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In the almost 60 years since Bob Dylan released his debut album, countless words have been spilled on his singular legacy. There are books and movies and over half a century’s worth of music journalism trying to dissect the mystery and pin down the multitudes. College courses unpack his lyrics. A Presidential Medal Of Freedom and a Nobel Prize and who knows how many other honors mark Dylan’s towering, seismic presence as not just a musician but a cultural and literary icon of the American Century. All of which is to say: You and I both know about Bob Dylan, and there’s little I could say to celebrate his 80th birthday that hasn’t been said many times before.
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Bob Dylan, "Shadows in the Night" (Columbia)
We already reported that the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences was planning to present Bob Dylan with its MusiCares Person Of The Year Award at a February gala, and that Beck, Jack White, the Black Keys, and many others would perform. But now the list of dignitaries just got a little more impressive. [...]
submitted by Nick Dec 13th 2014 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Last month, we found out that Bob Dylan had played a show in Philadelphia for just one person as part of the Swedish film series Experiment Ensam, which sets people up in situations alone that they would normally experience with a crowd. The lucky attendee was Swedish superfan Fredik Wikingsson, who had seen Dylan play [...]
WHY? frontman Yoni Wolf is about to launch a short southern US tour, and he’s marking the occasion with a limited edition covers tape called Snowjams. The project will be limited to 300 copies, and it contains Wolf’s characteristically quirky renditions of songs by Frank Ocean, Pavement, Bob Dylan, Beck, the Smiths, the Cure,...
submitted by Nick Dec 9th 2014 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
A few months back, Bob Dylan confirmed that he would be releasing a new album next year called Shadows In The Night, and that it would consist of all Frank Sinatra covers, including his cover of “Full Moon And Empty Arms” that came out earlier this year. Now, Dylan has released some more album details, [...]


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