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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
at 0650 CET

Dylan related
1. The shades of Bob Dylan’s Desire (Paste/AV Club) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
2. 50 Years Ago Today: Bob Dylan Releases ‘Desire’ (The Rock Revival) from Scott Miller
3. Bob Dylan’s Desire At 50: “It was a chaotic, crazy scene…” By Michael Simmons (Mojo) from Scott Miller, Harold Lepidus
4. As Long As I Love You I'm Not Free (Achilles In The Alleyway) from Lee Greenfeld
5. Fifty years ago today, Bob Dylan released his 17th studio album, “Desire” (Bob Dylan Center on Facebook) from Scott Miller
6. 50 Year Ago Today- Bob Dylan Releases ‘Desire’ Album (Watch “One More Cup of Coffee” Live) (glide) from Scott Miller
7. Theme Time Radio Hour: The Annotated “Jail” Episode (Medium) by Fred Bals
   
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8. All Together Now: New Book, Audio Set Preserves George Martin’s Archival Manuscripts (the Second disc) from Bob Harwood
9. George Martin: The Scores (Curvebender Publishing) from Bob Harwood
10. ‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation (theguardian) from Scott Miller
11. Son of Beatles producer has confirmed there will never be another Beatles song released again (nova.ie) from Scott Miller
12. Michael Schumacher, acclaimed author of biographies of Coppola and Clapton, dies at 75 (Independent) from Scott Miller
    
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13. Bob Dylan —Desire. Released January 5, 1976. Joey alternate take in the winter light 50 years later (YouTube) from Scott Miller, Jacob Daniel
14. Watch Bob Dylan's second full 'Beacon Theater 30 April 2005' set and read a review (The Joker and the Thief) from Jacob Daniel
15. 4 Occasions When Al Kooper Left an Indelible Mark on Music History (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
16. The philosophy of Modern Song: If you don’t know me by now (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
17. Jimmy Buffett’s Final Album Featured His Only Bob Dylan Cover, Alongside Emmylou Harris, a Backing Singer on the Original Mozambique (YouTube) from Scott Miller
18. Bob Dylan - Pheonix, AZ - 17 Oct 2009 (raw footage) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
19. Bob Dylan – Hurricane ** Vinyl ** LP: Desire (1976) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
20. Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan: "A Weird Buckaroo" A Conversation with Dusty Hixenbaugh (Infinity Goes Up on Trial) from Erin Callahan
21. Paul McCartney inducts John Lennon at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (Facebook) from John Erik 1000
    
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22. Bob Dylan’s Desire has failed sessions, abandoned songs, and chance encounters to thank for its brilliance (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken

Monday, January 5, 2026
at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. David Bowie’s Abandoned Musical – Using Fake Bob Dylan Songs (Clash) by Robin Murray, from Cliff Warnken
2. Bob Dylan – The Best of Bob Dylan Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
3. SERIES OF DREAMS – TIME OUT OF JOINT (extract from ‘Minstrel Boy’) (Chris Gregory) from Chris Gregory
4. Infidels: A Bob Dylan Tribute Jan 11, Minneapolis, MN (Dakota Cooks) from Cliff Warnken
   
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5. Almost Candid Tim Riley listens for the unspoken ironies of Cameron Crowe’s career via his new memoir, ‘The Uncool.’ (LA RB) from Cliff Warnken
6. 5 Surprising Facts About Fairport Convention’s ‘Unhalfbricking’ (That Eric Alper) from Cliff Warnken
   
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7. "Knockin' On Dylan's Door (BobFest)" "New Morning, New Pony, Desire 50th and January releases, Happy New Year" Select: Listen Live 88.1 FM WCWP 9-11 pm EST (WCWP 88.1 FM) from G. Walsh
8. Meet me in the Morning (Bob Dylan cover) at Mojo Blues Bar, Copenhagen. 01/01/2026 (YouTube) from Abelardo Navarro
9. Bob Dylan - Everything For You Is Gonna Be New (Second Outlaw Leg 2024) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
10. Bob Dylan with Mother of Muses. Swansea night two. 2025. Stereo recording (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
11. A grunge-y blue "Maggie's Farm" from Bob Dylan in Ottawa, ON, August 22, 1992 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel, Carol Casper
12. Bob Dylan • “I Mean What I Mean” • 1994-1999 Studio Outtakes & Covers (YouTube) from Mr. Jones 1000
13. HOW WOODSTOCK, NY, BECAME THE ROCK N ROLL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD! (YouTube) from David McDonald
    
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14. 50 years ago today: Bob Dylan released Desire (Hot Press) from Cliff Warnken
15. Bob Dylan – Best of The Rolling Thunder Revue (Pt. 7) Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken 1600

Sunday, January 4, 2026
at 0630 CET

Dylan related
1. An annotated deep-dive into Bob Dylan's 'Murder Most Foul' (The Joker and the Thief)
2. Bonus Track: John Doe on Talking Fishing with Bob Dylan (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett
3. Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed Rosenbaum review. A jagged exploration of the icon’s spiritual underpinnings. (Washington Independent) from Scott Miller
4. On This Day in 1976, Bob Dylan Peaked on the Charts With a Protest Song That Helped Save an Innocent Man From Two Life Sentences (American Songwriter) from Scott Mille, Cliff Warnken
5. See You Later Allen Ginsberg (Bob Dylan: Haiku 61 Revisited) from Scott Miller
6. Bob Dylan Walking With His Umbrella – Photographs (NSF) from Ugur Oral
7. German: „Desire“ wird 50! ("I'm in a cowboy band") by Thomas Waldherr
8. Bob Dylan Statue News (perfectduluthday) from Cliff Warnken
9. JOAN OSBORNE FEATURING THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN Mar 3, Sarasota, FL (McCurdy's Comedy) from Cliff Warnken
   
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10. Joan Baez Reflects on Activism and Music in Unforgettable Interview (ssbcrack) from Scott Miller
11. ‘He seemed creatively unstoppable’: A new Bowie documentary reassesses one of his most maligned periods (Independent) from Jacob Daniel
12. Peter Gabriel Surprises With 2026 Album, o\i (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
13. The Kinks song inspired by Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra: “It was a strange time” (Far Out) from psamdancin, Scott Miller
14. Slammed by Critics and Overshadowed by The Beatles, They Created Psychedelic and Folk Rock, but They Were Too Different to Survive (Ultimate Guitar) from Scott Miller
15. The man who rejected the Beatles Dick Rowe (The Independent) from Scott Miller
16. “He was shaking the last time I saw him. He had the same thing that killed Lowell George.” Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards on the country-rock pioneer who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26 (Guitar Player) from Scott Miller
17. ‘See You Later, Alligator’: Bill Haley & His Comets’ Reptile Rock (udiscovermusic) from Scott Miller
18. Billy Joel surprises fans with first live performance since brain disorder diagnosis (NY Post) from psamdancin
    
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19. The Dylan Hours: Streams live every Sunday, 9 - 11 am Pacific Standard Time. Today: THE BARD MEETS THE KING + KINGS OF OTHER THINGS ♔ LISTEN TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS to the longest-running ELVIS PRESLEY BIRTHDAY BASH in Los Angeles at The Venice West in Venice, CA, next Thursday, January 8, 2026! (thesocalsound.org) from Lisa Finnie
20. McGuinn, Hilman, Crosby and Dylan perform Mr. Tambourine Man (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
21. A Bob Battle: Which of Bob Dylan’s 1960s Albums Is His Best? (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
22. Bowie: The Final Act - Official UK Trailer (YouTube)
23. The Dylan gambling song we forgot “Roving Gambler” (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
24. See You Later Allen Ginsberg Take 1 - Take 2 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
25. Chimes of Freedom -Bob Dylan & Joan Baez-SOS Venezuela-Lyrics (Letra) Not Baez, Osborne (YouTube) from Scott Miller
26. Bob Dylan & The Band , The Shape I'm In , Chicago 1974 The only time Bob Dylan played during The Band's set (YouTube) from Scott Miller
    
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27. Bob Dylan’s ‘Desire’ Turns 50, The Album That Redefined His Storytelling Era (Noise 11) from Cliff Warnken
28. The San Francisco venue where the Dead were kings and Bob Dylan was booed (SF Gate) from Cliff Warnken