database so far. Paid members can always access the full database.
We'll be back-filling the last few weeks, but won't email them to everyone. If you want to find those, visit the Seven Days Archive on our regular website at TheFM.Club.
New Articles
Stories from the press
- The Rolling Thunder Revue, 1975: The Conversations of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez (Dorset Eye)
- “Their conversations, whether spoken or sung, were a testament to the fact that some connections, no matter how timeworn, never truly fade.”
- Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan And The Communion Of Saints (America Magazine)
- “Dylan’s final lines in ‘Last Thoughts’ offer an exalted status to communal religious practice, but find the source of transcendence better reflected in Guthrie’s withered body than in Sunday worship.”
- Bob Dylan’s Masterpiece Hits A New High On Several Charts At Once (Forbes)
- “Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited reaches a new peak on multiple charts in the U.K. this week, spurred upward by the movie A Complete Unknown.”
- Bob Dylan Remains Relevant (Jewish Journal)
- “The song stresses that there are no real allies.”
- Bob Dylan’s Muse: Who Was The Woman Behind The Music? (The Australian Women’s Weekly)
- “As a biopic based on the singer, A Complete Unknown, hits the big screen, we dive into the true story of the muse behind Bob Dylan’s music: Suze Rotolo.”
- Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” Meaning Explained & Who The Lyrics Are About (Screen Rant)
- “Bob Dylan’s song Like A Rolling Stone inspired the title of his recent biopic A Complete Unknown, but what do the song lyrics really mean?”
- Bob Dylan’s Former NYC Townhouse Lists To The Tune Of $7.3M (Dwell)
- “The legendary musician lived in this five-story brownstone in the middle of Manhattan for decades.”
- The Scientists Who Tried To Sneak Bob Dylan Lyrics Into Research Papers (Far Out)
- “Five scientists in Sweden incorporated Bob Dylan’s lyrics into their research papers, creating clever titles that humorously juxtaposed serious scientific work with iconic song lyrics.”
- Bob Dylan ‘Flipped Off’ The Rolling Stones In Front Of 60,000 People As Wild Moment Recalled By Opening Act (Cult Following)
- “The performance only devolved from there, with Dylan storming off stage and making his feelings known to a startled Jagger.”
- 5 Reasons Why Bob Dylan Is Historically Important In Music (American Songwriter)
- “Bob Dylan has staged more comebacks throughout his career than we can count on our fingers.”
- The Early Bob Dylan Song That Paid Tribute To His Hero: “He Was The True Voice Of The American Spirit” (Far Out)
- “Dylan’s journey to the East Coast was as much a holy expedition as anything else, as he went to visit Guthrie, whose Huntington’s disease was worsening ahead of his death.”
- The Sketchy Bob Dylan Album That Changed His Musical Style Forever (Far Out)
- “However, in 1997, a new album titled Time Out Of Mind arrived, and proved that Dylan hadn’t exhausted all of his best ideas.”
- Self Portrait: How Bob Dylan Deceived His Own Audience (Far Out)
- “Self Portrait is the ultimate example of taking a giant eraser and trying to start all over again.”
- The One Musician Bob Dylan Says Has “God-Given Talent” (Far Out)
- “Speaking to Rolling Stone in 2007, Dylan elaborated on his love of Young: ‘Neil is very sincere, if nothing else.’ “
- The Bob Dylan Album That Changed Jerry Garcia’s Life: “He Was Really Saying Something” (Far Out)
- “Garcia often noted the impact of Bob Dylan on his life and once even went further to announce that one record changed his entire life.”
- Is Bob Dylan’s ‘Just Like A Woman’ Sexist? (Far Out)
- “The short answer is no. It’s almost the antithesis of sexism.”
- 3 Of The Best Opening Lines From Bob Dylan Songs (American Songwriter)
- “If you wanted one lyricist from the annals of history to write you a song, it would be hard not to pick the Minnesota-born Bob Dylan.”
- How Does Joan Baez Feel About Bob Dylan Now? (Far Out)
- “Baez found healing in an indirect way. ‘I started painting and doing commissions, and the first two commissions were for Bob Dylan,’ she said.”
- Solidarity And Hope – Behind Bob Dylan’s Modern Musical Hit (Bloomsbury)
- “The pandemic put Broadway and the theatre industry through a near existential crisis, but ultimately Girl from the North Country is a major success story.”
New Blog Posts
New from fans and other writers
- Bob Dylan’s ‘Magical’ Song That He Couldn’t Write Today (Cult Following)
- “Dylan believes he can no longer write like he once did, but fans say he is like any artist who has peaks and dips in his form.”
- Like A Rolling Stone Part 14: What Was I To Say? Hurry Up, Asshole? (Untold Dylan)
- “Che soddisfazione essere scelti da Bob Dylan, How satisfying it is to be chosen by Bob Dylan,” is the headline above a short news item in La Stampa.”
- Covering Dylan (Civic Media)
- “There has been renewed interest and new fans of Bob Dylan have emerged since the release of the movie A Complete Unknown.”
- Shapeshifting With Bob Dylan (Applied Mindfulness Training)
- “Enigma. Trickster. Chameleon. Shapeshifter. All are terms used, at one time or another, to describe music legend Bob Dylan.”
New Releases & Reviews
News about new music or reviews
- Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart Covers Bob Dylan For New ‘Dave Does Dylan’ Record (Black Promoters Collective)
- “Stewart’s 14-song homage to Bob Dylan sees the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer performing live, one-take covers of Dylan’s catalog.”
- Dave Stewart Honors Bob Dylan With ‘Dave Does Dylan’ For Record Store Day (Grateful Web)
- “DAVE STEWART is set to release a 14-song homage to Bob Dylan, called DAVE DOES DYLAN, for Record Store Day.”
- Off The Beaten Path: Jemmy Joe Showcases Versatile Bob Dylan Covers Album On ‘Song And Dance Man’ (Music Mecca)
- “Olympia, Washington-based artist Jemmy Joe has released a highly unique Bob Dylan covers album, Song And Dance Man.”
- Classic DVD Review: Bob Dylan | World Tours 1966 – 1974 (Tinnitist)
- “In this transfixingly bizarre documentary, a Bob Dylan impersonator from L.A. travels to New York City, Woodstock, and elsewhere to talk to a few of Bob’s old cronies.”
- Paul Begala On Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, And The Lost Art Of Empathy (Texas Monthly)
- “The CNN political analyst discusses the two legends’ duet ‘Heartland,’ the farm crisis that inspired it, and a kind turn Willie did for Begala’s mom.”
- Bob Dylan’s Shadows In The Night Is Not The First Or Last Of His Cover Albums, But Is Certainly The Best (Cult Following)
- “Shadows in the Night may just be a collection of Sinatra-famed songs, but the personable approach any artist, let alone Dylan, can bring to a track, is palpable.”
- Bob Dylan – Shadows In The Night: Live Review (Cult Following)
- “Shadows in the Night: Live, is, frankly, spectacular. Tender moments from a voice which is more than capable of carrying these classics.”
- Bob Dylan – Blues Review (Cult Following)
- “Blues has the morbid status needed, the likes of Down in the Flood reflecting on the intensity of Dylan’s wordplay when paired with those essential acoustics and harmonica pieces.”
- Bob Dylan – Petange 1993 Review (Cult Following)
- “Petange 1993 is a stellar set from Dylan where hit after hit is played through.”
- Bruce Springsteen – The Times They Are A-Changin’ Review (Cult Following)
- “Springsteen puts The Times They Are A-Changin’ through as few changes as possible.”
- Bob Dylan – Duncan And Brady Review (Cult Following)
- “A traditional murder ballad in the hands of Bob Dylan is a protest song waiting to erupt.”
New Podcasts
The latest episodes focusing on Bob Dylan
- Nothing Is Revealed
- Never Ending Stories
- Live 11/2/92 (Teaser)
- The Jay Jay French Connection
- One By Willie
- Light On Light Through
- Grandma's Been There
- Reflections
- Dylan: Prophet Without God (Jeffrey Green)
- Musicians Reveal
- Pretty Much Pop
- The Army of Friends
- Two-Across
- Nite Lite with Pete S
- Lawyers, Guns & Money
- A Trek Within
- The Partially Examined Life Philosophy
- The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers
- Desire Dan Fogler (Albert Grossman in ACU)
- Dead Rabbit Radio
- Dialogue Tree
- The Side Dish
- Cinema Z
- The Album Atmosphere
- Screen Lights
- The Glacé Film Club
- Hey Fam..! Andrew Levins
- Aussie and the Scotsman Talk Movies
- The Rank with John and Zac
- Two Non-Critics and a Cat
- The Long Take
- Page 180
- Movie’s Cube
- 2300 Media Network
- Beyond The Bluesky Horizon
- ACU
- Missing Frames
New on YouTube
The Best New Videos
- Joan Baez on Dylan (AXS)
- Letterman, Dylan & Liberace (Dave Letterman)
- Cate Blanchett on Channeling Dylan (Fashion Neurosis)
- Dylan Performs Jokerman on Letterman (1984)
- Bootleg Series 16 Review (Classic Album Review)
- Bill Maher: Everything is Broken (1:45 min)
- Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (Soundtrack Review)
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