Thanks to Gerald Bamford of Norfolk tribute band Back Pages:
“Having listened to the free download of Beyond Here Lies Nothin', what I hear is a blues in Am closely related to those of Otis Rush - a blues guitar player and singer of some repute from Chicago in the ‘50s and ‘60s whose best known song is probably 'All Your Love', most famously covered by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Slowhand Clapton and released on the 'Beano' album (give both a listen).
“I have played around with the structure for years so now it can be updated and immediately added to the Back Pages set list once I've written down the lyrics! Oh joy!
“Bob's version is very nicely augmented by David Hidalgo's (of Los Lobos) accordion and now I'm really looking forward to hearing the rest of the album.
“I always hear the sound before I ever try to dissect the lyrics. It was ever thus, right from the first hearing of The Freewheelin'...back in '63.”
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Free download of Beyond Here Lies Nothin’, from new album
Thanks to Peter Brookes and Martin Cowan for news of the free MP3 download of Beyond Here Lies Nothin’, the opening track from the new album.
It’s available for 24 hours from bobdylan.com.
Hmm… interesting - with an unusually rich musical palette, it sounds like no other recent Dylan release. The lyrics, as always, will demand careful scrutiny, but they sound, on first hearing, like an intelligent, simple pop song.
Roll on album release date!
Gerry Smith
It’s available for 24 hours from bobdylan.com.
Hmm… interesting - with an unusually rich musical palette, it sounds like no other recent Dylan release. The lyrics, as always, will demand careful scrutiny, but they sound, on first hearing, like an intelligent, simple pop song.
Roll on album release date!
Gerry Smith
Friday, March 27, 2009
Clinton Heylin’s new book on Dylan’s lyrics to 1973
Thanks to Martin Cowan:
“There's a new Clinton Heylin book in which he provides detailed analysis on Dylan's songs between 1957 and 1973 - it seem he is giving it a touch of the ‘Revolution in the Head’ treatment.”
Watch The Dylan Daily for exclusive coverage of Heylin’s new book, which covers songs 1957-1973. A second volume covering the later work is promised for next year.
Volume 1 is due out on 23 April; Amazon.co.uk already has details on site.
Gerry Smith
“There's a new Clinton Heylin book in which he provides detailed analysis on Dylan's songs between 1957 and 1973 - it seem he is giving it a touch of the ‘Revolution in the Head’ treatment.”
Watch The Dylan Daily for exclusive coverage of Heylin’s new book, which covers songs 1957-1973. A second volume covering the later work is promised for next year.
Volume 1 is due out on 23 April; Amazon.co.uk already has details on site.
Gerry Smith
Thursday, March 26, 2009
New art exhibition in 2010 - and Dylan on politicians
The second slug of Bill Flanagan’s fine Dylan interview to promo the new album, now on bobdylan.com, has two nuggets which ring bells in this parish:
* The first, a welcome revelation:
“… I have an association with a London gallery, and there’ll probably be another exhibition of new works in another European museum in 2010. Now I’m scrambling to keep up. I’ve been commissioned to do paintings and they want me to work with iron and lead.”
* The second a piercing insight:
What’s your take on politics?
“Politics is entertainment. It’s a sport. Politicians are interchangeable.”
Don’t you believe in the democratic process?
“Yeah, but what’s that got to do with politics? Politics creates more problems than it solves.”
Thanks to Peter Brookes for the link.
Gerry Smith
* The first, a welcome revelation:
“… I have an association with a London gallery, and there’ll probably be another exhibition of new works in another European museum in 2010. Now I’m scrambling to keep up. I’ve been commissioned to do paintings and they want me to work with iron and lead.”
* The second a piercing insight:
What’s your take on politics?
“Politics is entertainment. It’s a sport. Politicians are interchangeable.”
Don’t you believe in the democratic process?
“Yeah, but what’s that got to do with politics? Politics creates more problems than it solves.”
Thanks to Peter Brookes for the link.
Gerry Smith
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Roundhouse extra London gig: I couldn't book - could you?
Along with, I’d guess, another 10,000 Euro Dylan fans, there I was at 0900 this morning with my password from bobdylan.com, poised ready to book the tempting extra London gig at the Roundhouse.
But the only Roundhouse page I could get said:
“Due to a high volume of users we are currently experiencing difficulties with our web ticketing service. Please be assured we are working on restoring this service as soon as possible.
“In the meantime to make a booking, please call the Box Office on xxx”
(I laughed till I cried - the tel number it posted as an alt route to the box office was, obviously, unavailable.)
When I re-tried the web site at 0914, even the link from bobdylan.com was dead.
So no tickets for me for the friggin’ Roundhouse.
Gerry Smith, scorned and scornful, at 0935
But the only Roundhouse page I could get said:
“Due to a high volume of users we are currently experiencing difficulties with our web ticketing service. Please be assured we are working on restoring this service as soon as possible.
“In the meantime to make a booking, please call the Box Office on xxx”
(I laughed till I cried - the tel number it posted as an alt route to the box office was, obviously, unavailable.)
When I re-tried the web site at 0914, even the link from bobdylan.com was dead.
So no tickets for me for the friggin’ Roundhouse.
Gerry Smith, scorned and scornful, at 0935
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Euro tour setlists: highlights so far
The new Euro tour, just started in Stockholm, has already had its striking moments. Highlights of the two set lists so far?
* Billy
* Blind Willie McTell
* Chimes Of Freedom
* Lay Lady Lay
With material like this, my fellow EuroBobcats will be getting rather excited.
Dylan set lists are now covered on bobdylan.com, as well as boblinks.com. That is, Sony have sensibly taken this key category of Dylan news in-house.
Gerry Smith
* Billy
* Blind Willie McTell
* Chimes Of Freedom
* Lay Lady Lay
With material like this, my fellow EuroBobcats will be getting rather excited.
Dylan set lists are now covered on bobdylan.com, as well as boblinks.com. That is, Sony have sensibly taken this key category of Dylan news in-house.
Gerry Smith
Monday, March 23, 2009
Extra London gig in a well-chosen smaller venue
The extra London gig, at the Roundhouse on Sunday 26 April, is very welcome – the Roundhouse is London’s best smaller rock venue, and could be a welcome antidote to what some fear might be a lost opportunity at the gigantic London O2 Arena the night before.
My introduction to the Roundhouse was a splendid Morrissey show a year ago – see below.
To apply for Dylan Roundhouse tickets - on Wednesday morning - you have to get a password from:
www.bobdylan.com
Good luck! We’ll all need it!
Gerry Smith
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Morrissey in London – pop for grown-ups
Last night’s Morrissey gig at London’s Roundhouse – his third in a six night residency – was pure pop for grown-ups.
The setlist was a mixture of recent and new solo material, with Irish Blood/English Heart, First Of The Gang To Die and Last Of The Famous International Playboys the standouts. The forthcoming single, That’s How People Grow Up, will justify careful scrutiny.
Mozza’s unique talent is pungent, wittily original lyrics, allied to an unmissable on-stage charisma: very few performers give good gig better than he. His rapport with the faithful is wondrous to behold.
Last night’s music was nothing to get excited about, though. Trenchant lyrics apart, Morrissey’s solo work sounds pedestrian to my ears: too little variety in melody, tempo or dynamics. No variation. No improv.
So his musos are in a straitjacket to start with. But this crew sounded dull anyway. And the sound, from stage left, 20 metres from the front, was muddy, too bassy, and Il Mozzo was too low in the mix.
Morrissey was my first gig at the refurb’d Roundhouse. Very impressive – it easily reclaims its traditional status as London’s premier rockpop venue. Big enough for a 2,000 stand-up audience; small enough for intimate communion.
Pity about the audience, though. They’ve had to stop smoking (Hallelujah!), but most still yak incessantly, sing along as if they’re in the bath, and shuffle backwards and forwards to the bars all night long, spilling expensive beer from plastic mugs over innocent bystanders.
All music venues, from the Royal Opera House to Ronnie Scott’s, attract more than their fair share of stiffs. But rockpop gigs are notoriously bad: fully 50% of last night’s Roundhouse crowd were boneheads.
Gerry Smith
My introduction to the Roundhouse was a splendid Morrissey show a year ago – see below.
To apply for Dylan Roundhouse tickets - on Wednesday morning - you have to get a password from:
www.bobdylan.com
Good luck! We’ll all need it!
Gerry Smith
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Morrissey in London – pop for grown-ups
Last night’s Morrissey gig at London’s Roundhouse – his third in a six night residency – was pure pop for grown-ups.
The setlist was a mixture of recent and new solo material, with Irish Blood/English Heart, First Of The Gang To Die and Last Of The Famous International Playboys the standouts. The forthcoming single, That’s How People Grow Up, will justify careful scrutiny.
Mozza’s unique talent is pungent, wittily original lyrics, allied to an unmissable on-stage charisma: very few performers give good gig better than he. His rapport with the faithful is wondrous to behold.
Last night’s music was nothing to get excited about, though. Trenchant lyrics apart, Morrissey’s solo work sounds pedestrian to my ears: too little variety in melody, tempo or dynamics. No variation. No improv.
So his musos are in a straitjacket to start with. But this crew sounded dull anyway. And the sound, from stage left, 20 metres from the front, was muddy, too bassy, and Il Mozzo was too low in the mix.
Morrissey was my first gig at the refurb’d Roundhouse. Very impressive – it easily reclaims its traditional status as London’s premier rockpop venue. Big enough for a 2,000 stand-up audience; small enough for intimate communion.
Pity about the audience, though. They’ve had to stop smoking (Hallelujah!), but most still yak incessantly, sing along as if they’re in the bath, and shuffle backwards and forwards to the bars all night long, spilling expensive beer from plastic mugs over innocent bystanders.
All music venues, from the Royal Opera House to Ronnie Scott’s, attract more than their fair share of stiffs. But rockpop gigs are notoriously bad: fully 50% of last night’s Roundhouse crowd were boneheads.
Gerry Smith
Friday, March 20, 2009
Second issue of THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter just circulated
The second issue of the re-launched DYLAN DAILY Newsletter has just been circulated to subscribers - copy below. If you didn’t receive a copy by email and wish to ensure that you get future issues, please subscribe (free of charge) using the box in the left margin of the main website:
http://www.dylandaily.com/
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THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter - celebrating the art of Bob Dylan - unofficially
Exclusive news and views, emailed to subscribers on alternate Thursdays.
Editor: Gerry Smith (info@dylandaily.com)
MESSAGE TO SUBSCRIBERS:
Hello again. Welcome to the second issue of the re-launched DYLAN DAILY Newsletter. As before, the newsletter lists articles published recently on THE DYLAN DAILY web site - http://www.dylandaily.com/ - helping you catch up on any articles you might have missed.
If you haven't visited http://www.dylandaily.com/ for a while, please take another look - you'll find original articles analysing all aspects of Dylan's ever-expanding creativity.
And please continue to send me your news and views - of gigs you've enjoyed, new releases, back catalogue discoveries and Dylan product of all kinds - for posting on the web site for Dylan fans.
Gerry Smith, Editor (email: info@dylandaily.com)
NEW ON THE DYLAN DAILY
Please log on to http://www.dylandaily.com/ to read the articles listed
* Dylan's debut record anniversary: 19 March 1962
* Together Through Life - "a great album": Uncut on the new Dylan release
* Dylan posters: my favourite - Isle Of Wight 1969
* New album: revealing Dylan interview on Together Through Life
* Dylan posters: your favourite?
* New Dylan CD - possibly Best Album Of 2009, according to MOJO
* Dylan the American poet
* Dylan Drawn Blank poster - all gone!
* Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
PREVIOUSLY ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
* The new Dylan album, according to Rolling Stone magazine
* Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: is it worth buying?
* Michael Gray's Dylan and the blues gig: "fascinating and enjoyable"
* Theme Time playlists
* Is Theme Time running out of steam?
* Is Dylan's credibility in decline? No, insist readers
* Man In The Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr covers Dylan
* New Dylan album - conjecture summarised
* All Along The Watchtower by XTC: strikingly radical
* Freewheelin' shoot photograph - yours for £1,950
* Dylan jokes #1
* BBC Dylanfest this week
* Bob Dylan's albums: another beautiful little artefact
* Bob Dylan Lyrics - for German speakers: a beautiful little artefact
* Those Blowin' In The Wind TV ads for the Co-Op supermarket chain
* Folk America: a must-watch/record series
* Never Ending Tour: time to end it?
* Nature's voice: Dylan's everywhere! #1/2009
* William Zantzinger obituary
* Michael Gray to tour his BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES gig
* Series Of Dreams: a stimulating new study of Dylan the songwriter
* Street Legal re-masters: how good are they?
* Yet more new Dylan books in 2009
* Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid - enhancing the official CD
MOST VIEWED RECENT ARTICLE ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
* Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
Man On A Bridge is a delightful Dylan painting. Now you can buy a copy - as a full-size poster - at a giveaway price.
The Lightbox gallery in Woking, near London, which recently hosted The Drawn Blank Series exhibition of Dylan paintings, has a few posters left and is selling them at a mere £4.50 (plus £3.00 p&p, UK); they can take payment by card over the phone - tel: +44 (0)1483 737809.
So if you fancied owning Man On A Bridge, the iconic signature image from Drawn Blank, but couldn't/wouldn't shell out the £2,300 for a framed signed limited edition, here's your chance to buy one for £2,292.50 less.
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
NB the gallery sold out the same day!
ADMIN
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THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter - celebrating the art of Bob Dylan - unofficially
Exclusive news and views, emailed to subscribers on alternate Thursdays.
Editor: Gerry Smith (info@dylandaily.com)
MESSAGE TO SUBSCRIBERS:
Hello again. Welcome to the second issue of the re-launched DYLAN DAILY Newsletter. As before, the newsletter lists articles published recently on THE DYLAN DAILY web site - http://www.dylandaily.com/ - helping you catch up on any articles you might have missed.
If you haven't visited http://www.dylandaily.com/ for a while, please take another look - you'll find original articles analysing all aspects of Dylan's ever-expanding creativity.
And please continue to send me your news and views - of gigs you've enjoyed, new releases, back catalogue discoveries and Dylan product of all kinds - for posting on the web site for Dylan fans.
Gerry Smith, Editor (email: info@dylandaily.com)
NEW ON THE DYLAN DAILY
Please log on to http://www.dylandaily.com/ to read the articles listed
* Dylan's debut record anniversary: 19 March 1962
* Together Through Life - "a great album": Uncut on the new Dylan release
* Dylan posters: my favourite - Isle Of Wight 1969
* New album: revealing Dylan interview on Together Through Life
* Dylan posters: your favourite?
* New Dylan CD - possibly Best Album Of 2009, according to MOJO
* Dylan the American poet
* Dylan Drawn Blank poster - all gone!
* Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
PREVIOUSLY ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
* The new Dylan album, according to Rolling Stone magazine
* Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: is it worth buying?
* Michael Gray's Dylan and the blues gig: "fascinating and enjoyable"
* Theme Time playlists
* Is Theme Time running out of steam?
* Is Dylan's credibility in decline? No, insist readers
* Man In The Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr covers Dylan
* New Dylan album - conjecture summarised
* All Along The Watchtower by XTC: strikingly radical
* Freewheelin' shoot photograph - yours for £1,950
* Dylan jokes #1
* BBC Dylanfest this week
* Bob Dylan's albums: another beautiful little artefact
* Bob Dylan Lyrics - for German speakers: a beautiful little artefact
* Those Blowin' In The Wind TV ads for the Co-Op supermarket chain
* Folk America: a must-watch/record series
* Never Ending Tour: time to end it?
* Nature's voice: Dylan's everywhere! #1/2009
* William Zantzinger obituary
* Michael Gray to tour his BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES gig
* Series Of Dreams: a stimulating new study of Dylan the songwriter
* Street Legal re-masters: how good are they?
* Yet more new Dylan books in 2009
* Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid - enhancing the official CD
MOST VIEWED RECENT ARTICLE ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
* Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
Man On A Bridge is a delightful Dylan painting. Now you can buy a copy - as a full-size poster - at a giveaway price.
The Lightbox gallery in Woking, near London, which recently hosted The Drawn Blank Series exhibition of Dylan paintings, has a few posters left and is selling them at a mere £4.50 (plus £3.00 p&p, UK); they can take payment by card over the phone - tel: +44 (0)1483 737809.
So if you fancied owning Man On A Bridge, the iconic signature image from Drawn Blank, but couldn't/wouldn't shell out the £2,300 for a framed signed limited edition, here's your chance to buy one for £2,292.50 less.
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
NB the gallery sold out the same day!
ADMIN
THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter is delivered free, by email, on alternate Thursdays. It's sent to you because you have subscribed via the web site. Why not bookmark http://www.dylandaily.com/ now, to make it easy to re-visit the site?
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(c) Gerry Smith 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Together Through Life - “a great album”: Uncut on the new Dylan release
Uncut's Allan Jones previews Together Through Life, the new album, on the London rock monthly mag’s website:
* “On first listen a great album…”
* “rawness that separates it from Modern Times, “Love And Theft” and Time Out Of Mind… Dylan’s voice throughout a splendid growl.
* “themes of mortality, lost love, grief, the passing of time, memory, waning days and lonely nights.
You can read the full article on uncut.co.uk - my favourite rock news web site, by some distance.
www.uncut.co.uk
Thanks (again) to Peter Brookes for the link.
Gerry Smith
* “On first listen a great album…”
* “rawness that separates it from Modern Times, “Love And Theft” and Time Out Of Mind… Dylan’s voice throughout a splendid growl.
* “themes of mortality, lost love, grief, the passing of time, memory, waning days and lonely nights.
You can read the full article on uncut.co.uk - my favourite rock news web site, by some distance.
www.uncut.co.uk
Thanks (again) to Peter Brookes for the link.
Gerry Smith
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Dylan posters: my favourite – Isle Of Wight 1969
Thanks to John Adams:
“My favourite Dylan poster is the handbill for the 1969 Isle Of Wight festival.
“It uses the Nashville Skyline cover portrait, but cleverly juxtaposes it with a repeated image of The Band from one of their albums.
“There was another poster for the gig – a portrait of Dylan in shades – but it wasn’t half as attractive or evocative.”
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Hanging a copy of the lovely Drawn Blank poster, courtesy of Woking’s Lightbox gallery, reminded me of the pleasures of having a fine Dylan poster or two on the wall. And encouraged me to acquire a few more.
But which posters? And where from?
Your advice on favourite Dylan poster(s) and preferred suppliers would be very welcome.
Gerry Smith
“My favourite Dylan poster is the handbill for the 1969 Isle Of Wight festival.
“It uses the Nashville Skyline cover portrait, but cleverly juxtaposes it with a repeated image of The Band from one of their albums.
“There was another poster for the gig – a portrait of Dylan in shades – but it wasn’t half as attractive or evocative.”
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Hanging a copy of the lovely Drawn Blank poster, courtesy of Woking’s Lightbox gallery, reminded me of the pleasures of having a fine Dylan poster or two on the wall. And encouraged me to acquire a few more.
But which posters? And where from?
Your advice on favourite Dylan poster(s) and preferred suppliers would be very welcome.
Gerry Smith
Monday, March 16, 2009
New album: revealing Dylan interview on Together Through Life
Dylan is very forthcoming in the first interview about his new album, Together Through Life, just posted on bobdylan.com.
He agrees with interviewer Bill Flanagan that it has a “Chess feel – mood… intensity… more of a romantic edge (than Modern Times)… I see that my audience now doesn’t particular (sic) care what period the songs are from…”
(Bill Flanagan wrote the liner notes for the DYLAN 3CD box.)
Together Through Life is released in the US on Tuesday 28 April, so presumably the day before in Europe. Amazon.com is already taking orders for “regular” cd, deluxe cd and vinyl editions (thanks to Peter Brookes for his link).
Gerry Smith
He agrees with interviewer Bill Flanagan that it has a “Chess feel – mood… intensity… more of a romantic edge (than Modern Times)… I see that my audience now doesn’t particular (sic) care what period the songs are from…”
(Bill Flanagan wrote the liner notes for the DYLAN 3CD box.)
Together Through Life is released in the US on Tuesday 28 April, so presumably the day before in Europe. Amazon.com is already taking orders for “regular” cd, deluxe cd and vinyl editions (thanks to Peter Brookes for his link).
Gerry Smith
Friday, March 13, 2009
Dylan posters: your favourites?
Hanging the lovely Drawn Blank poster, courtesy of Woking’s Lightbox gallery, reminded me of the pleasures of having a fine Dylan poster or two on the wall. And encouraged me to acquire a few more.
But which posters? And where from?
Your advice on favourite Dylan poster(s) and preferred suppliers would be very welcome.
Gerry Smith
But which posters? And where from?
Your advice on favourite Dylan poster(s) and preferred suppliers would be very welcome.
Gerry Smith
Thursday, March 12, 2009
New Dylan CD – possibly Best Album Of 2009, according to MOJO
Thanks to Peter Brookes for the tip that MOJO, the achingly beautiful London-based Heritage Poprock monthly, has scooped the pool with an early review of the new album.
According to writer Michael Simmons:
“YESTERDAY, MOJO HEARD seven of what may turn out to be ten or eleven Bob Dylan originals…
“… ample proof of an artist steeped in the past but thoroughly living in the present, cognizant of everything, not afraid to point fingers or laugh at fools or fall in love.
“It's a powerful personal work by a man who still thinks for himself… it'll be in the running for Best Album Of 2009.”
Simmons reviews the seven tracks in detail – his article is well worth your time:
www.mojo4music.com/blog
Gerry Smith
According to writer Michael Simmons:
“YESTERDAY, MOJO HEARD seven of what may turn out to be ten or eleven Bob Dylan originals…
“… ample proof of an artist steeped in the past but thoroughly living in the present, cognizant of everything, not afraid to point fingers or laugh at fools or fall in love.
“It's a powerful personal work by a man who still thinks for himself… it'll be in the running for Best Album Of 2009.”
Simmons reviews the seven tracks in detail – his article is well worth your time:
www.mojo4music.com/blog
Gerry Smith
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dylan the American poet
I’m keeping up with Larry Epstein as he continues to build a stimulating file of short essays on his Dylan Watch page of The Best American Poetry blog.
It has a growing number of stimulating, nicely judged pieces on a variety of Dylan themes.
Recommended.
http://thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com/the_best_american_poetry/dylan_watch/
Gerry Smith
It has a growing number of stimulating, nicely judged pieces on a variety of Dylan themes.
Recommended.
http://thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com/the_best_american_poetry/dylan_watch/
Gerry Smith
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Dylan Drawn Blank poster – all gone!
The Lightbox gallery in Woking tell me that their Man On A Bridge poster has now completely sold out.
Don’t miss out on future Dylan Daily exclusives - add us to your Favourites/Bookmarks now.
Gerry Smith
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Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
Man On A Bridge is a delightful Dylan painting. Now you can buy a copy - as a full-size poster - at a giveaway price.
The Lightbox gallery in Woking, near London, which recently hosted The Drawn Blank Series exhibition of Dylan paintings, has a few posters left and is selling them at a mere £4.50 (plus £3.00 p&p, UK); they can take payment by card over the phone - tel: +44 (0)1483 737809.
So if you fancied owning Man On A Bridge, the iconic signature image from Drawn Blank, but couldn’t/wouldn’t shell out the £2,300 for a framed signed limited edition, here’s your chance to buy one for £2,292.50 less.
It’s a very desirable, collectable reproduction. Bargain of the decade, if you ask me!
www.thelightbox.org.uk
Gerry Smith
Don’t miss out on future Dylan Daily exclusives - add us to your Favourites/Bookmarks now.
Gerry Smith
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Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
Man On A Bridge is a delightful Dylan painting. Now you can buy a copy - as a full-size poster - at a giveaway price.
The Lightbox gallery in Woking, near London, which recently hosted The Drawn Blank Series exhibition of Dylan paintings, has a few posters left and is selling them at a mere £4.50 (plus £3.00 p&p, UK); they can take payment by card over the phone - tel: +44 (0)1483 737809.
So if you fancied owning Man On A Bridge, the iconic signature image from Drawn Blank, but couldn’t/wouldn’t shell out the £2,300 for a framed signed limited edition, here’s your chance to buy one for £2,292.50 less.
It’s a very desirable, collectable reproduction. Bargain of the decade, if you ask me!
www.thelightbox.org.uk
Gerry Smith
Monday, March 09, 2009
Exclusive: iconic Dylan Drawn Blank painting - at a giveaway price
Man On A Bridge is a delightful Dylan painting. Now you can buy a copy - as a full-size poster - at a giveaway price.
The Lightbox gallery in Woking, near London, which recently hosted The Drawn Blank Series exhibition of Dylan paintings, has a few posters left and is selling them at a mere £4.50 (plus £3.00 p&p, UK); they can take payment by card over the phone - tel: +44 (0)1483 737809.
So if you fancied owning Man On A Bridge, the iconic signature image from Drawn Blank, but couldn’t/wouldn’t shell out the £2,300 for a framed signed limited edition, here’s your chance to buy one for £2,292.50 less.
It’s a very desirable, collectable reproduction. Bargain of the decade, if you ask me!
www.thelightbox.org.uk
Gerry Smith
The Lightbox gallery in Woking, near London, which recently hosted The Drawn Blank Series exhibition of Dylan paintings, has a few posters left and is selling them at a mere £4.50 (plus £3.00 p&p, UK); they can take payment by card over the phone - tel: +44 (0)1483 737809.
So if you fancied owning Man On A Bridge, the iconic signature image from Drawn Blank, but couldn’t/wouldn’t shell out the £2,300 for a framed signed limited edition, here’s your chance to buy one for £2,292.50 less.
It’s a very desirable, collectable reproduction. Bargain of the decade, if you ask me!
www.thelightbox.org.uk
Gerry Smith
Friday, March 06, 2009
Free DYLAN DAILY Newsletter just re-launched
After a lengthy delay, the free DYLAN DAILY Newsletter has just been re-launched.
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Hello again. Apologies for the break in sending you your copy of THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter. I had to curtail it for a while to focus on finishing my new book, MUSIC FOR GROWN-UPs. You won't be surprised to hear that Dylan is the book's hero - check it out at http://www.dylandaily.com/
As before, THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter lists articles published recently on THE DYLAN DAILY web site - http://www.dylandaily.com/ - helping you catch up on any articles you might have missed.
THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter is now published on alternate Thursdays, and you'll receive your copy at the email address you've already registered. I hope you like it and will tell fellow Dylan fans about it.
Bob Dylan demonstrates his greatness by continuing to attract new admirers - of all ages. If you haven't visited http://www.dylandaily.com/ for a while, please take another look - you'll find original articles analysing all aspects of Dylan's ever-expanding creativity.
And please continue to send me your news and views - of gigs you've enjoyed, new releases, back catalogue discoveries and Dylan product of all kinds - for posting on the web site for Dylan fans.
Good listening.
Gerry Smith, Editor (email: info@dylandaily.com)
NEW ON THE DYLAN DAILY
Please log on to http://www.dylandaily.com/ to read the articles listed
* The new Dylan album, according to Rolling Stone magazine
* Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: is it worth buying?
* Michael Gray's Dylan and the blues gig: "fascinating and enjoyable"
* Theme Time playlists
* Is Theme Time running out of steam?
* Is Dylan's credibility in decline? No, insist readers
* Man In The Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr covers Dylan
* New Dylan album - conjecture summarised
* All Along The Watchtower by XTC: strikingly radical
* Freewheelin' shoot photograph - yours for £1,950
PREVIOUSLY ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
* Dylan jokes #1
* BBC Dylanfest this week
* Bob Dylan's albums: another beautiful little artefact
* Bob Dylan Lyrics - for German speakers: a beautiful little artefact
* Those Blowin' In The Wind TV ads for the Co-Op supermarket chain
* Folk America: a must-watch/record series
* Never Ending Tour: time to end it?
* Nature's voice: Dylan's everywhere! #1/2009
* William Zantzinger obituary
* Michael Gray to tour his BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES gig
* Series Of Dreams: a stimulating new study of Dylan the songwriter
* Street Legal re-masters: how good are they?
* Yet more new Dylan books in 2009
* Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid - enhancing the official CD
MOST VIEWED RECENT ARTICLE ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
Is Dylan's credibility in decline? No, insist readers
Regular contributor Martin Cowan mused whether Dylan's credibility is in decline.
Not so, insist several readers:
* Thanks to Chris Floyd:
My response to Martin Cowan's -- what to call it? bill of potential indictment, maybe? -- is this:
He is neither on the ball nor off his rocker. He is simply exercising his right to be somewhat trivial and presumptuous -- a right that all humans have, and should freely exercise whenever they wish.
It also seems a bit silly to me. He says that how Dylan is to be "judged" following his next shows and next album is "crucial." ...
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
* Thanks to Liam Mogan:
Martin Cowan's 'shock-jock' musings on Bob's credibility seem like a calculated attempt to jolt Dylan nuts out of their collective smugness.
I find it quite funny really and not totally serious. (Credibility? I think he's been reading too many copies of his son/daughter's NME. Either that or he has recently bought The Guardian for the first time in his life.)
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
* Thanks to Joe King:
I would not presume to have the measure of "Dylan Daily" readers' views but, once ISIS had posted news of the new album on its website, the story was quickly picked up by other websites, including UNCUT and ROLLING STONE. This may not amount to "excitement" but it does show that Dylan news provokes great interest.
I will not be attending the O2 Arena show either...
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
* Thanks to Fred Bals, writer of the very fine Dreamtime blog:
"In a word, "No."
"In more than one word:
* If the activity on the various Dylan forums and at Dreamtime are any indication, fans are eagerly looking forward to a new album... and it hasn't even been officially announced yet.
* I can't speak to...
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
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Dylan's declining credibility?
Thanks to Martin Cowan:
Is there any excitement among Dylan Daily readers for either:
* a new Dylan album or
* "in show and in person" at the O2 or any of the other venues on the UK tour?
Personally, I remain to be convinced that a new album will reveal anything startlingly original and I won't be going to any of the shows.
In fact, it occurs to me that Dylan's credibility is on the wane at the moment:
* was MT really that good?
* why is he doing these ads?
* have we all had enough of Theme Time Radio?
How he is judged following these shows and any new release will be crucial. The shows are likely to be compared to Cohen's glorious performances, and Mr Springsteen's new platter seems to be going down a storm.
Interesting times.
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
ADMIN
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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
RELAUNCHED FREE NEWSLETTER - JUST MAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS
THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter - celebrating the art of Bob Dylan
Exclusive news and views, emailed to subscribers on alternate Thursdays.
Editor: Gerry Smith (info@dylandaily.com)
MESSAGE TO SUBSCRIBERS:
Hello again. Apologies for the break in sending you your copy of THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter. I had to curtail it for a while to focus on finishing my new book, MUSIC FOR GROWN-UPs. You won't be surprised to hear that Dylan is the book's hero - check it out at http://www.dylandaily.com/
As before, THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter lists articles published recently on THE DYLAN DAILY web site - http://www.dylandaily.com/ - helping you catch up on any articles you might have missed.
THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter is now published on alternate Thursdays, and you'll receive your copy at the email address you've already registered. I hope you like it and will tell fellow Dylan fans about it.
Bob Dylan demonstrates his greatness by continuing to attract new admirers - of all ages. If you haven't visited http://www.dylandaily.com/ for a while, please take another look - you'll find original articles analysing all aspects of Dylan's ever-expanding creativity.
And please continue to send me your news and views - of gigs you've enjoyed, new releases, back catalogue discoveries and Dylan product of all kinds - for posting on the web site for Dylan fans.
Good listening.
Gerry Smith, Editor (email: info@dylandaily.com)
NEW ON THE DYLAN DAILY
Please log on to http://www.dylandaily.com/ to read the articles listed
* The new Dylan album, according to Rolling Stone magazine
* Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: is it worth buying?
* Michael Gray's Dylan and the blues gig: "fascinating and enjoyable"
* Theme Time playlists
* Is Theme Time running out of steam?
* Is Dylan's credibility in decline? No, insist readers
* Man In The Long Black Coat: Barb Jungr covers Dylan
* New Dylan album - conjecture summarised
* All Along The Watchtower by XTC: strikingly radical
* Freewheelin' shoot photograph - yours for £1,950
PREVIOUSLY ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
* Dylan jokes #1
* BBC Dylanfest this week
* Bob Dylan's albums: another beautiful little artefact
* Bob Dylan Lyrics - for German speakers: a beautiful little artefact
* Those Blowin' In The Wind TV ads for the Co-Op supermarket chain
* Folk America: a must-watch/record series
* Never Ending Tour: time to end it?
* Nature's voice: Dylan's everywhere! #1/2009
* William Zantzinger obituary
* Michael Gray to tour his BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES gig
* Series Of Dreams: a stimulating new study of Dylan the songwriter
* Street Legal re-masters: how good are they?
* Yet more new Dylan books in 2009
* Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid - enhancing the official CD
MOST VIEWED RECENT ARTICLE ON THE DYLAN DAILY
http://www.dylandaily.com/
Is Dylan's credibility in decline? No, insist readers
Regular contributor Martin Cowan mused whether Dylan's credibility is in decline.
Not so, insist several readers:
* Thanks to Chris Floyd:
My response to Martin Cowan's -- what to call it? bill of potential indictment, maybe? -- is this:
He is neither on the ball nor off his rocker. He is simply exercising his right to be somewhat trivial and presumptuous -- a right that all humans have, and should freely exercise whenever they wish.
It also seems a bit silly to me. He says that how Dylan is to be "judged" following his next shows and next album is "crucial." ...
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
* Thanks to Liam Mogan:
Martin Cowan's 'shock-jock' musings on Bob's credibility seem like a calculated attempt to jolt Dylan nuts out of their collective smugness.
I find it quite funny really and not totally serious. (Credibility? I think he's been reading too many copies of his son/daughter's NME. Either that or he has recently bought The Guardian for the first time in his life.)
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
* Thanks to Joe King:
I would not presume to have the measure of "Dylan Daily" readers' views but, once ISIS had posted news of the new album on its website, the story was quickly picked up by other websites, including UNCUT and ROLLING STONE. This may not amount to "excitement" but it does show that Dylan news provokes great interest.
I will not be attending the O2 Arena show either...
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
* Thanks to Fred Bals, writer of the very fine Dreamtime blog:
"In a word, "No."
"In more than one word:
* If the activity on the various Dylan forums and at Dreamtime are any indication, fans are eagerly looking forward to a new album... and it hasn't even been officially announced yet.
* I can't speak to...
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
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Dylan's declining credibility?
Thanks to Martin Cowan:
Is there any excitement among Dylan Daily readers for either:
* a new Dylan album or
* "in show and in person" at the O2 or any of the other venues on the UK tour?
Personally, I remain to be convinced that a new album will reveal anything startlingly original and I won't be going to any of the shows.
In fact, it occurs to me that Dylan's credibility is on the wane at the moment:
* was MT really that good?
* why is he doing these ads?
* have we all had enough of Theme Time Radio?
How he is judged following these shows and any new release will be crucial. The shows are likely to be compared to Cohen's glorious performances, and Mr Springsteen's new platter seems to be going down a storm.
Interesting times.
(Full text online at: http://www.dylandaily.com/)
ADMIN
THE DYLAN DAILY Newsletter is delivered free, by email, on alternate Thursdays. It's sent to you because you have subscribed via the web site. Why not bookmark http://www.dylandaily.com/ now, to make it easy to re-visit the site?
To unsubscribe your email address, please go to the web site Home Page (http://www.dylandaily.com/); in the Subscribe area in the left column, please enter your subscribed address in the "Your Email" box; select "Unsubscribe"; and then click "Go"; you'll be automatically unsubscribed.
(c) Gerry Smith 2009
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
The new Dylan album, according to Rolling Stone
Thanks to Peter Brookes for news that Rolling Stone has covered the new album:
“… dark new disc with a bluesy border-town feel … arrives in April, … raw-country love songs, sly wordplay and the wounded state of the nation … 10 new originals… feel of Dylan's last two studio records… seductive feel … struggling-love songs…”
You can see the full text at:
www.rollingstone.com
“… dark new disc with a bluesy border-town feel … arrives in April, … raw-country love songs, sly wordplay and the wounded state of the nation … 10 new originals… feel of Dylan's last two studio records… seductive feel … struggling-love songs…”
You can see the full text at:
www.rollingstone.com
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Dylan's credibility
Thanks to Martin Cowan:
“In view of the reaction to what seemed to me to be my reasonable questions about Dylan's credibility, here are some more thoughts.
“Dylan has enjoyed remarkable critical acclaim since 1997 and, by association, his fans benefit from this because the acclaim ensures there is ample access to product (all those books, cds and dvds) and if he is deemed to be popular, he'll keep coming back to play shows.
“Remember how, due to comments that were made after the Isle of Wight, he vowed never to play in England again - and didn't for 9 years. Hard to believe, when you think how often the NET has come round over the last 12 years. Of course, compare this to Tom Waits, who lives a near reclusive lifestyle, releases sporadic critically acclaimed albums, plays one night in London (and this for the first time in 17 years) and yet still maintains his artistic vision.
“I guess what I'm thinking is that, critics being critics, Dylan must be about due a critical downturn, and I guess my thought process was that an inferior LP, and inferior shows could spark this.
“His "people" are capitalising on this acclaim - films, DVDs, painting exhibitions, books, adverts - but I wonder what say he has in this kind of thing?
“Whose idea is it to advertise? Would he rather play the O2, or a smaller, more intimate, venue? Or does he not care? And if he doesn't care, should we?
“I should add that I am hoping for something different and interesting from a new record, and in the past it was often said that no two LPs were the same.
“These were the kind of things going through my mind. It will be interesting to see what happens when/if there is a new album, and I do wonder how the O2 show will go down.”
“In view of the reaction to what seemed to me to be my reasonable questions about Dylan's credibility, here are some more thoughts.
“Dylan has enjoyed remarkable critical acclaim since 1997 and, by association, his fans benefit from this because the acclaim ensures there is ample access to product (all those books, cds and dvds) and if he is deemed to be popular, he'll keep coming back to play shows.
“Remember how, due to comments that were made after the Isle of Wight, he vowed never to play in England again - and didn't for 9 years. Hard to believe, when you think how often the NET has come round over the last 12 years. Of course, compare this to Tom Waits, who lives a near reclusive lifestyle, releases sporadic critically acclaimed albums, plays one night in London (and this for the first time in 17 years) and yet still maintains his artistic vision.
“I guess what I'm thinking is that, critics being critics, Dylan must be about due a critical downturn, and I guess my thought process was that an inferior LP, and inferior shows could spark this.
“His "people" are capitalising on this acclaim - films, DVDs, painting exhibitions, books, adverts - but I wonder what say he has in this kind of thing?
“Whose idea is it to advertise? Would he rather play the O2, or a smaller, more intimate, venue? Or does he not care? And if he doesn't care, should we?
“I should add that I am hoping for something different and interesting from a new record, and in the past it was often said that no two LPs were the same.
“These were the kind of things going through my mind. It will be interesting to see what happens when/if there is a new album, and I do wonder how the O2 show will go down.”
Monday, March 02, 2009
Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: yes, it is worth buying
* Thanks to Johanna Moore:
“In reply to you reader Pauline's question I'd like to say that "A Man Called Alias" is a very nice coffee table book, though neither the written nor the photo content will be new to the avid Dylan reader.
“It is nice though to have some of the familiar photos well reproduced in large format though, like the picture of Bob's young family in Woodstock in 1968.
“I picked up a (translated) copy of the book a couple of weeks ago on ebay at a decent price, read through it in two days, learned nothing new... but enjoyed it nonetheless. (Well, I aim to read as many Bob books as possible.)
”A journey to the bookstore might not even be necessary, as new and used bookselling website abebooks.co.uk /.com - both have copies available at decent prices, so you don't even depend on ebay. Hope that helps.
”Now, if anyone could help me decide whether to get the Bob Dylan Copyright Files book that amazon (.de) is just selling out, I'd appreciate any advice.”
* And thanks to Martin Cowan:
“In response to Pauline Brett's recent posting, I've just been flicking through the Richard Williams book.
“While not a great addition to the Dylan library (its brief sketchy text is forgettable), it does work, thanks to its lavish illustrations.
“At nearly 200 pages, with large black and white and colour photos on every page, the pictures alone probably make it worth picking up. Some of the pictures are ones we have seen elsewhere but it does also include more unfamiliar photos.
“So I'd say to Pauline - for the pictures, take a punt!”
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Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: is it worth buying?
Thanks to Pauline Brett:
“I’d welcome advice from fellow readers.
“Is Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams and published as a large format book in the early 1990s, worth buying?
“I ask because a friend told me that a local used bookshop has a copy. Problem is, it’ll mean a dedicated journey, which could eat up half a day and I’m not sure it’s going to be worth it.
“If any Dylan Daily readers think the book is “vital” or “indispensable”, or similar, I’ll gladly make time…”
“In reply to you reader Pauline's question I'd like to say that "A Man Called Alias" is a very nice coffee table book, though neither the written nor the photo content will be new to the avid Dylan reader.
“It is nice though to have some of the familiar photos well reproduced in large format though, like the picture of Bob's young family in Woodstock in 1968.
“I picked up a (translated) copy of the book a couple of weeks ago on ebay at a decent price, read through it in two days, learned nothing new... but enjoyed it nonetheless. (Well, I aim to read as many Bob books as possible.)
”A journey to the bookstore might not even be necessary, as new and used bookselling website abebooks.co.uk /.com - both have copies available at decent prices, so you don't even depend on ebay. Hope that helps.
”Now, if anyone could help me decide whether to get the Bob Dylan Copyright Files book that amazon (.de) is just selling out, I'd appreciate any advice.”
* And thanks to Martin Cowan:
“In response to Pauline Brett's recent posting, I've just been flicking through the Richard Williams book.
“While not a great addition to the Dylan library (its brief sketchy text is forgettable), it does work, thanks to its lavish illustrations.
“At nearly 200 pages, with large black and white and colour photos on every page, the pictures alone probably make it worth picking up. Some of the pictures are ones we have seen elsewhere but it does also include more unfamiliar photos.
“So I'd say to Pauline - for the pictures, take a punt!”
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Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams: is it worth buying?
Thanks to Pauline Brett:
“I’d welcome advice from fellow readers.
“Is Dylan: A Man Called Alias, by Richard Williams and published as a large format book in the early 1990s, worth buying?
“I ask because a friend told me that a local used bookshop has a copy. Problem is, it’ll mean a dedicated journey, which could eat up half a day and I’m not sure it’s going to be worth it.
“If any Dylan Daily readers think the book is “vital” or “indispensable”, or similar, I’ll gladly make time…”
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