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Friday, May 15, 2026
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Dylan related
1. “I've been to a couple of Bob's shows and I couldn't tell what the song was that he was doing. Now, that's a bit much”: Paul McCartney gently suggests that Bob Dylan could give a little more thought to the needs of his audience when he performs live (musicradar) from Bob Harwood, Scott Miller
2. 3 Branding Lessons You Won’t Learn from Bob Dylan (Linkedin) by Colm Larkin
3. Bob Dylan Sings for Juvenile Delinquents in Texas 1976-05-15, State School for Boys, Gatesville, TX (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett
4. The Streets of Rome: The Classical Dylan By Richard F. Thomas, 2007 (Project Muse) from Jacob Daniel
5. Dylan and the Nobel By Gordon Ball, 2007 (Project Muse) from Jacob Daniel
6. “I walked in at about 2pm and George Harrison and Kim Basinger were there hanging out. I noticed this little guy wearing leather gloves and a hooded surfer's sweater”: Slash on that time he was invited to play on a Bob Dylan record (Guitar World) from Scott Miller
7. Can a Dylan song be a life changing experience? Foot of Pride (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
8. Bringing It All Back Home – Bob Dylan’s Retrospectrum Opens In Manchester This Weekend (About Manchester) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
9. Masquerading with Bob Dylan (David Charles) from Cliff Warnken
10. A Foreign Sound to Your Ear: Bob Dylan Performs “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding),” 1964–2009 * By Steven Rings (MTO) from Jacob Daniel
11. Scientific Research – 163 of Bob Dylan’s 542 songs reference the Climate (NSF) from Ugur Oral
12. SAVED: Bob Dylan and salvation (In Spite Of It All, Trots Allt) from Cliff Warnken
13. THE WATERS OF OBLIVION: from MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN (Chris Gregory)
14. Letters Never Sent #9: Huey Long to P.T. Barnum Subscr. (Bob Dylan on Patreon)
15. Folk City Celebrates 50 Years Of Desire Philadelphia, 27 May (Dice) from Jon Houlon
16. Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Bash Lahti, May 23 (Facebook) from Harri Huhtanen
17. Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks Tuesday Night Record Club, June 9 (Monmouth) from Carol Bertolotti
    
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18. Steven Soderbergh’s ‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Launches Sales in Cannes With 193 (Variety) from Carol Bertolotti
19. ‘South Park’ Creators’ AI Company Made The Rolling Stones Young Again for “In The Stars” Music Video (The Hollywood Reporter) from Scott Miller
20. Paul Simon Live In London Review: Intimate meditation on a remarkable career (Mojo) from Scott Miller
21. Paul McCartney says he and John Lennon were ‘cocky’ but backed it up with two early songs (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow
22. Paul McCartney Says ‘Republicans and Democrats Are at Each Other’s Throats’ in ‘Trump’s America’ but Not When He Plays ‘Hey Jude’: ‘Suddenly They Forget’ About Politics (Variety) from Scott Miller
23. Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward (Americana UK) from Scott Miller
24. Pete Townshend’s Music Catalog and Other Rights Acquired by Primary Wave Music in Nine-Figure Deal (Variety) from Scott Miller
25. Wavy Gravy—The Hippie Icon Who Fed the Crowd at Woodstock (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
26. Any Old Way You Choose It: 20 Mega Boxed Sets for Music Fans (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
    
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27. Sir Paul McCartney Answers YOUR Questions (YouTube) from Scott Miller
28. The Rolling Stones - In The Stars (Official Video) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
29. D.A. Pennebaker about Bob Dylan's film "Don't Look Back" (1997) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
30. Bob Dylan Ended 'Highway 61 Revisited' With This Epic 11-Minute Closing Track (Collider) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller, Steven Zweifler
31. Dan Israel / Silvio (YouTube) from Scott Miller
32. Dylan’s Endless Evolution The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose (Apple Podcasts) from Cliff Warnken
    
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33. Danish: FOREDRAG: BOB DYLAN OG DEN AMERIKANSKE JEREMIADE By Stig Nielsen, Copenhagen, May 19 (Drop inn) from Lars M Banke
34. 'Retrospectrum': a new exhibition by Bob Dylan Opens tomorrow in Manchester (Castle Fine Art) 1400

Thursday, May 14, 2026
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Dylan related
1. Long Tall Sally (short story) Subscr. (Bob Dylan on Patreon)
2. ‘YOU CAN’T TELL THE STORY OF MANCHESTER MUSIC WITHOUT THIS.’ LIKE THE NIGHT BY C.P. LEE (Northern Soul) from Rev
3. CP Lee - Like The Night (Rebound): Bob Dylan and the Road to Manchester Free Trade Hall, book May 17 from amazon.com - .co.uk - .de
4. BOB DYLAN'S SONG OF REVELATION (2026) St Lennon of Patmos (Elsewhere) from Cliff Warnken
5. The Form is the Message: Bob Dylan and the 1960s (Taylor & Francis) from Cliff Warnken
6. REVIEW OF BOB DYLAN: THINGS HAVE CHANGED (The Dylan Review) from Scott Miller
7. Another Round In The Theodicy Debate (This Time Involving Bob Dylan!) (Patheos) from Scott Miller
8. Bob Dylan, impact & the blurring of boundaries (Teaching EAP) from Cliff Warnken
9. The Philosophy of Modern Song: Mother in Law (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
10. Deconstructing Folk Music Tulsa, June 15 (Circle Cinema) from Scott Miller
11. The Complete Unknowns: A Tribute To Bob Dylan Sonoma CA, May 23rd (Sebastiani Theatre) from Scott Miller
12. Member Exhibit Opening – “Thin Wild Mercury: Dylan 1966” July 17, 2026 (Bob Dylan Center) from Scott Miller
13. Head to NYC for Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: Film Screening & Book Release — May 16th in Brooklyn NYC (The Joker and the Thief)
    
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14. Wavy Gravy, most famous counterculture icon alive in Berkeley, turns 90 (Berkeleyside) from Steven Zweifler
15. Only 8 Musical Biopics Can Be Considered True Masterpieces (Collider) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
16. Send us your questions for Daniel Lanois! (Uncut) from Scott Miller
17. Paul McCartney Turned Down His Own Netflix Roast (Variety) from Scott Miller
18. The Truth Behind That Unusual Flute Sound in the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
19. The Rolling Stones, Very Early and Very Late Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
20. Tour Dates (Willie Nelson) from psamdancin
21. Rare letters written by Beatles go on display (BBC) from Scott Miller
22. Ten Songwriters the New York Times Missed (Maybe Eleven) (John Kass News) from Steven Zweifler
23. The Rolling Stones reveal 'Foreign Tongues' track list (ABC Audio) from Jacob Daniel
    
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24. Professor Sean Wilentz Co-produced Bob Dylan’s New ‘Bootleg’ Albums (Princeton Alumni Weekly) from Travis Rojakovick
25. Richard Thompson - A Solitary Life (BBC Documentary) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
26. Bob Dylan - Ranger's Command (1961 or 1962?) [read description] (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
27. How Buddy Holly Changed Rock and Roll Forever (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
28. Bob Dylan live , Positively 4th Street , Amherst 1991 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
29. Tim Miller (bob dylan spoof) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
30. How Bob Dylan Reinvented Himself in the 1970s - The Untold Story (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
31. Steve Earle and Steve Buscemi Celebrate New York’s Diversity With ‘City of Immigrants’ Video (Variety) from Scott Miller
32. Testimony by Robbie Robertson -- The Core Chapters (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
    
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33. Bob Dylan live in Bethlehem 12 November 2010 (The Joker and the Thief)
34. Duluth Dylan Fest 2026: Dan Israel & Friends May 23 (perfectduluthday) from Cliff Warnken 1300
35. 6 Vinyl Records You Shouldn't Pass Up At Thrift Stores And Estate Sales (Grunge) from Cliff Warnken
36. Dylan, Interpreted. (Wellington City Libraries) from Cliff Warnken
37. Hemel Hempstead Probus Club – 'The Words and Music of Bob Dylan' Thursday, May 21 (Hemel Today) from Cliff Warnken
38. George Harrison broke down Bob Dylan’s defences with one song (YouTube) from Darron Davies

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan’s baffling social media experiment (Salon) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
2. “Lila’s Story”: a reworking of “Goin’ Back to Woodstock” by Ed Perry (Medium) by Fred Bals
3. 1965’s Most Controversial Song Ranked in ‘Top 10 Rock Songs Ever’ Created a Music Legend (Parade) from Scott Miller
4. Integrity Over Exposure: 63 Years Ago, Bob Dylan Walked Out on TV’s Longest-Running Variety Show After Censors Demanded He Change His Song Selection (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
5. Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' Ranked Among 'Top 10 Rock Songs Ever': It Made Him a Legend (AOL / Parade) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
6. Dylan’s song of the year 1975: Isis (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
7. Rethinking Isis: What Drives Me To You Is What Drives Me Insane (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
8. German: Ein weiterer besonderer Dylan-Abend ("I'm in a cowboy band") by Thomas Waldherr
9. Bob Dylan’s Visions of Zen Mind (Ancient Dragon) from Cliff Warnken
10. On Sunday, May 17, multitalented singer-songwriter-impresario Wesley Stace (Bob Dylan Center on Facebook) from Scott Miller
11. Heaven's Door Presents: An Evening with Elijah Wald Chicago tonite (eventbrite) from Bryan Lookatch
    
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12. Paul McCartney names Bob Dylan classic and John Lennon track as ‘songs that have soundtracked his life’ (Cult Following) by Ewan Gleadow
13. Rod Stewart Praises King Charles for Putting ‘That Little Ratbag’ Trump ‘In His Place’ (Variety) from Scott Miller
14. “It’s an outright lie” – Mike Love disputes his reputation as The Beach Boys’ “bad guy” (Uncut) from Scott Miller
15. Producer Jack Douglas on John Lennon, Cheap Trick (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
16. Paul McCartney’s “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” turns memory into melody (Salon) from Scott Miller
17. My search for more Rod Accidental discoveries on the turntable (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
18. The Wallflowers On Tour (wallflowersmusic) from psamdancin
    
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19. Wesley Stace and Mare Winningham - Every Grain of Sand (Live 3/10/2025) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
20. Dylan Cover #601 Marshall Crenshaw "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" Live (Rock The Body Electric) from Scott Miller
21. Wesley Stace chatted with center director Steven Jenkins (Bob Dylan Center on Facebook) from Scott Miller
22. Colloquy Podcast: Bob Dylan—From A Complete Unknown to A Prophet Without God (Harvard) from Cliff Warnken
    
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23. Bob Dylan’s Argument With God Rosenbaum (The New Republic) from Cliff Warnken
24. Remembering When Bob Dylan Took Back Control of His Sound in 2001 (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken
25. 5 Bob Dylan Songs That Prove 1965 Was The Best Year Of His Career (Grunge) from Cliff Warnken
26. They’ll stone you: inside Bob Dylan’s infamous 1966 tour as boos, walkouts and brutal headlines follow his electric revolution (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
27. The Song That Changed Everything: Bob Dylan’s Legacy Cemented (wmmr) from Cliff Warnken
28. The Bob Dylan Story coming to the Swan Theatre Worcester May 24 (Worcester News) from Cliff Warnken
29. Bob Spitz on the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and the Art of Biography (Ep. 277) (Conversations with Tyler) from Cliff Warnken