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In Anticipation of Rough And Rowdy Ways - What You Need To Know Before Its Release!

June 17, 2020

On Friday 19 June, Bob Dylan releases Rough and Rowdy Ways, his first album of original songs in eight years.

Giddy with excitement, Laura drops in to bring you all the info you need to know to bring you up to speed on the whats, the whys, and the whos ahead of the big day!

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Bob Dylan's "I Contain Multitudes" - What Does It All Mean?

May 04, 2020

On the 17 April, Bob Dylan released his second surprise song in one month, "I Contain Multitudes". Borrowing more than just the title from Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself", Bob Dylan paints a vivid modern portrait of a country divided.

Laura takes a close look at the new song and asks the hard hitting questions: is “I Contain Multitudes” Bob Dylan’s own take on Song of Myself? Is this Dylan’s way of finally embracing the responsibility of being a thought leader and voice of his generation? Listen and find out more!

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Bob Dylan's "Murder Most Foul": JFK, Conspiracy Theories, and the Soul of America

April 01, 2020

In the midst of a global pandemic, Bob Dylan has released his first original song in eight years. “Murder Most Foul” is a 17 minute long epic about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But as with much of Dylan’s work, a closer look reveals much more.

In this episode, Laura not only gives her early impressions of the song, but also reflects on what it means to be a Bob Dylan fan in this day and age.

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“You walk into the room
 With your pencil in your hand
 You see somebody naked
 And you say, “Who is that man?”
 You try so hard
 But you don’t understand
 Just what you’ll say
 When you get home
 
 Because something is
“You walk into the room With your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked And you say, “Who is that man?” You try so hard But you don’t understand Just what you’ll say When you get home Because something is happening here But you don’t know what it is Do you, Mister Jones?” #bobdylan #definitelydylan
New podcast episode on Bob Dylan’s Murder Ballads (Part 1) is out now! 🩸

When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs had on the young artist,
New podcast episode on Bob Dylan’s Murder Ballads (Part 1) is out now! 🩸 When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs had on the young artist, and how they inspired a particular subset of his own early songs. #bobdylan #murderballads #folksongs #folkmusic #podcast #musicanalysis #definitelydylan
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash backstage at Madison Square Garden, 1992

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📷: Alan Messer
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Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash backstage at Madison Square Garden, 1992 New podcast tomorrow 📷: Alan Messer #bobdylan #johnnycash #definitelydylan

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