Angel Olsen has dropped a stunning version ofBob Dylan‘s “One Too Many Mornings,” from the soundtrack to Shining Girls. Dylan first released the track off 1964’s The Times They Are a-Changin,’ and later recorded it with the Band, sharing vocals with Richard Manuel (included in 2014’s The Basement Tapes Complete: …
Read More »Bob Dylan Prevails in Appeal of Lawsuit Filed Over Royalty Dispute
UPDATE (4/5): Bob Dylan successfully fended off an appeal of a lawsuit filed by the widow of former collaborator, Jacques Levy, who’s argued she deserves a cut of his $300 million publishing deal, Billboard reports. The ruling from New York’s Appellate Division was handed down Tuesday, April 5, with the …
Read More »Was Bob Dylan Good in the Eighties? A New Edition of 'The Bootleg Series' Makes Us Think the Answer is 'Yes'
The Eighties are widely regarded as the low point of Bob Dylan‘s entire career, a time when he struggled to find relevance in the MTV era and released a series of tacky, rudderless albums that were savaged by fans and critics. Even Dylan himself refuses to defend his output from …
Read More »Singer Tawatha Agee on Her Years With Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews, and David Bowie
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Why Did the 2021 Grammys Snub the Weeknd?
It’s a beautiful day in Grammy land — if you’re Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, Phoebe Bridgers, or any of the other artists who deservedly cleaned up when nominations for the 2021 awards were announced. For many others across the world of music, it’s time to call their managers, take …
Read More »10 Things We Learned From Bob Dylan's Latest Interview
Bob Dylan‘s Q&A with the New York Times on Friday marks his first major interview in three years, following a conversation with Bill Flanagan on his own website in 2017. In it, he tells historian Douglas Brinkley about his upcoming album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, including the sprawling, 17-minute closer …
Read More »Hear Bob Dylan's Absolutely Mind-Blowing New Song 'Murder Most Foul'
Bob Dylan, who hasn’t released an original song since 2012’s Tempest, unexpectedly dropped a previously unheard, nearly 17-minute-long new track, “Murder Most Foul,” late Thursday night. Dylan didn’t say exactly when the song was recorded, but his delicate vocal delivery resembles the way he’s been singing in his live shows …
Read More »How Asbury Park, New Jersey, Reclaimed its Musical Heart
In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like Chicago and Nashville, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma,and Portland, Maine. The latest is Asbury Park, which is returning to its roots as an exciting a beachside rock & roll …
Read More »That Time Michael Bolton Wrote a Song With Bob Dylan
As Rolling Stone reported last month, Bob Dylan‘s heartfelt Time Out of Mind track “Make You Feel My Love” has oddly become one of his most-covered songs, with more than 400 interpretations to date. One of those is by Michael Bolton, who included a version with German singer Helene Fischer …
Read More »Bob Dylan Super-Fan Purchases Singer's Childhood Home in Hibbing, Minnesota
Bob Dylan super-fan Bill Pagel has purchased the ultimate rock collectible: the Hibbing, Minnesota house where Dylan lived from 1948 to 1959. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, he bought the 1,600 square foot home from Gregg and Donna French, who have lived there since 1990. It was valued at …
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