Post Tagged with: "Bob Dylan"

Best of July 2013: Readers pick Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Journey, Sammy Hagar -- and Miley Cyrus?!

Best of July 2013: Readers pick Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Journey, Sammy Hagar — and Miley Cyrus?!

Readers flocked to content focusing on Led Zeppelin solo projects, partial Journey reunions, Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen years, a key late-period Bob Dylan project and the Beatles, of course. But Miley Cyrus? You May Also Like: Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole featured at Fest for Beatles Fans

Vinyl

Richard Thompson Wasn’t Easily Convinced About Bob Dylan Cover

Bobo Dylan offered a stripped-down rendition of Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” during a show at Clarkston, Michigan.

Vinyl

‘The interviewer was an a**hole’: Joni Mitchell clarifies her infamous ‘plagiarist’ charge against Bob Dylan

It’s been more than three years, yet the furor surrounding Joni Mitchell’s assertion that Bob Dylan is “a plagiarist” continues unabated. She’s ready to set the record straight. You May Also Like: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Dry Cleaner From Des Moines,’ ‘Crazy Cries of Love’ + Others: Gimme Five Tom Jones –Read More

Vinyl

‘It was a huge revelation’: Scarlet Rivera recalls being plucked from obscurity by Bob Dylan

Scarlet Rivera was an American violinist, plying her trade in relative obscurity, when Bob Dylan tabbed her to take part in the sessions for what would become his 1976 album Desire. You May Also Like: Mark Knopfler credits Bob Dylan for sparking new music: ‘Bob was quite thoughtful about it’Read More

Vinyl

‘If I had an axe, I’d cut the cable’: What really angered Pete Seeger about Bob Dylan’s Newport set

Pete Seeger bluntly refutes the oft-told notion that he tried to pull the plug on Bob Dylan’s first electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. In fact, Seeger says he was upset over the primitive sound system. You May Also Like: Christian Scott Confirmed His Vision for JazzRead More

Vinyl

‘It got me a little nervous’: Exploring the “Hurricane” collaboration between Jacques Levy and Bob Dylan

Though Jacques Levy ultimately ended up writing six songs with Bob Dylan, the songwriter and director said their initial meeting was marked by no small amount of trepidation. You May Also Like: Part of Neil Young’s Creative Process Was Ignoring Bob Dylan Mark Knopfler credits Bob Dylan for sparking newRead More

Vinyl

Exclusive stream: The McCrary Sisters, “Train” from All the Way (2013)

You may think you’ve never heard of the McCrary Sisters, but you probably have anyway: The quartet was featured, for instance, on Dr. John’s Grammy-winning 2012 Dan Auerbach-produced triumph Locked Down. You May Also Like: Heart – Beautiful Broken (2016) Heart – ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall with theRead More

Vinyl

Former Time Out of Mind sideman Duke Robillard to join Bob Dylan on upcoming 2013 tour

Duke Robillard, a sideman on the celebrated Time Out of Mind, will team up with Bob Dylan again for select dates on his forthcoming tour, which kicks off in Buffalo on April 5, 2013 and continues through May in St. Augustine, Florida. You May Also Like: Mark Knopfler credits BobRead More

Vinyl

‘There was a connection’: Eric Burdon on how the Animals’ ‘House of the Rising Sun’ transformed Bob Dylan

“The House of the Rising Sun” is best known as a chart-topping 1964 smash for the Animals. Frontman Eric Burdon says it’s also responsible for pushing Bob Dylan toward rock music. You May Also Like: Eric Burdon and the Animals’ Self-Titled Debut Was a Dark, Dirty Triumph

Vinyl

Ridin’ out 2012 with Neil Young and Crazy Horse

With the exception of Fridays and the holidays, I don’t normally put on music based on the situation. But as 2012 drew to a close, I found myself listening to Neil Young’s Psychedelic Pill quite often, probably every couple of days. And why was that? You May Also Like: HowRead More