8More on Dylan’s 2010 releases

 

A month ago, we ended our report on the 40-CD box-set rumour as follows:

 

There are two other Dylan projects on-going at present. One is an 8-CD set of Dylan’s earliest albums in mono. The other is the next Bootleg Series release, as mentioned in ISIS # 150 (on page 9 and page 18). No release date has yet been set for either but both projects are being prepared for release around the same time, later this year. In respect of the next Bootleg Series release, rumours some time back suggested a set of non-live recordings, well-known to collectors but in better quality, but nothing has been confirmed at the time of writing (mid-June 2010) and Sony’s plans could change meanwhile.

 

It seems that this report was correct and that Sony’s plans have not changed. 

 

The next Bootleg Series release, Volume 9, will indeed be “a set of non-live recordings, well-known to collectors”, as stated. Although based on “The Witmark Demos”, sources say it will include some Leeds demo recordings as well.  There are said to be 47 tracks. There is no information as to the packaging for this release.

 

Each album in “The 8-CD set of Dylan’s earliest albums in mono” will have a paper sleeve and the set will be in a slipcase, with a booklet, including liner notes by Greil Marcus. The albums will be from “Bob Dylan” to “John Wesley Harding” and it is believed that all are being freshly mastered for this release, using first issue copies of the mono LPs for reference, in order to ensure that they get the sound to match that on the albums when they were first released. Back at that time, albums were principally mixed for mono release, with less care and attention being paid to the stereo mixes, and many collectors prefer the mono versions. None have been issued officially on CD in mono before, although mono bootleg CDs are not unknown.

 

The official announcement of these two box-sets is expected in mid to late August, two months ahead of their actual release - itself about two months before Christmas. This suggests when Sony hopes to gain its greatest sales but why are the two being released at the same time? Most likely Sony is trying to tempt the buyers of one set to buy the other, too, on the assumption that the two sets will be reviewed together in the press and that reviewers may well compare “early” and “final” versions of some songs across the two releases.

 

Once again, further information is welcome: ianwoodward9@aol.com

15 September

 

Brazil Series

New Art to be shown in Demark, Autumn 2010

The National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst) in Copenhagen will host a major exhibition of Bob Dylan’s paintings in the autumn of 2010. The announcement was made September 15, 2009 by the museum’s Director, Karsten Ohrt. The exhibition will feature almost 100 works, including the world premiere of 30 large-format acrylic paintings from Dylan’s upcoming “Brazil Series”, as well as many (circa 50-60) original paintings from “The Drawn Blank Series”.

 

Schaffer’s Autobiography

It is reported that Paul Schaffer, who we believe first met Dylan during the latter’s appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1979, has written his autobiography, due for publication later this year. It is said that the opening chapter is entitled “Dylan and Me”. Schaffer later worked on Late Night With Letterman television show, on which Dylan has appeared, and their paths have crossed on several other occasions over the years.

 

Schaffer has a wide musical background, which includes co-writing ‘It’s Raining Men’, a hit for The Weather Girls in 192 – it reportedly sold over six million copies world-wide.

 

03 September

Christmas In The Heart - Track Listing

Below is the rumoured final track listing for Dylan's Christmas album "Christmas In The Heart". All the tracks previously mentioned in ISIS seem to be here with the exception of 'Frosty The Snowman', which was originally rumoured by the Internet site Bully!Pulpit.com.

 

 1 Here Comes Santa Claus  (2:35)   (Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman)
 2 Do You Hear What I Hear? (3:02)   (Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne)
 3 Winter Wonderland  (1:52)   (Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard )
 4 Hark The Herald Angels Sing (2:30)   (Traditional )
 5 I'll Be Home For Christmas (2:54)   (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram)
 6 Little Drummer Boy (2:52)   (Katherine Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone)
 7 The Christmas Blues (2:54)   (David Jack Holt, Sammy Cahn) 
  O' Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (2:4)   (Traditional )
 9 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (4:06)   (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin )
10 Must Be Santa 2:4)   (Hal Moore, Bill Fredricks )
11 Silver Bells (2:35)   (Raymond B. Evans, Jay Livingston) 
12 The First Noel (2:30)  (Traditional)
13 Christmas Island (2:27)   (Lyle Moraine)
14 The Christmas Song (3:56)   (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
15 O' Little Town Of Bethlehem (2:17)   (Traditional)

 

26 August

Christmas Album Official Announcement

On August 25, 2009 Columbia Records officially announced the release of Bob Dylan’s Christmas album. The working title for the album, the news of which was first made known on the ISIS website on August 20, has been confirmed as “Christmas In The Heart”. Columbia has also confirmed that our predicted U.S. release date of October 13, 2009 is correct. Columbia also confirm two of the songs already mentioned by ISIS, ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ and ‘Must Be Santa’, but also mentions ‘Winter Wonderland’ and ‘Little Drummer Boy’ as being on the album. Columbia has stated that all of the artist’s U.S. royalties from sales of the album will be donated to the charity “Feeding America”. The press release states: “Bob Dylan is also donating all of his future U.S. royalties from this album to Feeding America in perpetuity”.

 

The statement goes on to say: “Additionally, the artist is partnering with two international charities to provide meals during the holidays for millions in need in the United Kingdom and the developing world, and will be donating all of his future international royalties from “Christmas In The Heart” to those organizations in perpetuity. Details regarding the international partnerships will be announced next week”.

 

Feeding America is the United States leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Their network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million senior citizens. Their network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states plus the Districts of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

 

Bob Dylan commented: “It’s a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone – 12 million of those children – often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from. I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season”.

 

22 August

Update

ISIS has now had an email confirmation that Denny Freeman has indeed departed Bob Dylan's tour band.

 

22 August

Charlie Sexton To Rejoin Dylan?

According to Diane Scott of the Continental Club, Charlie Sexton has rejoined Dylan’s band, replacing Denny Freeman for Dylan's October tour. The Continental Club is a renowned live music venue in Austin, Texas and Diane Scott works as PR for the club. The club’s newsletter, August 21, 2009, appears to confirm a story that was picked up by ISIS a week ago. It seems that the news has been confirmed by Denny Freeman who apparently told Scott: “Well, at least it’s Charlie”. If the report is true, then it seems that this change in the tour band came about after Sexton joined Dylan for ten songs during the concert at The Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. The current line-up is the longest running since the so called Never Ending Tour began in 19. ISIS has been unable to confirm this story.

 

News of Sexton rejoining Dylan at this juncture seems strange. In March 2009, Charlie Sexton’s band the Arc Angels announced that they were reforming and that they were excited about making a new album, a DVD and a tour. Arc Angels’ band member Doyle Bramhall even left Eric Clapton to reform the band. The Arc Angels have extensive plans to tour in late 2009 and have already opened shows for Eric Clapton in Great Britain & Ireland.

 

20 August

CHRISTMAS ALBUM UPDATE

A report has drifted across here suggesting that the working title for the new album is "Christmas in the Heart" and that the currently planned U.S. release date is 13 October. This date coincides with Dylan's Fall tour - to be precise with the first of three shows at the Hollywood Palladium - but whether we will get to hear Dylan singing any of these Christmas songs in concert is another matter entirely. We assume that the album is scheduled for 12 October release in the U.K. and much of Europe but 9 October in Germany and Italy.

Of course, ISIS will be stocking the CD.

 

11 August

Christmas album – more reports and rumours

It is said that the selection and sequencing of the songs for Dylan’s mooted Christmas album have been finalized, though no details have yet been officially announced.

 

So far, ISIS has identified five songs, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silver Bells, Must Be Santa, Here Comes Santa and I’ll Be Home for Christmas and nobody has suggested that any of these is wrong. In addition, there are now reports and rumours that Frosty the Snowman and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas are on the album. We wait to see.

 

It is also understood that Dylan will be appearing in a video for a single, though no indication of what that single might be – perhaps Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. 

 

Finally, one source believes that the proceeds from the album (and presumably any single) will be going to charity but, if so, the charity has not yet been named.

 

Any additional information will be most welcome.

Please contact: ianwoodward9@aol.com

 

concert cancelled

Promoters have stated it is too hot to stage the event. The show at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ tonight (August 11) has been cancelled as temperatures are expected to reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
 

6 August 2009

MORE ON DYLAN'S CHRISTMAS ALBUM

There has been some feedback following our reprinting of a new Dylan album, for which many thanks.

 

It seems that this project was being mooted some months back. It is a personal project of Dylan himself rather than an idea put forward by his record company. The sessions took place in May of this year at Groove Masters studio in Santa Monica, for which the Wikipedia entry reads:

 

Groove Masters is a semi-private recording studio owned by Jackson Browne. Located in Santa Monica, California, the studio has been the setting for many of Browne's recordings. The head sound engineer is Grammy-nominated Peter Dieter. The studio occasionally opens its doors to old friends, such as David Crosby, as well as new independent artists.

 

David Hidalgo is once again reported to be among the musicians involved and, at one stage, backing singers were considered but it isn't clear if any will appear on the finished product. The album is said to have been mixed and finished in June.

 

So far, five songs have been mentioned, none originals. Two reported directly to ISIS were "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" (the popular Christmas carol with the affecting phrase, "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight") and "Silver Bells" (a song associated with Bing Crosby). Three others have been mentioned by another website, namely "Must Be Santa", "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas". A few years back, "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" was reportedly performed at a soundcheck for a Dylan concert, as was "The First Noel".

 

Once again, additional information is welcome: ianwoodward9@aol.com

 

Charlie Sexton joins Dylan for 10 songs in Round Rock, Texas

A review of the show can be found HERE

 

4 August 2009

Did Dylan record an album in May (and was it a Christmas album)?

A month or so ago, there was a rumour that, following his European tour earlier this year, Dylan had gone into a studio to record another album. This was surprising in itself, given that "Together Through Life" had only just been released, but what was even more surprising was the suggestion that this would be a Christmas album. At the time, we could get no substantiation of the story and, not wishing to spread a rumour for which there was no additional information, chose not to include it in ISIS magazine or on the ISIS website. In the hope of receiving feedback/confirmation, we did, however, print this rumour in our ISIS newsletter (June 2009). Since then, we have received more snippets about this initial rumour. While we cannot reveal the nature of, nor the source of, these snippets, we now feel there are sufficient grounds to go public.

 

We have also linked these various bits and pieces of information to another, earlier, rumour. Around the time that "Together Through Life" was about to come out, it was said that its release had in fact been brought forward from the originally slated date, namely this coming autumn. We wondered why and now think we have the answer.

 

We cannot guarantee that these reports will prove to be accurate but this is the way it seems to us:-

 

Dylan and Sony are planning to release a Christmas album later this year. There is no indication whether this album will consist of Christmas standards, Dylan originals or a mixture of the two.

 

Anyone who can add further substantiation to this story or can provide additional information is invited to contact ianwoodward9@aol.com.

 

Follow-up to "No Direction Home"?

There have also been indications that a project about the Dylan's Rolling Thunder period is in the works as a follow-up to No Direction Home - that is, as a TV film, a DVD and perhaps a CD release, too.

  

New 2009 Tour Dates

Our Tour news section as been updated with October tour dates. Full details HERE

 

B.J. Rolfzen

B.J. Rolfzen, 6, Hibbing, died Tuesday, July 29, 2009 at Heritage Manor in Chisholm.

Obituaries can be found HERE

 

ISIS ISSUE #145

The latest issue of ISIS was posted out to our subscribers yesterday (21/07/2009)

 

The Drawn Blank Series 2009

Following the unprecedented success of the worldwide premiere of ‘The Drawn Blank Series’ in June 200 Castle Galleries are unveiling a brand new 2009 collection of signed limited edition graphics by Bob Dylan. Taken from his critically acclaimed body of work ‘The Drawn Blank Series’ - these eight brand new pieces, all personally hand signed by the artist, will be unveiled to the public for the very first time on Saturday 25 July, 2009. Full details will appear HERE soon.

 

American Icon

Oris is celebrating American icon, Bob Dylan. Visit the Tourneau TimeMachine Exhibit Hall on 57th & Madison Avenue in New York, where you can view rare and never-before-seen Bob Dylan memorabilia and ICON Collectibles photos. The exhibit will be on display June through August.

Exhibit hall viewing hours are 10:00 AM-6:00 PM on Mon - Wed; Fri and Sat. 10:00 AM-7:00 PM on Thursdays and from 11:30 AM-5:30 PM on Sundays.

 

Bob Dylan getting popular as a sculptor

Full details HERE

 

Bob Dylan To Perform at Wharf in July

Full details HERE

  

Summerfest Rehearsals

According to 77square.com Dylan's rehearsal were at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison. Full story HERE

 

Back On The Road

Bob and his band started the summer 2009 tour last night, the band remains unchanged. Two songs from Together Through Life made it on to the setlist: Forgetful Heart and Jolene.

 

July 1, 2009 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Summerfest

 

1. Cat's In The Well (g)

2. It Ain't Me, Babe (g)

3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (g)

4. Stuck Inside Of Mobile

5. Blind Willie McTell

6. Desolation Row

7. Honest With Me

. Po' Boy

9. Highway 61 Revisited

10. Forgetful Heart

11. I Don't Believe

12. Love Sick

13. Summer Days

14. Like A Rolling Stone

15. Jolene

16. All Along The Watchtower

 

DYLAN JOINS THE BEASTIE BOYS

Dylan will make a surprise appearance on there new album entitled Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2. The contribution will be a “spoken word” piece lifted from the singer’s Theme Time Radio Hour show. Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1, is due for release shortly and according to The Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 will be distributed in a manner more relevant of today’s technology.

 

CO-OP TO REPEAT ADVERT

This month the Co-operative Group is returning with a fresh burst of TV activity featuring its "Good for Everyone" commercial, which was the first to use Bob Dylan's iconic song "Blowin' in the Wind".

Following the initial month long campaign in February, The Co-op has booked a three-week period of TV activity from this month.

 

Bob Dylan True Blood

The US is gearing up for series two of True Blood and HBO has used Dylan's Beyond Here Lies Nothing tune for its latest vamped-up trailer (see below)

 

Derek Barker - Fri Apr 24 Borders, 203 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LE

Derek Barker will be signing copies of his latest book 'Bob Dylan Under The Influence: The Songs He Didn't Write'. Information & Map can be found on the Time Out website.

 

TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE

Rolling Stone review

 

Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ video

The “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” vidoe shows photos from Bruce Davidson, the photographer of the ‘Together Through Life’ album cover. Watch the video HERE

 

 

Click HERE to go to the ISIS story re Robert Hunter

co-writer on Dylan's new album

Plus details of the albums personnel

 

Update 17 April, 2009

 

IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION Bob Dylan – Saturday 25th April 2009

The Jubilee line will be closed for upgrade works on Saturday 25th April between Green Park and Stratford. To minimise the disruption The O2 team have arranged the replacement services detailed HERE. Arena doors will open at 1.30 with Bob Dylan will be on stage at 20.00. The event will finish at 22.15 to allow more time for your journey home. For additional information visit www.tfl.gov.uk.

 

Liverpool pre and after show meeting

MERSEYSIDE DYLAN at THE LION, 67 Moorfields, Liverpool. It is the same venue that many came to for the two 1996 June shows. Its about 15 min walk back from the arena. It’s a real ale pub of historical splendour.

 

Imminent Michael Gray dates:

After some North American dates earlier this month, Michael’s live event Bob Dylan & the Poetry of the Blues - “wit, erudition, loud records and rare footage” - comes back to the UK, starting tomorrow/tonight, Friday April 17, at Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire. Box Office: 045 1272 190 / www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/, tickets £. Next comes Herne Bay Little Theatre, Kent, on Thursday April 23 (Box Office: 01227 366004, tickets £12, £10 concessions). Two days after that he’s back in the States, at One Longfellow Square in Portland Maine (Box Office: 207-239-155 / www.onelongfellowsquare.com, tickets $1 in advance, $20 at the door).

 

 

Update 15 April, 2009

 

 

Full details of Dylan's new album plus

ISIS magazine reveals the news

that Robert Hunter is the albums co-author

 

 

OUR STORY HAS NOW BEEN PICKED UP BY THE WORLD'S PRESS

AND CONFIRMED BY A DYLAN REPRESENTATIVE

 

TOGETHER THROUGH WORDS ?

Another, rather surprising, rumour has come to light - but it is only a rumour, if an extremely interesting one. The rumour is that most of the songs on “Together Through Life” were not written by Bob Dylan alone but were co-written.

 

As is our normal practice, we have tried to check this but without success - neither confirmation nor denial. We mention the rumour now, without that additional substantiation, because we seek information to help confirm or refute it. Please contact ianwoodward9@aol.com or the ISIS office. We have withheld some details as a cross-check against any additional information received.

Together Through Life - Full Personnel

Bob Dylan - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals. Mike Campbell - Guitar, Mandolin. David Hidalgo - Accordion, Guitar. Donny Herron - Steel Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Trumpet. Tony Garnier - Bass. George Recile - Drums.

Recorded and Mixed by David Bianco. Assisted by Bil Lane and Rich Tosi.

Pro Tools engineers: David Spreng, Rafael Serrano. Mastered by Eddy Schreyer

Package Design: Coco Shinomiya.

Photography: front cover: Bruce Davidson / Magnum photos back cover: Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos inside photos: Danny Clinch

 

All music by Bob Dylan except 'My Wife's Home Town' (music by Bob Dylan and Willie Dixon) All lyrics by Bob Dylan with Robert Hunter except 'This Dream Of You' which is lyrics by Bob Dylan only.

 

TOGETHER THROUGH WORDS – Part 2

A day or so ago, we reported a rumour that Dylan had co-written most of the songs on the new album. While we had faith in our original source and therefore posted the rumour here, we had no supporting confirmation. We have now received confirmation that Dylan’s co-writer is Robert Hunter.

 

This collaboration is believed to extend only to the lyrics. The music, with the exception of a nod to Willie Dixon for one song, has been provided by Dylan alone.

 

No details have been confirmed as to which of the songs are co-written (and which not) but it is believed that all the songs, except one, were co-written by Dylan and [Grateful Dead lyricist] Hunter. Any further information on this aspect would be most welcome (contact: ianwoodward9@aol.com).

 

It is somewhat strange that, with the steady flow of pre-publicity over recent weeks, there has been no mention of this Dylan-Hunter collaboration. It may be that there was concern over the possible reaction of press and fans alike, after their previous collaborations (‘Silvio’ and ‘Ugliest Girl In The World’ on “Down In The Groove”). However, that collaboration seemed more one of chance (and to do with filling an album during a dry period), while this seems closer to Dylan writing with Jacques Levy for the “Desire” album.

  TOGETHER THROUGH WORDS - Part 3

Almost as soon as we posted Part 2 in this little saga, we got our hoped for third source. Better than that, it was official in that it came in the form of a Polish promo CD for Beyond Here Lies Nothin'. It is possible to make out that the composer credits and they go to "(Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter)".

 

 

 

That only leaves one question: how many songs were co-written? This has not been made entirely clear but, as we said before, we believe that all the songs on the new album except one are co-written. The exception is said to be:  "This Dream Of You".    

 

The problem here is that this is not congruent with the back story about the album. That said that Dylan was asked to write a song for a the film "My Own Love Song" and doing this encouraged him to continue writing - or something like that. We're not suggesting that this isn't true but why then isn't the film song "Life Is Hard" the one written by Dylan alone? There are explanations one could put forward but, for the moment, we'll leave the question hanging.

 

Finally, we believe that, contrary to previous reports, Benmont Tench is not on the album.

 

 

Update 12 April, 2009

 

DYLAN'S INFLUENCES: IT'S ALL THERE IN A BOOK

Library Journal says "The Songs He Didn’t Write: Bob Dylan under the Influence" is "meticulously researched and revelatory".

 

In the introduction to his new book “The Songs He Didn’t Write”, author Derek Barker wrote in great detail about how, at the end of the 190s, the psychedelic Godfathers of jam, the Grateful Dead, “saved Dylan’s career.” The American “Library Journal” called Barker’s introduction “revelatory”; at the time of writing they didn’t know just how revelatory.  Order your copy HERE

 

 

TOGETHER THROUGH WORDS ?

Another, rather surprising, rumour has come to light - but it is only a rumour, if an extremely interesting one. The rumour is that most of the songs on “Together Through Life” were not written by Bob Dylan alone but were co-written.

 

As is our normal practice, we have tried to check this but without success - neither confirmation nor denial. We mention the rumour now, without that additional substantiation, because we seek information to help confirm or refute it. Please contact ianwoodward9@aol.com or the ISIS office. We have withheld some details as a cross-check against any additional information received.

 

ANOTHER “ROLLING STONE” INTERVIEW

Dylan will be on the cover of (American) Rolling Stone magazine, the first issue with a cover date in May. The photo session took place near the Parc Monceau in Paris, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on 7 April. The same issue of Rolling Stone will include an interview with Dylan, also conducted in Paris presumably on the same date but not by one of their regular music commentators. Both the photo session and the interview may have taken place in a hotel.

 

PRE-RELEASE GOINGS-ON

The French Rolling Stone produced a 100-page Dylan special (Hors Serie Collectors No.3) to coincide with Dylan’s two Paris concerts.

 

The 4th part of the “Conversation with Bill Flanagan” will be available from 6 a.m. (New York time) on Monday 13 April through the CNN website. The 5th part will be available on Monday, 20 April 2009 but the website to carry it has not been clarified. Outside the United States, different arrangements may apply for this Dylan exclusive.

A video for Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ has been produced, consisting of more photographs by Bruce Davidson, whose work is on the cover of the album. This video will available on 20 and 21 April in the United States through the Amazon website - and through other websites in other countries.

 

The album will also be available for radio broadcast in the week commencing 20 April, at around the time that brief TV adverts will be shown in Britain (and maybe elsewhere).

 

A FURTHER RUMOUR

A further rumour is that the album artwork will include a picture by another Magnum photographer, Josef Koudelka. One of Koudelka’s books is entitled “Gypsies”, a title rumoured for Dylan’s new album at one time. “Ruffians” was another title contender, apparently, while someone suggested “Together Through Time”, perhaps an inaccurate rendering of the final title but you never know.

 

“THEME TIME RADIO HOUR” UPDATE

It has been said that the “Goodbye”show, the last in Series 3 will be longer than one hour. As to whether there will be another series, this has not yet been considered, let alone decided. Let’s hope there is another series. If you have a view on this, let Sirius XM know, not us.

 

End of update

 

I FEEL A CHANGE COMING ON

There seems to be a lot of discussion about the lyrics of this new song. Here's our Wicked Messenger's take on them:

 

I Feel a change coming on

 

Well, I’m looking the world over, looking far off into the east

And I see my baby coming, she’s walking with the village priest

I feel a change coming on and the last part of the day is already gone

 

We got so much in common, we strive for the same old ends

And I just can’t wait, wait for us to become friends

I feel a change coming on and the fourth part of the day is already gone

 

Well life is for love and they say that love is blind

If you wanna live easy, baby, pack your clothes with mine

I feel a change coming on and the fourth part of the day is already gone

 

Well now, what’s the use in dreaming, you got better things to do

Dreams never did work for me anyway, even when they did come true

You are as aurous as ever, baby, you can start a fire

I must be losing my mind, you’re the object of my desire

I feel a change coming on and the fourth part of the day is already gone

 

I’m listening to Billy Joe Shaver and I’m reading James Joyce

Some people they tell me, I’ve got the blood of the land in my voice

Everybody got all the money, everybody got all the beautiful clothes

Everybody got all the flowers, I don’t have one single rose

I feel a change coming on and the fourth part of the day is already gone

 

We have no idea how accurate or otherwise these will turn out to be. The "fourth part of the day" is biblical in origin, incidentally.

 

Theme Time Radio Hour - Series 3

Series 3 of Theme Time Radio Hour appears to be drawing to a close. This week's programme ( April onwards) is "Clearance Sale" and it has also been described as "Big Clearance Sale". Also, a continuity announcer in the States apparently said that this show would be "Goodbye" but we believe he got mixed up and "Goodbye" will come the week after next (15 April onwards). A bigger than usual "Clearance Sale" followed by a "Goodbye" indicates that Series 3 is coming to an end, with 25 original shows, the same number as Series 2. But will it be "Goodbye" or "Au revoir"?

 

Bill Flanagan interview

The third part of the Bill Flanagan interview with Bob Dylan should go online at  bobdylan.com on Tuesday of this week.

 

 'I Feel a Change Coming On', should be available to stream! at  am EDT - (1300 UK), (1400 CEST) from Newsweek. This download will be available for 24hrs only. The track should then be available for seven days on bobdylan.com

 

Book Signing

Derek Barker will be at Borders, Oxford Street, London, on Friday 24th April, 6-pm. There will be a book reading, signing, a question and answers session and meet the author. Full details on the Borders Events Page HERE  No booking is necessary but it would help with numbers if you register your interest HERE

 

Sad News Re Paul Williams

The founder of Crawdaddy debilitated after accident. Read the full story HERE

 

Dublin Get Together- CHANGE OF VENUE!!!

Due to unexpected problems at “The Scene Club”, the Dublin pre gig get-together on Wednesday May 6th will now be at “The Crawdaddy”, Old Harcourt St Train Station, Harcourt Street, Dublin, which is extremely close to “The Scene Club”.

 

“The Crawdaddy” is another fine venue, and arrangements will be the same as before, i.e. doors open 12 noon and we aim to be finished by 5 p.m.

 

The day will feature two sets by top Delta bluesman Kent Duchaine (‘from that little Minnesota town…’), and other attractions will be a Bob Dylan themed “open mic” session (we’ll supply a guitar if you need one). Also, “Isis” staff photographer John Hume will also be attending, with items for sale.

 

Admission is still a very reasonable 5 euros, payable on the door.

 

“The Crawdaddy” is on the corner of Harcourt St and Hatch St. (Harcourt St is one of the corner roads off St. Stephens Green - Harcourt St is corner straight ahead if standing on top of Grafton St. looking towards the right hand side of Stephens Green).

 

If you’re staying out of town, public transportation is available - bus no’s 15a, 15b 15c, 16a, 19a, 3, 122 all stop nearby. Also the Luas - St Stephens Green Line - stops outside the door.

 

Box Office/Information: 00353 (0)1470225 or ring John Roberts 00353 (0)71 330954 or e mail: spiderpromos@aol.com

 

TELL TALE SIGNS Track by Track essays at From The Pen Of Chris Gregory

 

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

Download to the above track from the new studio album "Together Through Life" Available for 24 hrs only.

 

A Few Quick Comments:

 

As mentioned in our previous post the tour band remains unchanged. After ignoring the “Modern Times” album completely at the first night in Stockholm three songs from that album were included in the second show.

 

Some interesting inclusions from the first two nights: ‘Billy’ (A utube audio of which can be heard HERE) at Berns Salonger (first ever live performance of this song) and ‘One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)’ at the Globen with Bob on guitar (first performance since the 2007 duet with Jack White and first full Bob performance of the song since 1993).

 

Although we will continue to post any highlights from this current tour we do not intend to post the nightly set-lists as they are available on Boblinks

 

Part Two of the Bill Flanagan interview can be found on bobdylan.com This second part reveals much more about the new album and confirms the news that was broken by ISIS several weeks ago that both Mike Campbell and David Hidalgo are amongst the musicians on the album.

 

 March 23, 2009   Stockholm, Sweden Globen

 

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 

2. Lay, Lady, Lay 

3. Tangled Up In Blue 

4. Chimes Of Freedom 

5. High Water (For Charley Patton) 

6. Stuck Inside Of Mobile 

7. Love Sick 

. Desolation Row 

9. Rollin' And Tumblin' 

10. Make You Feel My Love 

11. Highway 61 Revisited 

12. One More Cup Of Coffee 

13. Thunder On The Mountain 

14. Like A Rolling Stone 

15. All Along The Watchtower 

16. Spirit On The Water 

17. Blowin' In The Wind 

 "fan" allocation for the Roundhouse                                  (23 March 12.15)

We are sorry to inform you that there will be no fan magazine (Desolation Row / ISIS) allocation for the concert at the Roundhouse. Anyone wanting tickets for this concert should visit bobdylan.com and follow their instructions. It is our understanding that these tickets are standing only and that all seats for this concert have been reserved for corporate use.

Bob Dylan at the Roundhouse                                               (23 March 9.15)

Bob Dylan and his Band will perform a special show on April 26, 2009 at Roundhouse in London, England. Tickets will go on sale this Wednesday, March 25. All purchases will require a password, which will be posted on the tour page of bobdylan.com before tickets go on sale, along with the link to the venue's site for ticket purchase. There will be a limit of two tickets per customer. Please visit this page as more details will be posted.

 

This is an extraordinary arrangement for a UK show since the concert is being driven by the record company and Bob’s people rather than the Promoters. The promoters will call John Baldwin today with further details, including whether there is any sort of "fan" allocation. 

 

March 22, 2009   Stockholm, Sweden Berns Salonger

 

1. Most Likely You Go Your Way 

2. Señor 

3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 

4. Stuck Inside Of Mobile 

5. Tryin' To Get To Heaven

6. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar center stage)

7. Watching The River Flow 

8. Blind Willie McTell 

9. I Don't Believe You

10. I Believe In You 

11. Honest With Me 

12. Billy 

13. Summer Days 

14. All Along The Watchtower 

15. Cry A While

16. Like A Rolling Stone 

17. Forever Young 

 

The first show of Bob Dylan's 2009 European tour featured Bob's usual tour band with no changes or additions. Bob played keyboard on all songs apart from one outing with the guitar. The most notable thing about the show was a complete absence of Modern Times songs.

 

 

A further update about the new Bob Dylan studio album “Together Through Life” with other pre-release activities.

 

For those of you who haven’t already seen it, the first installment of an interview conducted by Bill Flanagan is currently posted on bobdylan.com. This is the first installment of a five or six part interview which looks like running weekly up to the release of the album. The interview is also likely to be aired extensively via other media.

 

‘Beyond Here Lies Nothing’, which is seen as the focal track from the album, will be aired on the radio. This track is also likely to be the promotional video for the album.

The album will come in 3 formats–

 

(1). Standard single CD version, in jewelcase with 4-panel booklet.

 

Track Listings

1. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

2. Life Is Hard

3. My Wife's Home Town

4. If You Ever Go To Houston

5. Forgetful Heart

6. Jolene (Don't worry this is not the Dolly Parton Song!)

7. This Dream Of You

8. Shake Shake Mama

9. I Feel A Change Comin' On

10. It's All Good

 

(2). Deluxe limited edition version presented in a slipcase containing the standard CD album in jewelcase plus a DVD (in a slip-sleeve) featuring an interview with Roy Silver. This interview with Dylan’s first manager is an outtake from the “No Direction Home” documentary. Included in the interview is the original demo version (audio only) of ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’. There will also be a CD (in a slip-sleeve) featuring the ‘Friends and Neighbours’ episode of Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour. Also included in the package will be a sticker and poster featuring the Bruce Davidson album cover image.

 

The deluxe version of the album, i.e. the DVD and Theme Time extras, will not be available as an iTunes download.

 

(3). 2x 10-gram virgin vinyl LPs. This vinyl set will also include a CD version of the album.

For previous information see DYLAN'S NEW STUDIO ALBUM (Round-up of the facts as we know them) below

 

 

Click image to play video (advert may play first)

 

Bob Dylan in Trouble with Neighbors Over Stinky Portable Potty

A couple in Malibu is complaining that their neighbor, rock poet Bob Dylan, has permanently parked a stinky portable potty next to the property line they share with him.

 

Cindy and Dave Emminger wrote a letter to a local weekly newspaper publicly complaining that the City of Malibu has not helped them address the problem.

 

The Emmingers said Dylan rented a "toxic, hazardous, carcinogenic chemical toilet," and "plopped it down next to their home." The toilet spews horrible chemical odors into their home, the couple said.

 

"This toilet is apparently intended by my neighbor, Bob Dylan, to be a permanent fixture on his property," the Emmingers complained.

 

The city's code enforcement staff has apparently been unable to force Dylan to remove the potty.

 

A spokesman for Dylan could not be reached for comment Sunday, and the City of Malibu routinely refuses to comment on specific code enforcement issues.

 

Dylan has lived in Malibu for decades, where he has put together an equestrian compound by buying up several adjacent properties in an older section of the city, not far from Zuma beach.

 

 

Dylan to play Rothbury Festival, Michigan, USA

The festival will be July 2-5, 2009. Tickets on sale March 20. Full details HERE

 

DYLAN'S NEW STUDIO ALBUM (Round-up of the facts as we know them)

March 15, 2009

We are expecting the official announcement of Bob Dylan's new studio album on Monday (16 March) when, presumably, all will be revealed. Meanwhile, we thought it might be useful to draw together what we have heard to date and to see what gets confirmed and what turns out to be wrong..

 

> The album title is Together Through Life

 

> The release date in Europe will be Monday, 27 April (though it may be available on Friday,24 April in some territories)

 

> The release date in North America will be Tuesday, 2 April

 

> It will come in three formats: a regular 1-CD version; a limited edition 2-Disc version; and a 1-LP vinyl release

 

> There is no information regarding the extras in the 2-Disc version but there are rumours. These include the second disc being a DVD, possibly of interview out-takes from No Direction Home and an audio track of an unreleased early 1960s' song - but these are just unsubstantiated rumours

 

> The cover artwork is a photograph by Bruce Davidson

 

> There are ten tracks on the album, of which nine song titles are known: Beyond Here Lies Nothing; Life Is Hard; My Wife's Hometown; Forgetful Heart; Shake Shake Mama; I Feel A Change Comin' On; If You Ever Go To Houston; This Dream of You; and It's All Good.

 

> A promotional video is expected to go with the new release, though no details have been forthcoming. You may care to check our speculation in the final paragraph of "Additional Information About The New Album", below.

 

> The musicians on the album include, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) on accordion and possibly Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench (Heartbreakers) on guitar and keyboards. These musicians join the core of Dylan's current touring band.

 

> The impetus for the new album came from Dylan writing and recording a song for a film entitled My Own Love Song (again, there is information on this below)

 

> An extra London concert, possibly in North London on Sunday, 26 April, is expected to be announced soon, too, and this concert is believed to be linked to the release of the new album.

 

ISIS will be accepting advanced orders for the new album soon.

 

 

New Studio Album - Update

March 14, 2009

It is now strongly rumoured that the new Bob Dylan studio album is to be called "Together Through Life". The album will be released in three formats, Vinyl record, Single CD and a two-disc CD with bonus DVD. The release date is scheduled for the last week in April. A full press release is expected early next week.

 

Club Date In Sweden Confirmed

As stated by ISIS previously, the Stockholm "club" show has now been confirmed. The Berns Salonger website has the following information: Berns Salonger and Live Nation are happy to confirm that Bob Dylan will be featured in an exclusive concert at Berns in Stockholm on the 22nd of March, the day before he and his band enter the stage at Globen, Stockholm. The tickets to Bob Dylan at Berns will be released Friday 6th of March at 9 am. Visit the website HERE

 

The Influences of Bob Dylan

The March issue (out now) of Acoustic Magazine has lots of Dylan content. Inside there are 26 photos of Bob & the articles are Jerry Shatzberg interview, 5 pages, Bob Dylan Guitar style, 3 pages & a song transition in the style of BD, 3 pages. Visit their website HERE

Thanks to Chris Roycroft for the info

 

Rolling Stone has now uploaded the full story

Link HERE

 

Dylan Gets Dark on Surprise New Disc

The follow up album to Modern Times is said by David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine to consist of "a set of raw country tunes". The new Rolling Stone, just out, contains a preview of the album, originally reported in ISIS Magazine on January 4, 2009. Link HERE Scroll down page to Rock and Roll section. Unfortunately, at the moment only the headline is available on the Rolling Stone website.

 

ISIS issue #143

ISIS issue #143 will be slightly delayed as we are awaiting further news on the new album and extra tour news.

 

Stu Kimball's Website confirms that he will be on the March 2009 European Tour. Link HERE

 

Pre-gig Musical Get Together, Dublin, May 6, 2009

On May 5 and May 6, 2009 Bob Dylan appears at the O2 Arena, (formerly The Point Depot) in Dublin. If you are looking for somewhere to meet like-minded Dylan fans during the day on Wednesday May 6 before the gig then look no further … long time ISIS subscriber John Roberts has organised a gathering at “The Scene“, a great venue bar in the centre of Dublin, in Stephens Green.

 

Kent Duchaine, a Minnesota Blues Minstrel, will perform during the daytime get together. Kent, who has backed blues greats such as Hubert Sumlin, Boogie Woogie Red, Luther Tucker, and Eddie Burns, has also opened for Bukka White and shared the bill with Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker and Howling Wolf.

 

The gathering starts at 12 noon at ‘The Scene’, South Kings St, Stephens Green, Dublin 2, on the corner, below Dunnes Stores. All this and one of the best pints of Guinness in Ireland too! Admission is just 5 Euros, payable on the door.

 

For further information email John Roberts on spiderpromos@aol.com or Pat Cannon at The Scene on patcannonn@yahoo.co.uk.

 

The Songs He Didn't Write

LA Times Robert Hilburn Review Full details HERE

 

ISIS Magazine

 

The first ISIS newsletter was posted out 13 Feb 2009. If you have not yet subscribed click HERE  (Please Note: This applies to the paper editions of ISIS, not the emailing list, we do not need you to renew your details to be added to our emailing list)

 

Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973

 

by Clinton Heylin, now available for pre-order. Full details HERE

 

New Dylan Album

 

As trailed in ISIS Magazine (see The Wicked Messenger #6649 for January 4, 2009), a completely new Bob Dylan album is in the can. Our understanding is that the album was recorded last October in California (maybe with the recording sessions starting slightly earlier than that). The sequencing of the tracks was completed in January and the album is expected to contain ten tracks.

 

Jeff Rosen has brought the finished album to Europe for listening sessions in various cities including London, Munich and Oslo. These “listenings” were mainly for sales and marketing staff at Sony. We must assume that similar sessions have taken place in the United States. Several different titles have been put forward for the album but, for the most part, these seem to be little more than internet babble and at the time of the listenings (mid February) no title had been decided upon. At one time, it was suggested that the album would be released in the autumn, then a release date in May 2009 was mentioned but it seems that the release has now been brought forward to the last week of April, to coincide with later stages of Dylan’s forthcoming European tour. There are strong rumours about the circumstances in which the album came about (See entry for “My Own Love Song” below). There are also rumours that the musicians on the album are not all from the current touring band.

 

Meanwhile, we will leave you to speculate on the coincidence of any additional London concert date (April 26) and the release of a new album. We would suggest that you check the ISIS website regularly for further information.

 

My Own Love Song

 

Directed by Olivier Dahan, “My Own Love Song”, which finished shooting in Louisiana in early December 200, is a road movie staring Renée Zellweger and Forest Whitaker. Co-written and directed by Kristin Gore, the film, a melodrama that flirts with comedy, traces the trip to Memphis made by a former singer confined to a wheelchair and one of her close friends, a fireman who has suffered an accident at work. Filming began in October in Kansas and Louisiana. It seems that Bob Dylan was approached to provide the soundtrack to this film and the story goes that when he went into the studio to record, he was so impressed with what he had he decided to record his own new album.

 

Additional Information About The New Album

 

There are several additional pieces of information about the new album. One is that Dylan recorded thirteen songs in all, of which ten are expected to be on this release. Speculatively, this would leave out-takes for use in “My Own Love Song”, but nothing more has been heard regarding Dylan’s involvement with this film.

 

Mike Campbell (of the Heartbreakers) and David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) are amongst the musicians on the new album. These two guitarists are said to have worked with what has been described as the nucleus of Dylan’s tour band. The Heartbreakers’ keyboard player Benmont Tench is also rumoured to have played on the album. 

 

There is also speculation of a video to go with the album release, but there are no details as yet. Of course, that rumoured animation-video prepared for ‘Mississippi’ (from “Tell Tale Signs”) never saw the light of day, so perhaps that could be used – who knows? See previous post below.

 

I Don't Believe You - You're a Liar

It has been brought to our attention that there is a story circulating on various internet forums stating that Bob Dylan's new album features him covering his own songs! This item, which was supposedly circulated by Reuters, is totally unfounded. A search of Reuters website will confirm that no such news item was ever listed by them. 

 

Record Collector give "The Songs He Didn't Write - Bob Dylan - Under The Influence" 5 stars

 

Full details regarding the book can be found HERE

 

The Songs He Didn’t Write: Bob Dylan Under The Influence by Derek Barker

 

Monumental chronicle of the songs that made Dylan tick; the ultimate Theme Time Radio Hour companion.

 

This is so much more than just another tome to throw on the ever-growing pile of Dylan books; more a brilliantly-entertaining launch-pad into the sometimes weird and often wonderful canon of wildly-diverse music which has propelled the man into performing a vast number of sometimes unlikely cover versions at studios, shows, soundchecks and even late 50s front rooms.

 

This marvellous exercise is testament to Barker’s dedication and knowledge of his subject, born out of 23 years editing foremost Dylan fanzine, Isis, and years of research, revealing more about its illusive subject’s ways and workings than a shelf-load of variations and theories on the well-trodden story. Though not the intention, Barker has also provided the perfect companion to Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour, which has featured many of these songs, giving dates, chart placings and artist backgrounds along with where Dylan covered them and crucial human commentary element.

 

The earliest entry is Dylan’s first recorded appearance with a couple of mates in Minnesota: an eight-song rock’n’roll/doo wop medley cut onto three 7s on Christmas Eve 1956. The near-500-page book takes the encyclopaedic format to document hundreds of songs, ranging from expected inclusions such as Woody Guthrie and the basement tapes, to surprises the likes of Mungo Jerry’s In The Summertime, The Beatles’ Yesterday, 1992’s return tribute to Hendrix by performing Dolly Dagger in Australia, and the immortal shock encores of The Clash’s London Calling during the November 2005 Brixton Academy residency. Appendix One lists songs which Dylan played at anywhere from gigs and studios, to friends’ apartments during specific years from 1956 onwards, while the frustration of craving to hear inclusions such as the 1990 version of Little Feat’s Willin’ may require bootleg-hunting, so relevant CDs are listed in Appendix Two. Indispensable. «««««

 

ON THE AIR

 

Not so much this week but before we start, a warning. We want to make it clear that this relates mainly to radio and television in the UK (where most of our subscribers reside), does not purport to be fully comprehensive and is not limited to programmes that are directly to do with Dylan but may be of interest. Those things aside, let's get on with it:

 

Saturday, 2 February, 9.00 pm, Sky Arts 1 : The Buddy Holly Story (Gary Busey in the title role) - and there's a Buddy Holly documentary on Sky Arts 1 at .00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. on Sunday, 1 March, too

 

Sunday, 1 March, midnight (that is Sunday, really): BBC 6 Music: Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour

 

Monday, 2 March, 11.30 p.m., BBC Radio 2 : Wish You Were There? (Springsteen's 1975 Hammersmith Odeon shows)

 

Tuesday, 2 March, 1.30 p.m., BBC Radio 4 ; Sleeve Notes (Laura Barton on her love of the sleeve note)

 

Tuesday, 3 March, 10.30 p.m., BBC Radio 2: Shout Sister Shout (documentary on Sister Rosetta Tharpe)

 

Thursday, 4 March, 11.00 p.m., BBC Radio 2: Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour ("Night" tonight)

 

Friday, 6 March, 4.05 p.m., Sky Arts 1 : Eric Clapton - Crossroads

 

Saturday, 7 March, 1.20 a.m. (late on Friday night for most people), ITV 1 : Gods and Generals

 

Other films include: "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962 original on Five at 11.35 p.m. on Sunday, 1 March), with music by David Amram, and, "Honkytonk Man" ( on ITV 1 on Monday, 2 March at 11.35 p.m.) a 192 film set in the 1930s with Clint Eastwood as an alcoholic country singer.

 

Possible Club Date In Sweden

Rumours are emerging that Dylan may play a small club date in Sweden prior to the commencement of the Spring European tour. This date could take place on March 22 at the 00 capacity Debaser Medis in Stockholm. This is the same venue that Dylan played prior to the start of his 2007 tour.

 

There is still no firm news regarding an extra London date. Watch This Space!!

 

 

Bob Dylan Song in Dutch Beer Commercial

Watch the video HERE

 

Backstage with Bob Dylan

Animated cartoon. Worth a look. Link HERE

 

Sony sells iconic photos

Video  Reuters.com  (Skip past the adverts to view)

 UK Priority Ticket Allocation

The Desolation Row / ISIS UK priority concert ticket allocation has now arrived from the promoter and JB informs me that he will be enveloping and mailing the tickets out shortly. Please give John a few days to get this task done but keep one eye open for you friendly neighbourhood post person.

 

 

Sirius XM Avoid Filing For Bankruptcy

The New York times reported (February 11, 2009) that Sirius XM had hired Joseph A. Bondi, a bankruptcy lawyer with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett to prepare for possible bankruptcy filing. At the time of reporting the news, The New York Times was very hopeful that a backer or buyer could be found.  

 

Less than a week later, Billboard.biz reported that Liberty Media, whose interests include QVC, DirecTV and IAC, will invested $530 million to keep Sirius XM on the air. It seems that Liberty will immediately pump $250 million into Sirius XM to avoid them filing bankruptcy. Assumedly this will allow the continuation of Theme Time Radio Hour.

 

Co-op advert

 

If you missed the Co-op advert last night it is available HERE

 Dylan's Co-op ad 

The Co-operative Group is to launch its £10m re-branding campaign with a two-and-a-half minute commercial during Coronation Street.

 

It is believed to be the second time a brand has taken up the entire middle ad break during the popular ITV1 soap opera. In 2004, McCain rolled out a three-minute ad during Coronation Street to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The TV execution, by McCann Erickson, will make its debut on Monday 16 February at approximately 7:40pm.

 

A 60-second ad will subsequently run for four-weeks, before returning to screens in July and August. The ad ends with the strap line, ‘Good for everyone'. The TV ad featuring Bob Dylan's song ‘Blowin' in the Wind', shows a child blowing the seeds from a daffodil clock and the seeds fly across the globe. The ad then displays several different scenes depicting the Co-operative's charitable work in the community.

 

Group marketing director Patrick Allen said that all future campaigns will focus on the corporate social responsibility work and ethical positioning of the brand and its trading businesses, including Co-operative Food, Travel and Financial Services

 

Pepsi Super Bowl commercial:

 

Refresh Anthem featuring Bob Dylan and Will.I.Am. Watch the advert HERE

 

 

MICHAEL GRAY: 2009 GIGS

The author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia and Song & Dance Man III launches a new tour of one-man-show-type talks, starting in February and running through till the end of May. More dates will be added in the new few weeks but firm dates so far, are:

 

BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES

“wit, erudition, loud music and rare footage”

 

Thu Feb 19, pm Colchester Arts Centre, UK

Church St., Colchester, Essex

Box Office: 01206 500900

tickets £10, £ concessions

 

Fri Feb 20, pm Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland

temporarily at 36 Cecil Street, Limerick, Eire

Box Office: ticketline 061 319 66 or:

boxoffice@belltable.ie

tickets €15, €12 concessions

 

Fri Mar 6, 7.30pm Birkenhead Pacific Road Arts Centre, UK

Pacific Road, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 1LJ

Box Office: 0151 666 0000 or:

http://www.pacificroad.co.uk/webpages/booking.asp

tickets £10, £ concessions

 

Tue Mar 31, tba Daemen College, Amherst NY, USA

430 Main Street, Amherst NY 14226

Box Office: n/a; free admission (may be campus members only)

 

Thu Apr 2, 4.30pm Washington College, Chestertown MD, USA

The Rose O’Neill Literary House, 300 Washington Avenue,

Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Box Office: n/a; free admission (may be campus members only)

 

Fri Apr 3, 7.30pm Nyack Village Theatre, Nyack NY, USA

94 Main Street, Nyack NY 10960

Box Office: [001] 45-367-1423

tickets $20

 

Fri Apr 17, pm Buxton Opera House, UK

Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN

Box Office: 045 1272 190

tickets £

 

Thu Apr 23, 7.30pm Herne Bay Little Theatre, UK

Box Office: 01227 366004

tickets £12, £10 concessions

 

Wed Apr 29, 4.30pm Farmingdale State College, State Univ. of New York, USA

English & Humanities Department, Farmingdale State College

2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale (Long Island)

NY 11735-1021, USA; Tel: [001] 631-420-2050

Box Office: n/a; free admission (may be campus members only)

 

Sat May 2, pm Bridgwater Arts Centre, UK

11-13 Castle Street, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 3DD

Box Office: 0127 422700

tickets £12, £10 concessions

 

Fri May , 7.30pm Doncaster Little Theatre, UK

1 East Laith Gate, Doncaster, DN1 1JD Box Office: 01302 340422 / doncasterlittletheatre@yahoo.co.uk /

www.thedoncasterlittletheatre.co.uk/index.shtml

tickets £10, £ concessions

 

Sat May 9, pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury, UK

Market Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR 2AQ

Box Office: c/o Tourist Information Office 01531 636147

tickets £10

 

Wed May 13, 7.30pm Uppingham Theatre, Rutland UK

32 Stockerston Road, Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9UD

Box Office: 01572 2020 / upp.the.arts@uppingham.co.uk

www.uppthearts.co.uk / or in person at Uppingham Bookshop

or at Stamford Arts Centre

tickets £.50

 

Fri May 15, 7.30pm Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud

Parliament Street, Stroud GL5 1LW

Box Office c/o Stroud Tourist Office: 01453 760960

tickets £12, £11 priority booking, £10 concessions

 

Sat May 16, 7.30m Festival of the Spoken Word, Berwick-on-Tweed, UK

The Main House, The Maltings Theatre & Arts Centre,

Eastern Lane, Berwick upon Tweed TD15 1AJ

Box Office: 0129 330999 / www.maltingsberwick.co.uk

tickets £10, £ concessions

 

Fri May 29, 7.30pm Exchange Studio, Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone

Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1PL

Box Office: tel 01622 75611/

www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk/pages/booking.html

tickets £12.50, £10 concessions

 

Sat May 30, pm Bridport Arts Centre, Dorset UK

South Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3NR

Box Office: 0130 424204 / www.bridport-arts.com

tickets tba

 UK Tour 2009 (ISIS Subscribers priority tickets)

Once again, the promoters (ITB / Clear Channel) have kindly allowed Desolation Row Promotions to run a “Priority Ticket Allocation For Fans”.  This year, Desolation Row will be working in close conjunction with ISIS Magazine to provide a special service for our subscribers.

 

Please note: Being on our email list does not qualify you as an ISIS subscriber, you must receive ISIS Magazine by post to be eligible to apply for priority concert tickets. All applications will be checked against our database.

 

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM HERE Application is now closed

 

The following dates have been announced, thanks to John Baldwin for the following information and the ticket allocation

 

Sheffield Hallam Arena – April 24th

London O2 Arena – April 25th

Cardiff International Arena – April 2th

Birmingham NIA – April 29th

Liverpool Echo Arena – May 1st

Glasgow SECC – May 2nd

 

All venues are fully seated except Cardiff, which has seats to the side and rear with GA standing on the floor. Ticket prices are £37 and £42 for Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham and Liverpool; £37.50, £42.50 and £47.50 for London and £40 standing and £42.50 seated for Cardiff. For the seated only venues, the higher prices are for the better seats – I only have the higher priced, better seats on offer.

 

Tickets will go on sale through the venues and Ticketmaster on Friday December 5th. The allocation tickets are already reserved.

 

Full details of the UK and European tour dates can be found on the TOUR NEWS page of this website.

 

 

The Songs He Didn't Write - Bob Dylan - Under The Influence

 

  New highly acclaimed book by Derek Barker.

  Order a copy  HERE

 

 ISIS SUBSCRIPTIONS 2009

  2009 ISIS subscriptions can be ordered HERE

 

 

Bob Dylan and Paul James 2008

 

Toronto-based guitar player Paul James joined Dylan at his London, Ontario concert last night, November 11, 200. James has played with Dylan on several  other occasions, but this time he replaced both Freeman and Kimball onstage for the first five songs. A rumour that James might be being considered as a new band member was reported by Ian Woodward in Wicked Messenger #6610 dated 12 Oct, 200. The times they could be a-changin'.

  

The Songs He Didn't Write - Bob Dylan - Under The Influence

New book by Derek Barker. We are pleased to announce that we now have the book in stock, full details can be found HERE

Updated 11 November, 2008

Bob Dylan on BBC Radio 2

On 25 November at 10.30 p.m., BBC Radio 2 will be airing a one-hour programme about Dylan's first visit to Britain in December 1962 and January 1963. Entitled "Bob's Big Freeze", it will cover his appearances in London folk clubs and the recording of the "Dick Farina and Eric Von Schmidt" album at Dobell's, as well as the "Madhouse On Castle Street" television play. There may be something about it in next week's "Radio Times".

Thanks to Ian Woodward for the information

 THEME TIME RADIO - SEASON THREE - SHOW ONE ( OCTOBER, 200)

1) That's What They Want   JERRY MCCAIN & HIS UPSTARTS

2) Pennies From Heaven   LOUIS PRIMA

3) You Put It In & I'll Take It Out   PAPA JACKSON

4) Blue Money   VAN MORRISON

5) Greenbacks   Ray CHARLES

6) Money   MEL BLANC

7) It's The Gold   BUDDY JOHNSTON & HIS BAND

8) Farewell To The Gold   NIC JONES

9)100 Dollar Bill   BUDDY GUY

10) It's All About the Benjamins   DIDDY

11)Your Cash Ain't Nothin But Trash   CLOVERS

12)You Can't Take It With You   JESSE PRICE

 

Next week: Money (Pt 2) 

Updated 08 September, 2008 

Price now available for Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol.

Click HERE for details and to pre-order 

Dreamin' Of You

See the Dreamin' Of You Promo Video HERE 

Pages from picture sleeve singles book contained in Deluxe edition of Bootleg Series

Available HERE

Updated 11 August, 2008

Tour News

Bob Dylan could possibly be touring some Asian countries. Continental China has been mentioned.

 

Bob will be touring Japan in the middle of November. 3 shows at JCB Hall in Tokyo, and 3 shows in Zepp Osaka. Another source said November 22 is the tentative date in Tokyo.

Updated 10 August, 2008

Dylan Collection of hand-signed harmonicas

The Hohner company and Bob Dylan are proud to announce the Bob Dylan Collection of hand-signed harmonicas, celebrating the accomplishments and legacy of both Bob Dylan and Hohner.

The first item in the collection consists of a complete set of seven Marine Band harmonicas in the natural keys of C, G, D, F, A, B, and E, which have been played and hand-signed by Bob Dylan. The harmonicas are displayed in an inlaid ebony box, handcrafted exclusively for Bob Dylan with his distinctive "Eye" logo on the lid and a renowned, framed picture of Bob Dylan on the inside cover. A letter from the President of Hohner, Inc., is included, confirming authenticity. Limited to twenty-five sets worldwide.

The second item in the collection is a single Marine Band harmonica in the key of C, hand-signed by Bob Dylan. This single harmonica is displayed in an inlaid ebony box, also handcrafted for Bob Dylan with a signed card from the President of Hohner, Inc., confirming authenticity. Limited to one hundred harmonicas worldwide.  

These limited edition pieces will be available for sale in the United States exclusively through Sam Ash Music, an 4-year-old music retailing legend that has been selling Hohner harmonicas since it opened its doors in 1924. A special "viewing preview" will take place at Sam Ash Music in Hollywood, California, from September 24 through October , 200. A New York viewing will follow at Sam Ash Music's Manhattan location from October 15 through October 29, 200. The actual sale of these limited edition pieces will take place online at www.samashmusic.com at midnight, October 29, 200.

Additional information will be available at: http://www.hohnerusa.com/bobdylan.html

Updated 29 July, 200

BOB DYLAN – TELL TALE SIGNS

THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8  RARE AND UNRELEASED 1998 – 2006.

 

DUE OCTOBER 6^TH 2008

 

Four editions will be available:

 

2cd edition:

 

2 CDs featuring 27 songs

60 page booklet with stunning rare photos and in-depth notes by author Larry "Ratso" Sloman

 

Disc One

1. Mississippi 6:04 (Unreleased, Time Out of Mind)

2. Most of the Time 3:46 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy)

3. Dignity 2:09 (Piano demo, Oh Mercy)

4. Someday Baby 5:56 (Alternate version, Modern Times)

5. Red River Shore 7:36 (Unreleased, Time Out of Mind)

6. Tell Ol' Bill 5:31 (Alternate version, North Country soundtrack)

7. Born in Time 4:10 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

8. Can't Wait 5:45 (Alternate version, Time Out of Mind)

9. Everything is Broken 3:27 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy)

10. Dreamin' of You 6:23 (Unreleased, Time Out Of Mind)

11. Huck's Tune 4:09 (From Lucky You soundtrack)

12. Marchin' to the City 6:36 (Unreleased, Time Out of Mind)

13. High Water (For Charley Patton) 6:40 (Live, August 23, 2003,Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)

 

Disc Two

1. Mississippi 6:24 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)

2. 32-20 Blues 4:22 (Unreleased, World Gone Wrong)

3. Series of Dreams 6:27 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

4. God Knows 3:12 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

5. Can't Escape from You 5:22 (Unreleased, December 2005)

6. Dignity 5:25 (Unreleased, Oh Mercy)

7. Ring Them Bells 4:59 (Live at The Supper Club, November 17, 1993,New York, NY

8. Cocaine Blues 5:30 (Live, August 24, 1997, Vienna, VA)

9. Ain't Talkin' 6:13 (Alternate version, Modern Times)

10. The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore 2:51 (Live, June 30, 1992,Dunkerque, France)

11. Lonesome Day Blues 7:37 (Live, February 1, 2002, Sunrise, FL)

12. Miss the Mississippi 3:20 (Unreleased, 1992)

13. The Lonesome River 3:04 (With Ralph Stanley, from the album Clinch Mountain Country)

14. 'Cross the Green Mountain :15 (From Gods and Generals Soundtrack)

 

3cd edition:

 

2 CDs featuring 27 songs as above.

Bonus CD with additional 12 tracks

150 page deluxe photo book of Bob Dylan "singles" from around the world

60 page booklet with stunning rare photos and in-depth notes

7" vinyl single

 

The track list for the third cd is as follows:

 

1. Duncan & Brady 3:47 (Unreleased, 1992)

2. Cold Irons Bound 5:57 (Live at Bonnaroo, 2004)

3. Mississippi 6:24 (Unreleased version #3, Time Out of Mind)

4. Most of the Time 5:10 (Alternate version #2, Oh Mercy)

5. Ring Them Bells 3:1 (Alternate version, Oh Mercy)

6. Things Have Changed 5:32 (Live, June 15, 2000, Portland, OR)

7. Red River Shore 7:0 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)

8. Born in Time 4:19 (Unreleased version #2, Oh Mercy)

9. Tryin' to Get to Heaven 5:10 (Live, October 5, 2000, London, England)

10. Marchin' to the City 3:39 (Unreleased version #2, Time Out of Mind)

11. Can't Wait 7:24 (Alternate version #2, Time Out of Mind)

12. Mary and the Soldier 4:23 (Unreleased, World Gone Wrong)

 

Tracks for the vinyl single are as follows:

 

7" Vinyl (BobDylan.com Exclusive)

1. Dreamin' of You 6:23 (Unreleased, Time Out Of Mind)

2. Ring Them Bells 4:59 (Live at The Supper Club, November 17, 1993,New York, NY

 

Our understanding is that the 7" vinyl single (for those of you who still own record players) is only available as part of the package when by buying directly from bobdylan.com

 

Limited Edition Vinyl:

 

Track list is the same as the 2cd edition.

Four 10 gram vinyl LPs featuring 27 songs

Gatefold package and 60 page booklet with stunning rare photos and in-depth notes.

 

 

AVAILABLE FROM ISIS (Price to be confirmed)

 

2 CD SET (AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

3 CD SET (AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

3 CD SET WITH 7" VINYL SINGLE (NOT AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

4 LP VINYL ALBUM SET (NOT AVAILABLE FROM ISIS)

 

Review from USA Today can be found HERE

bobdylan.com

 

Watch this space for information regarding availability from ISIS

Updated 26 July, 2008

Japan Tour Rumour

Japanese subscriber Masato Kato has heard rumours of three shows at the Tokyo JCB Hall, and three shows at the Osaka ZEPP. No actual dates confirmed, information should appear at the links below.

JCB Hall

ZEPP Osaka

 

Bob Dylan art collection to open in Belfast

The 'Drawn Blank Series' will be on display in the Bradbury Gallery in Belfast on Saturday 9 August. Full details HERE

 

DVD Review: I'm Not There (Two Disc Special Edition)

A three page review of I'm Not There can be found HERE

 

Bob Dylan and Lightfoot together again

CBC Television clip from the 10 November, 196 Juno Awards as Gordon Lightfoot is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Lightfoot's hero, Bob Dylan, makes the formal induction, calling the folk singer "someone of rare talent." During his acceptance speech, Lightfoot thanks everybody from his parents to Ian and Sylvia Tyson to band mates and especially Dylan who, he says, "taught me how to write lyrics." Watch HERE

 

Hootenanny Hoot

The 1963 Carnegie Hall concert has recently been circulating and, if you've heard it, Dylan speaks about the film "Hootenanny Hoot". Every once in a very long while, the film is shown on television. Meanwhile, see the trailer. (No Dylan Content) HERE

 

ISIS ISSUE 139

 

ISIS issue 139 was posted out last week.

Packed with the usual features including The Wicked Messenger by world-renowned Dylan expert Ian Woodward. Other columns include comprehensive reviews of book, CD and DVD releases, and Henry Porter's unofficial CD column, which aims to review every bootleg Dylan CD released worldwide. This months feature article take an in-depth look at Dylan's love and involvement with art, culminating with the Drawn Blank Exhibition and an interview with Halcyon Galleries President Paul Green.

Subscribe to ISIS Magazine  HERE

 

 

FRANK ZAPPA'S JUKEBOX: The Music That Influenced The Man

Frank Zappa's Jukebox is the latest release in the highly popular Chrome Dreams series of cd's. As with most releases in the series the Frank Zappa Jukebox has been compiled by ISIS editor, Derek Barker.

 

An enigma with a wonderfully bizarre sense of humour, Frank Zappa was one of rock music’s finest composers and smartest social critics. A forthright advocate for freedom of speech and the abolition of censorship. This CD contains 26 tracks that insipred the man.

 

1. The Robins - Riot In Cell Block No. 9 / 2. Richard Berry - Louie Louie / 3. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Work With Me Annie / 4. Edgard Varse - Ionisation / 5. Lightnin Slim - My Starter Wont Work / 6. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Okie Dokie Stomp / 7. Don & Dewey - Leavin It All Up To You / 8. Howlin Wolf - I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) / 9. The Channels - The Closer You Are / 10. The Clovers - Your Cash Aint Nothing But Trash / 11. Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues / 12. Cecil Taylor - Song / 13. Andre Williams - Bacon Fat / 14. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit / 15. Anton Webern - Bagatelle (opus 9) conducted by Robert Craft / 16. Anton Webern - Symphony (opus 21) conducted by Robert Craft / 17. Four Deuces - W-P-L-J / 1. The Turbans - No No Cherry / 19. Eric Dolphy - Out There / 20. Guitar Slim - The Story Of My Life / 21. Johnny Guitar Watson - Three Hours Past Midnight / 22. Little Richard - Directly From My Heart / 23. The Cadets - Stranded In The Jungle / 24. Igor Stravinsky - Rite Of Spring (extract) conducted by Pierre Monteux / 25. Igor Stravinsky - Rite Of Spring (extract) conducted by Pierre Monteux / 26. Tony Allen - Nite Owl

Order a copy HERE

 

 

DOWN THE TRACKS: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan - Eagle Rock

NOW IN STOCK AT ISIS  This fascinating programme tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a songwriter stands supreme, Dylan has often covered tracks from vintage blues, folk and country performers or incorporated elements from them into his own material. Down The Tracks explores the lives and work of many of these artists and how Dylan interacted with them through archive performances. The DVD features the music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Hank Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Leadbelly and more. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 95 MINS. APPROX.

Order a copy HERE

 

 

Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses

 

Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses performing the music of Bob Dylan Tim McLoones Supper Club - Asbury Park, NJ Wednesday August 13 When Pat Guadagno performed 61 Bob Dylan songs to commemorate the Folksingers 61st birthday the press called it "absolutely mind-boggling - a musical feat that won't soon be forgotten" On August 13, to coincide with Bob Dylan's performance at Convention Hall, Pat Guadagno will once again wrangle the Tired Horses to perform Bobs Music right next door at Tim McLoone's Supper Club on Asbury Park's newly renovated boardwalk.

 

Pat Guadagno and Tired Horses. Wednesday August 13th at :00 PM at Tim McLoones Supper Club 1200 Ocean Ave Asbury Park NJ (732) 774-1156 for dinner reservations www.TimMcLoonesSupperClub.com

 

Tomorrow's GUARDIAN has Dylan in a new "Lyricist" series

Full details HERE

 

Dylan's Art Collection

The collection is available to view online HERE

 

GALLERY REVIEWS

Bob Dylan in London: The Paintings

South Scotland gallery to host Bob Dylan artworks

Bob Dylan at the Halcyon Gallery - the Sunday Times review

Bob Dylan's artwork: not bad for an amateur

 

THE DRAWN BLANK SERIES: BOB DYLAN

To coincide with the exhibition of Bob Dylan's 'The Drawn Blank Series’ in London's Halcyon Gallery, a large number of Galleries across Britain will be exhibiting the first ever collection of limited edition graphic prints. These hand signed prints, which will be available to buy, will go on public view on 14th June 200. Please check details for the individual galleries.

 

These signed limited edition graphics are limited to editions of only 295 worldwide.

 

Below is a list of the galleries:

 

NORTH
Smart Gallery -  Batley 01924 455 445
Howarth Gallery - Burnley 0122 416 079
Castle Galleries - Chester 01244 345 00
Houndgate Gallery - Darlington 01325 46 707
Limited 2 Art - Doncaster 01302 711 19
Smart Gallery - Harrogate 01423 569 5
Castle Galleries - Manchester 0161 39 300
Castle Galleries - Meadowhall 0114 256 9777
Original Art Shop - Preston 01772 257 770
Castle Galleries -York 01904 625 100
Acorn Gallery - Pocklington 0175 930 7652
Hawthorn Gallery - Cheshire 011 304 7333

MIDLANDS
Art & Wine - Warwick 01926 496 337
Castle Galleries - Birmingham 0121 633 0015
Halcyon Gallery - Birmingham 0121 242 44
Castle Galleries - Leamington Spa 01926 335 22
Castle Galleries - Nottingham 0115 95 33
La Galerie Benkara - Shipston On Stow 0160 664 150
Castle Galleries - Sollihull 0121 711 757
Castle Galleries - Stratford 0179 262 031
Castle Galleries - Telford 01952 297 760
The Original Art Shop - Trentham 0172 646 160
Castle Galleries - Wolverhampton 01902 42 312
Dove Fine Art - Worcester 01905 724 242
Castle Galleries - Touchwood Sollihull 0121 711 3334
The Original Art Shop - Hanley 017 220 2797

SCOTLAND
Castle Galleries - Glasgow 0141 221 667
Breeze Gallery Peebles 0172 172 164

 

SOUTH
Castle Galleries - Bath 01225 79 29
Artisan Fine Art - Bishops Stortford 01279 755 55
Castle Galleries - Bluewater 01322 30 03

Westover Gallery - Bournemouth 01202 297 62
Castle Galleries - Cambridge 01223 307 402
Castle Galleries - Farnham 01252 735 001
Castle Galleries - Guildford 0143 303 260
Artisan Fine Art - Kingston Upon Thames 020 974 555
Castle Galleries - Milton Keynes 0190 696 040
Castle Galleries - Norwich 01603 665 97
Castle Galleries - Reading 011 959 0300
Castle Galleries - Southampton 0230 235 600
Castle Galleries - Windsor 01753 40 404
Castle Galleries - Bristol 0117 959 4647
Chelmer Fine Art - Chelmsford 0124 545 6677
The Art Room at Fenwick Canterbury 0122 745 440
The Yellow Art Room - Hitchin 0146 245 050
The Yellow Art Room - Hatfield 0170 725 6999
Westover Gallery - Sherborne 0193 51 44
Westover Gallery - Dorchester 0130 525 0007
Artisan Fine Art - Epping 0199 257 099
Artisan Fine Art - South Woodford 020 505 6162

LONDON
Castle Galleries - Harrods 020 751 790
Artisan Fine Art - Canary Wharf 020 3229 0172
Artisan Fine Art - Royal Exchange 020 7929 5656
Artica - Covent Garden 020 7379 0397
Artica - South Molton Street 020 7629 222
Artica - St Christopher's Place 020 7935 6790

WALES
Castle Galleries - Cardiff 02920 495240

 

 

 

Bob Dylan inspired exhibition goes on show at Chester Zoo

Hard Rain is an open-air exhibition of dramatic and moving photographs set to the lyrics of Dylan's famous 60s protest song, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall.
Full details Here

 

Bob Dylan - The Drawn Blank Series Exhibition coming to London

In the upcoming issue of ISIS, there is news of Dylan's art exhibition coming to London, as predicted by our Wicked Messenger on  2 March.  Here are the details:

 

Date: From 14 June 200

 

Bob Dylan - The Drawn Blank Series - an exhibition of original paintings and limited edition prints [the exhibition will include new works that were not seen at Chemnitz]

 

Location: Halcyon Gallery, 24 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 6QQ

              Halcyon Gallery, 29 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 2RL

 

Opening Times: Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm (Sunday by appointment only)

 

Website: www.halcyongallery.com Exhibition details should appear on the site soon.

 

**NEW - OUT NOW**

 

THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN'S THEME TIME RADIO HOUR - VOLUME 2

NOW IN STOCK AT ISIS

    

This 2-CD set contains 52 tracks, one from each of the first season's shows, plus two bonus tracks. These tracks are all by the original artists. This compilation CD contains music tracks only and does not feature the voice of Bob Dylan.

The CDs are beautifully packaged in a slipcase and are accompanied by a 16-page booklet written by ISIS editor Derek Barker.

Full track listing can be found HERE

 

 

**NEW - OUT NOW**

 

Both Ends of the Rainbow     Bob Dylan 197 – 199

NOW IN STOCK AT ISIS

 

FEATURED INTERVIEWEES INCLUDE:

Shot of Love producer Chuck Plotkin; the same album’s first engineer Toby Scott; chief engineer on Infidels and Empire Burlesque, Josh Abbey; assistant producer for Oh Mercy, Malcolm Burn; first engineer on Oh Mercy, Mark Howard; music collaborator and lead guitarist on Empire Burlesque, Ted Perlman; legendary Jamaican rhythm partners who featured on Infidels, Sly and Robbie; Guitarist and bandleader for Empire Burlesque and Knocked Out Loaded, Ira Ingber

 

Full details can be found HERE

 

BBC4 Bob Dylan Programme, Wed 21 May, 22:00-22:40

Bob Dylan's Indian Birthday: Storyville In Shillong, North India, each year the village comes together to celebrate the birthday of their musical hero - Bob Dylan.

 

At the heart of the celebrations is Lou Majaw, a local celebrity who has toured India performing Dylan's songs for over 30 years. This film takes a behind-the-scenes look at Majaw's life seeing how the rock and roll lifestyle is affecting him. Some strong language. 

 

Michael Gray

 

Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes has been shortlisted for this year’s (heavy-duty!) James Tait Black Prize for Non-Fiction.

 

The winner won’t be announced until August but the shortlists and further info are here: http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/jtbshortlist.htm

 

Because of a production error, the revised & updated Bob Dylan Encyclopedia has been put back to mid-June on both sides of the Atlantic, but will then be published simultaneously by Continuum in the US and UK

 

The new issue of ISIS should be with subscribers next week. In it The Wicked Messenger has given the latest information (both definite reports and plausible rumours) on the forthcoming tour. Since then, Bob Dylan's management has announced another warm-up show and things are still not completely settled. Meanwhile, here's the list we have as of today:

 

 

  

 

On the Iberian peninsula, things are particularly unsettled. Tickets have gone on sale for the shows in Encamp, Pamplona, Vigo, Gredos, Cuenca, Lorca, Rock In Rio Madrid, Merida and Oeiras near Lisbon but have not yet gone on sale for : Zaragoza (which we list as 23 June and some sites as 25 June); Alicante (2 July); Jaen (5 July); or Jerez ( July). Dates and venues may change.

 

 

I'm Not There DVD Release

 

The DVD is available now in the USA, but will not be available until 14th July in the UK

 

 

UPDATED ARIL 22, 200

European Summer Tour

 

Many of the forthcoming European tour dates have been settled for a while but the dates in Spain have taken a while to sort out. Though uncertain as to whether final contracts have been signed in all cases, our Wicked Messenger believes the position to be as follows:

 

26 May, Reykjavik / 2 May, Odense / 30 May, Stavanger / 1 June, Helsinki / 3 June, St. Petersburg / 4 June, Tallinn / 5 June, Vilnius / 7 June, Warsaw / 9 June, Ostrava / 10 June, Vienna / 11 June, Salzburg / 13 June, Varazdin / 15 June, Trento / 16 June, Bergamo / 1 June, Chatillon, near Aosta / 19 June, grenoble / 20 June, Toulouse / 22 June, Andorra / 23 June, Zaragoza / 24 June, Pamplona / 27 June, Vigo / 2 June, Gredos / 1 July, Cuenca / 2 July, Alicante / 4 July, Lorca / 5 July, Jaen / 6 July, Arganda del Rey, near Madrid /  July, Jerez de la frontera / 10 July, Merida / 11 July, Oeiras, near Lisbon

 

Compared with our previous listings, some of the dates in Spain have changed and and another city has been added. In Spain and possibly elsewhere, there may have been changes to venues.

 

Full Tour Itinerary HERE

 

 

SNAP GALLERIES - REAL MOMENTS BY BARRY FEINSTEIN

Exhibition runs from May 3 - June 2 at Snap Galleries Ltd, Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, Birmingham, B24 9FD, England. Full details HERE

 

 

Watch the Documentary of Dylan and the Kids in Liverpool 1966

Complete with Barry Feinstein commentary, link HERE

 

Hank  Williams Tribute Album - latest

Full details HERE. As well as coordinating this project, Dylan will also be contributing one track himself

 

DYLAN wins Pulitzer prize

CNN cover story HERE

 

 

THE NEXT “BOOTLEG SERIES” RELEASE

This was included by Ian Woodward in the paper version of the ISIS Newsletter, sent out on Wednesday 9 April, 200.

 

For some time now, traces of rumour have been accumulating that, between them, suggest Legacy Records will be releasing another in the “Bootleg Series” later this year. In itself, this may not be too surprising but it seems that, like the very first in the “Bootleg Series”, this will be a “(rare and unreleased)” issue. This forthcoming album has not yet appeared on the Sony schedules but a September release is anticipated, subject only to the usual unforeseen delays. This is expected to be a double–CD of mainly officially-unreleased studio material that, chronologically speaking, will overlap with the original “Volumes 1-3” release.

 

 

Dylan’s Canadian and European Tour 200

 

From a variety of sources, I have pieced together the likely itinerary and schedule of Dylan’s forthcoming Canadian and European tour. I must stress that, as far as is known, no contracts have been signed for the European leg, so some details could very well change. Frankly, this list is a mixture of report, rumour and reasoned supposition. Nevertheless, I believe it to be as well-founded as could be at this point in time. 

         Ian Woodward - 9 April

 

May 17	Maine, USA	Androscoggin Bank Colisée, Birch Street, Lewiston
19 May 0	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Harbour Station
20 May 0	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Moncton Coliseum
21 May 0	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Halifax Metro Centre
23 May 0	St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Mile One Centre
24 May 0	St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada	Mile One Centre
26 May 0	Reykjavik, Iceland Egilshöllin	Reykjavik Arena
2 May 0	Odense, Denmark	Arena Fyn
30 May 0	Stavanger, Norway	Viking Stadion
1 Jun 0	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena
3 Jun 0	St. Petersburg, Russia	Ice Palace Arena
4 Jun 0	Tallin, Estonia	Saku Suurhall Arena
5 Jun 0	Vilnius, Lithuania	Siemens Arena
7 Jun 0	Warsaw, Poland	Stodola (Univ. of Technology Students Central Club)
9 Jun 0	Ostrava, Czech Republic	CEZ Arené
10 Jun 0	Vienna, Austria	Stadthalle
11 Jun 0	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburgarena, Messezentrum
13 Jun 0	Varazdin, Croatia	Stadionu NK Varteks (“Radar Festival’)
15 Jun 0	Trento, Italy	Piazza Duonio (Piazza Fiera)
16 Jun 0	Bergamo, Italy	Lazzareto di Bergamo (Summer Sound Festival)
1 Jun 0	Chatillon, near Aosta, Italy	Parco del Castello Baron Gamba di Chatillon
19 Jun 0	Grenoble, France	Palais des Sports
20 Jun 0	Toulouse, France	Le Zenith
22 Jun 0	Encamp, Andorra	Camp de Futbol Municipal d’Encamp
24 Jun 0	Zaragoza, Spain	Feria de Muestras (Recinto Ferial)
25 Jun 0	Pamplona, Spain	Plaza de Toros
27 Jun 0	Vigo, Spain	Palacio Deportes
2 Jun 0	Hoyos del Aspino, nr Gredos Spain	Finca de Mesegosillo (Ill Festival MCisicos en Ia Naturaleza)
29 Jun 0	? likely date on tour ?	?
1 Jul 0	Valencia, Spain	Auditorio Cuidad Artes
2 Jul 0	Cuenca, Spain	?
4 Jul 0	Lorca, Spain	Plaza de Toros
5 Jul 0	Jaén, Spain	Pabellôn de Ia Institución Ferial
6 Jul 0	Arganda del Rey, near Madrid, Spain	Escenario Mundo, Cuidad del Rock(‘Rock in Rio Madrid”)
Jul 0	Jerez, Spain	Campo Futbol Municipal
10 Jul 0	Mérida, Spain	Plaza de Toros
11 Jul 0	Oeiras, near Lisbon, Portugal	Passeio Maritmo de Algés (Optima Alive1 0’)

 

Neil Young is playing the same Lisbon festival the next day, so perhaps Dylan will stay on.

 

 

Updated March 15, 2008

DYLAN TO PLAY ICELAND

Dylan will play in Iceland on Monday 26th May. He will play in a large sporting hall just outside of Reykjavik. It is not known yet if it will be a general admission or seated show.  Ticket sales start right after Easter.

Thanks to Hilmar Thors for the info.

 

Updated March 12, 2008

ISIS ISSUE #137

 

The current issue of ISIS Magazine was posted today.

 

 

Updated February 26, 2008

 

BOB DYLAN BACK ON THE ROAD - 1st South American Show

February, 26, 200 - Mexico City, Mexico Auditorio Nacional

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

2. It Ain't Me, Babe 

3. Watching The River Flow 

4. Masters Of War

5. The Levee's Gonna Break

6. Spirit On The Water

7. Things Have Changed

. When The Deal Goes Down

9. High Water (For Charlie Patton)

10. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

11. Workingman's Blues #2

12. Highway 61 Revisited

13. Nettie Moore

14. Summer Days

15. Like A Rolling Stone

(encore)

16. Thunder On The Mountain

17. Blowin' In The Wind

Thanks to Tom Bromley for the information

 

We will not be listing all set lists, for future shows please visit Boblinks

 

Updated February 23, 2008

3 Dallas Warm up shows

February, 23, 200 - Dallas, Texas - House Of Blues - Main Hall

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 G
2. Lay, Lady, Lay G  
3. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues G  
4. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
5. The Levee's Gonna Break 
6. Spirit On The Water 
7. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
. 'Til I Fell In Love With You 
9. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 
10. Honest With Me 
11. When The Deal Goes Down 
12. Highway 61 Revisited 
13. Workingman's Blues #2 
14. Summer Days 
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man 
(encore)
16. Thunder On The Mountain 
17. All Along The Watchtower 

(G = Bob on Guitar)

Thanks to Tom Bromley for the information

 

February, 22, 2008 - Dallas, Texas - House Of Blues - Main Hall  

 

1. Cat's In The Well G
2. It Ain't Me, Babe G
3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight G
4. Blind Willie McTell
5. Rollin' And Tumblin'
6. Workingman's Blues #2
7. Things Have Changed
. Spirit On The Water
9. Visions Of Johanna
10. Honest With Me
11. When The Deal Goes Down
12. Highway 61 Revisited
13. Mississippi
14. Summer Days
15. Masters Of War
(encore)
16. Thunder On The Mountain
17. Blowin' In The Wind

 

(G = Bob on Guitar)

Thanks to Tom Bromley for the information

 

Updated February 21, 2008

 

February, 21, 200 - Dallas, Texas - House Of Blues - Main Hall

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
2. It Ain't Me, Babe
3. Watching The River Flow
4. Girl Of The North Country
5. Rollin' And Tumblin'
6. Workingman's Blues #2
7. High Water (For Charlie Patton)
. Spirit On The Water
9. Can't Wait
10. Highway 61 Revisited
11. Positively 4th Street
12. Honest With Me
13. Nettie Moore
14. Summer Days
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man
(encore)
16. Thunder On The Mountain
17. Blowin' In The Wind

Thanks to Tom Bromley for the information

 

 

Updated February 09, 2008

 

Three club shows at the House of Blues in Dallas, TX (capacity 1625)

See Tour News for full tour listing

 

Updated January 30, 2008

 

Dylan's Guitar for Auction
Full details HERE

 

 

Updated January 16, 2008

Cate Blanchett wins Globe for Dylan role

AUSTRALIAN actress Cate Blanchett won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her role in the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There. Blanchett was not in Hollywood to hear the news of her award but said: "I wish circumstances would allow me to be there. As this is a true ensemble piece, I share this totally with Christian Bale, Marcus Carl Franklin, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and Ben Whishaw [the other actors who played incarnations of Dylan in the biopic]. And, of course, none of this would be possible without the great man himself. Bob Dylan, wherever you are, whoever you are, I thank you deeply."

 

 

Updated January 15, 2008

 

Bob Dylan photo exhibition currently running in Edinburgh 

The exhibition titled Hard Rain - Remaking a World Gone Wrong which is described as 'stunning soul-searching images from around the globe reflecting mankind's destructive impact on our planet , inspired by Bob Dylan's potent lyrics.' Our visit to the exhibition made us reevaluate the prescient imagery of a song written in 1963 by the young Bob Dylan. The exhibition is on until Thursday 31st. January in the Fossil Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh from 10am. until 4-00pm daily and is free. The Garden is also very fine with a good cafe!

Visit the website HERE                   Thanks to Tom and Thea Russell for the information

 

Limited-edition Bob Dylan Encyclopedia t-shirt

There is a new, very limited-edition Bob Dylan Encyclopedia t-shirt now on sale on Michael Gray’s blog (at http://bobdylanencyclopedia.blogspot.com/), following the one that sold out in 2006. Again the new one is black high-quality cotton, again there’s the same understatedness to it  -  no writing, plain black back  -  but this time the image is silver instead of white (and the silver does not go grungy in the wash), and the sizes available are Small, Large of Extra Large. Photo and details on the blog.

 

 

Updated December 11, 2007

Paperback edition of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia

The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia paperback by Michael Gray will be published simultaneously in New York and London on April 15th (200). Michael is inviting people to help with additions and alterations. Full details HERE

 

Bob Dylan audio book launched

Chronicles: Volume One is now available to download. Narrated by Sean Penn

Full details HERE  (You need to search for the book - just type Chronicles: Volume One in the search box)

 

 

Updated November 2, 2007

Dylan Days set for May 22-25, 200

 

 

Visit the site HERE

 

Dylan Days calls for 200 writing contest entries

Enter HERE

 

Updated November 21, 2007

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

Download the new 2007 full audio version HERE

Thanks to Tom Bromley for the information

 

Bob Dylan will be the international image of the Expo Zaragoza

Bob Dylan will be responsible for putting music to the publicity campaign Expo Zaragoza 200 with a version of A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall. See clip of the promotional video HERE

Thanks to Tom Bromley for the information

 

Updated November 19, 2007

Getting "Theme Time Radio Hour" on your computer

XM Radio is available via AOL (America On Line) on the internet but, outside of the United States, it is not always a straightforward process to find the link. Searches sometimes get you referred back to your own domestic AOL home page. ISIS has been told that this is the URL you need:

 

http://music.aol.com/radioguide/xm_radio_guide

 

Scroll down the list of XM channels, past the ones with an > at the start, until you get to the printed list. Scroll down the printed list looking for XM Deep Tracks (also called XM 40) and XM The Village (also called XM15). "Theme Time Radio Hour" is broadcast on (1) XM Deep Tracks, starting at 10.00 a.m. ET on Wednesdays, and (2) XM The Village, starting at 12 noon ET on Wednesdays. You will have to time-shift for your own time zone to get the programme. There are various "encore" broadcasts on both channels during the week. Also, it is broadcast on XMX, the XM exclusives channel (also called XM2), all day on Wednesdays.

 

Let us know how you get on. Also, we'd welcome details of the "encore" broadcast times (as there appears to be conflicting information on these); we can then let others know.

 

   

VH1 Classic TV Special

Thursday November 22, 2007  - Bob Dylan day

Full TV listing HERE

 

Updated November 17, 2007

Hard Rain World Tour

A giant 50-metre canvas, HARD RAIN will be seen by at least 10 million people as it continues to tour the planet, venues and dates can be found  HERE

 

Updated November 16, 2007

BBC News Video

Artwork by the singer Bob Dylan is being showcased for the first time in the German town of Chemnitz. Video of the gallery and some images. Also shows an interview with Director Ingrid Mössinger. Watch HERE

 

I'm Not There

4 Film clips - watch HERE

Please note: When the video window opens up you have to click the white arrow to play the clip.

 

Updated November 13, 2007

Michael Gray will be back in Scotland on November 16th for what seems likely to be his last gig of the year. Details:

 

Friday Nov 16, pm Glasgow CCA Bob Dylan & the Poetry of the Blues: An Evening with Michael Gray Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD Box Office 0141 352 4900 www.cca-glasgow.com tickets £11, concessions £6

 

 

Bob Dylan helping to fight poverty and hunger

Rare and unreleased tracks from Bob Dylan, (The Ballad of Hollis Brown - Live at Carnegie Hall, 1963) Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and new tracks from KT Tunstall, Joss Stone and Brandi Carlile is available to purchase to help alleviate world hunger and poverty.

Listen HERE

 

Updated November 10, 2007

 

Fred McDarrah Dies

Village Voice photographer Fred McDarrah, who chronicled life in New York for nearly fifty years, died in his sleep in Greenwich Village yesterday. He was 1.

Full details HERE

 

"I'm Not There" Screening Dates

World Screening Dates

Full list HERE

 

Updated October 23, 2007

 

Bob Dylan in new Cadillac Escalade commercial

Version 1: two-minutes

Version 2: one-minute  

Version 3: thirty-seconds

 

2,000 plus guitarists to perform Bob Dylan’s Knocking on Heaven’s Door for Guinness Book of World Records

Full details HERE

 

Updated October 20, 2007

I'M NOT THERE - IN CONCERT

Various artists perform the music of Bob Dylan from the soundtrack.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 pm at the Beacon Theatre, NYC

Full details / tickets - HERE

 

Updated October 1, 2007

 

Commercially unreleased Dylan track on upcoming charity CD

On 19 November, a charity CD compilation will be available in Hard Rock International's cafes and hotels/casinos. Entitled SERVE2, the CD will be made up, almost entirely, of tracks that have not been commercially available before. Dylan has contributed The Ballad Of Hollis Brown from his 1963 Carnegie Hall concert, a track that has previously been available only on a promotional CD. 

 

All net proceeds will go to Artists Against Hunger & Poverty, a programme that is part of WHY (World Hunger Year), a non-profit organization fighting hunger and poverty around the world and for which Hard Rock has raised over $1million to date.

 

Other artists on the CD, which will available digitally with bonus tracks, include: Bruce Springsteen, KT Tunstall, Joss Stone and Jackson Browne. 

 

The digital download will be available from 6 November on www.hardrock.com, www.worldhungeryear.org and at online retail stores via The Orchard digital distribution network.

Thanks to James for this information

 

 

Updated October 16, 2007

Old Dylan Poem Surfaces Again

A Swedish newspaper has recently carried a report about "Go Away You Bomb", an early Dylan poem written at the request of Izzy Young, then the proprietor of the Folklore Center in New York's Greenwich Village. This poem was first published in June 191 by OCCASIONALLY, an early Dylan fanzine that was put together by ISIS's own "Wicked Messenger", Ian Woodward. Here's the way it was first published, way back when.

 

 

 

Updated October 12, 2007

Nigel Williamson interviews Bucky Baxter - Uncut

Details Here

 

Exclusive Interview with Murray Lerner - Uncut

Details Here

 

 

Updated October 09, 2007

Bob Dylan - Radio Times

 

Bob Dylan is the cover artist this week. Radio Times has also gained exclusive access to extracts from one of Dylan's as-yet-unbroadcast shows, while the great and the good from the music world give their own take on the true significance of Dylan.

 

 

Updated October 07, 2007

 

Dylan on the BBC

Bob Dylan at Newport Night A night dedicated to the lyrical genius includes two new Arena documentaries and a film of Dylan at Newport Folk Festival. Sunday 14 October on BBC4

 

EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE! See clips of Bob and his folk contemporaries, taken from the upcoming Dylan Night on BBC Four.

Watch Bob

 

 

Updated October 05, 2007

The Ten Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time

Video Link Here

Updated October 03, 2007

THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN'S THEME TIME RADIO HOUR

Available to order now, full details here

 

 

"DREAM DYLAN LIVE" on BBC Radio

 

The Wicked Messenger reports - On Saturday, 6 October 2007 at .00 pm BST, BBC Radio 2 will broadcast "Dream Dylan Live", a compilation of 11 live Dylan tracks from across the years, introduced by Bob Harris.

 

According to the BBC, four of these tracks have not been previously available (officially at least) but only two of these "rarities" are known for certain. The BBC has made it clear that Groom Still Waiting At The Altar will be from San Francisco on 15 November 190, with Mike Bloomfield on guitar. Blowin' in the Wind is another rarity and this may be from the Carnegie Hall concert of 26 October 1963. Although the BBC publicity has been unspecific (and occasionally inaccurate), it is thought that Only A Pawn In Their Game and Love Sick are the two other "rarities", though no dates are given for these.

 

As for the rest, dates are given but a couple are clearly incorrect: The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964), Mr Tambourine Man (1970 ????), Like A Rolling Stone (1974), Maggie's Farm (1965), All Along The Watchtower (195????), To Make You Feel My Love (199) and Things Have Changed 2000).

 

It isn't clear whether "Dream Dylan Live" will be available on the internet or on the BBC's "Play Again" feature. 

 

Updated September 30, 2007

Review of “Dylan” and The Other Side Of The Mirror” (BC Music)

Details Here

 

Landmark Footage Shows Dylan’s Evolution (Guardian)

Details Here

 

Bob Dylan Video - "Love Minus Zero" at a workshop in 1965

Here

Updated September 25, 2007

 

Watch video that accompanies the Mark Ronson single, click here

 

Updated September 24, 2007

Visions Of Dylan

An exhibition of photographs inspired by Bob Dylan, in aid of Warchild.

The exhibition takes place at 6.30pm on 1st October in London; simultaneously, online the auction of the photographs will take place.

Visit here at 6.30pm GMT on October 1st to enter the auction.
 

Starbucks giving away free iTunes downloads

Up to 1.5 million daily giveaways will begin Oct. 2 and run through Nov. 7 at more than 10,000 company-owned and licensed U.S. stores.

 

Starbucks will give away free iTunes music downloads, including songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Paul McCartney, to kick off a new partnership between the coffee titan and Apple Inc

 

Updated September 23, 2007

 

As mentioned by Dylan Digest three days ago, today's issue of THE TIMES carries an article by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion about Dylan and National Poetry Day. Details Here

 

There is also an article by Michael Gray and another giving samples of Dylan lyrics - check the links within Andrew Motion's article.

 

DYLAN IN NASHVILLE STUDIO FOR TWO DAYS

Friday's issue of THE TENNESSEAN carried the news that Dylan spent two days at the Sound Emporium Recording Studio in Nashville this week. On Monday, 17 September, he "did some tracking" (presumably audio recording) and on Tuesday, 1 September, he "shot a video .. for 'Hard Rain', a benefit for UNICEF".  While we have no inside information on this "tracking" session, it is possible that it was in connection with the Hank Williams tribute album being co-ordinated by Dylan - as reported on 13 July 2007 in The Wicked Messenger #211 (in ISIS # 134, page ). Similarly, we have no inside knowledge on "Hard Rain" but UNICEF's 2007 International Children's Day of Broadcasting takes place on 9 December, with the theme, "The World We Want", so perhaps that's it. If not, we are pleased to publicise the UNICEF event here anyway.

 

JACK WHITE & BOB DYLAN - Nashville

Video Here

 

Updated September 22, 2007

Guitarists to perform Bob Dylan's classic number "Knocking on Heaven's Door" for a record-breaking session

Details HERE

 

Updated September 21, 2007

dylan07.com updated

New Dylan Images

An excerpt from Bob Dylan’s “Chronicles,” Narrated by Sean Penn

Fans Stories

Fans Pictures and lots more…..HERE

 

Jack White Meets Bob Dylan In The Evening

Details Here

 

Cate Blanchett's Husband 'Repulsed' By Her Bob Dylan Role

Details HERE

 

Updated September 19, 2007

 

Our Wicked Messenger reports that this coming Saturday's issue of THE TIMES is expected to carry an article about the Schools/National Poetry Day project, which is based on the lyrics of four Bob Dylan songs. The Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, will be writing about the project. This initiative is part of the effort to take Dylan to a wider audience.

 

Bob Dylan Rocks Regatta's World - The Big Giveaway - Coming Soon

Regatta has announced its DYLAN promotion, which will include a CD-EP to be given away once you spend a minimum amount. This was covered in The Wicked Messenger for 7 August, included in the latest issue of ISIS (#134)

Click here for the details

 

BBC Radio 2 to broadcast "virtual" live Bob Dylan concert on Oct 6, 2007.
The concert is to feature rare performances spanning 39 years of Dylan's career; including four recordings of songs never heard outside of the arena in which they were originally played.

The Dream Dylan Concert will include 11 rare live performances recorded between 1962 and 2001. Tracks include 'Maggie's Farm' in 1965, 'Like A Rolling Stone' in 1974 and the Oscar-winning 'Things Have Changed' recorded in 2000.

The Dream Dylan Concert will air on Radio 2 on October 6 at pm.

 

 

Updated September 16, 2007

Unfounded rumour of new album

Following a report on the musicnews.com website, rumours have been circulating about a new Dylan album to be recorded in January 200. Our Wicked Messenger advises that neither this report nor the consequent rumours are correct.

 

Bob back on the road

Austin, Texas Stubb's Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheater

September 15, 2007

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

2. It Ain't Me, Babe 

3. Watching The River Flow 

4. You're A Big Girl Now 

5. The Levee's Gonna Break 

6. Spirit On The Water 

7. Cry A While 

. Tangled Up In Blue 

9. Workingman's Blues #2 

10. Honest With Me 

11. Beyond The Horizon 

12. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 

13. Nettie Moore 

14. Summer Days 

15. Ballad Of A Thin Man

16. Thunder On The Mountain 

17. All Along The Watchtower 

 

Bob Dylan's 2nd Theme Time Radio Season begins Wednesday September 19, 2007

Details Here

 

New Album?

Internet website Musicnews.com. Source of unsubstantiated rumour of new Bob Dylan album.

Details Here

Updated September 10, 2007

World Premiere of Dylan at Newport film

Buy tickets Here

 

 

 

Updated September 07, 2007

BOB DYLAN AND HIS BAND TO PLAY AT STUBB'S!

Just announced! Official ACL Aftershow Saturday 15 September.

Tickets on-sale Wednesday 12 September at 10 AM through frontgatetickets.com.

 

The Deluxe "DYLAN" boxset is now available to pre-order from ISIS Magazine

Pre-order Here

Updated September 07, 2007

Michael Gray gigs update

As reported a while back, Michael will be in Birmingham this week, doing a Bob Dylan & The Poetry of the Blues gig at the Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston Road. Box Office 0121 440 33 or Buy Tickets Here  

 

But then in addition to his October event In Search of Blind Willie McTell at the Wigtown Book Festival, and another Bob Dylan & the Poetry of the Blues at the Glasgow CCA in November, Michael is now clinched to appear at a special Blind Willie McTell Night in London on November 4^th, which will also feature a number of young bands playing Willie McTell covers. This will be at the Betsy Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL. Details tba

 

 

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 sees the return of

       Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour

Special guests this series will include Luke Wilson, Amy Sedaris, Jack White, John Cusack and Richard Lewis.

 

The first episodes theme will be "Hello," with a typically wide, varied and surprising song list. Future episodes this season  - "Young & Old," "California," the 2nd Annual Countdown Show, "Dreams," "Fruit," "Something," "Nothing," "Streets," "Parties," and "Mail."

 

The new episodes will air on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. ET on XM's Deep Tracks (XM 40), and will also be available all day every Wednesday on XMX (XM 2).

 

I'm Not There - The Soundtrack

 

The soundtrack to director Todd Haynes' I'm Not There will be released on October 30. This two-disc, 34 song collection includes newly-recorded cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from Eddie Vedder, Sonic Youth, Jim James, Stephen Malkmus, Cat Power, Jack Johnson, Sufjan Stevens, John Doe, Karen O, Iron & Wine, Mason Jennings, Jeff Tweedy, Willie Nelson, Antony, Los Lobos, Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Rambin' Jack Elliot, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova and more. I'm Not There includes the original Bob Dylan recording of the song from 1967 which has never been available on any official release.

 

I'm Not There re-images the life of Bob Dylan as portrayed by six different actors -- Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw.

 

The film I'm Not There will be released by Weinstein Films on November 21 in New York and Los Angeles, with additional cities to be added in subsequent weeks.

 

Tracks:

“All Along The Watchtower” - Eddie Vedder & The Million Dollar Bashers

“As I Went Out One Morning” - Mira Billotte

“Ballad Of A Thin Man” - Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers

“Billy” - Los Lobos

“Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window” - The Hold Steady

“Can’t Leave Her Behind” - Stephen Malkmus & Lee Ranaldo

“Cold Irons Bound” - Tom Verlaine & The Million Dollar Bashers

“Dark Eyes” - Iron & Wine & Calexico

“Fourth Time Around” - Yo La Tengo

“Goin’ To Acapulco” - Jim James & Calexico

“Highway 61 Revisited” - Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers

“I Wanna Be Your Lover” - Yo La Tengo

“I’m Not There” - Bob Dylan

“I’m Not There” - Sonic Youth

“Just Like A Woman” - Charlotte Gainsbourg & Calexico

“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” - Ramblin’ Jack Elliot

“Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” - Antony & The Johnsons

“The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll” - Mason Jennings

“Maggie’s Farm” - Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers

“Mama You’ve Been On My Mind” - Jack Johnson

“The Man In The Long Black Coat” - Mark Lanegan

“Moonshiner” - Bob Forrest

“One More Cup Of Coffee” - Roger McGuinn & Calexico

“Pressing On” - John Doe “Ring Them Bells” - Sufjan Stevens

“Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)” - Willie Nelson & Calexico

“Simple Twist Of Fate” - Jeff Tweedy

“Stuck Inside Of Mobile With Memphis Blues Again” - Cat Power

“The Times They Are A Changin’” - Mason Jennings

“Tombstone Blues” - Richie Havens

“When The Ship Comes In” - Marcus Carl Franklin

“Wicked Messenger” - The Black Keys

“You Ain’t Goin ‘Nowhere” - Glen Hansard & Markta Irglov

 

Drawn Blank

On Sunday, October 2, the first ever exhibition of Bob Dylan's artwork will open at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, in Chemnitz, Germany.

 

Exclusively for this exhibition, Bob Dylan has produced more than 200 remarkably intense color variations on pictorial motifs from a book of drawings and sketches done from 199 to 1992, which were published in 1994 under the title Drawn Blank by Random House.

 

In the book's preface, Dylan explained that these works were intended as sketches for paintings which he eventually planned to complete. These now fully realized works - photo-lithographs transferred to deckle-edged paper - have been stunningly reworked by the artist in watercolor and gouache and will be displayed for the first time in Chemnitz.

 

When asked how Chemnitz came to be the venue for "The Drawn Blank Series" exhibition, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz Director Ingrid Moessinger explained, "I first came across Bob Dylan's book of drawings at an historical exhibition about Bob Dylan at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York. I went straight out and bought my own copy and immediately began to track down the originals."

Bob Dylan commented, "I was fascinated to learn of Ingrid's interest in my work, and it gave me the impetus to realize the vision I had for these drawings many years ago." He added, "If not for this interest, I don't know if I even would have revisited them."
 

The exhibition will run from 2 October 2007 to 3 February 200

 

 

Updated September 05, 2007

ISIS issue #134 was posted out today

   

Updated September 02, 2007

 

The Ronson Re-version of "Most Likely ..."

The Wicked Messenger reports that the video for the Mark Ronson re-mix version of Most Likely You Go Your Way will be premiered exclusively in Britain on Channel 4 on 13 September. The video reportedly contains: 1) at least four people playing Dylan, shot obliquely; 2) some Dylan-related references - almost in-jokes; and 3) Wyclef Jean as a soul singer. The Ronson re-mix track itself will not appear on DYLAN, neither on the 3-CD set nor the 1-CD distillation [contrary to reports seen elsewhere] but may be on a bonus disc, with Dylan's original, but only on early production run(s).

 

1965 Subterranean Homesick Blues video

Send a message to your friends Subterranean Homesick Blues style  

More information HERE

 

The "I'm Not There" OST album

This double album is expected to be first released in the last week of October, though it may be a little later in some sales regions, dependant upon the release date of the film.

Updated August 27, 2007

 

Trailer to ‘I’m Not There’. The Weinstein Company

 Link Here

   

 

First-ever Bob Dylan Art Show Bound For East Germany

Link Here

 

Updated August 19, 2007

 

 

USA TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Full List Here

Updated August 10, 2007

 

Track Listing For DYLAN

    along with "The Other Side Of The Mirror" Bob Dylan at Newport DVD.

 

 

 

 

ISIS Anthology (Vol. 1) - Revised Edition 2004             NOW REDUCED BY 50%

(The Best Of The First 100 Issues Of ISIS Magazine)

 

 

 

After selling out the limited edition hardback and two paperback print runs, the ISIS Anthology has been completely revised and re-published by Helter Skelter.

 

This edition sold out quickly but ISIS now has a limited quantity of unsold shop returns on offer at half the cover price.

 

More Details Here

 

  

The Deluxe "DYLAN" boxset will be available from ISIS Magazine along with "The Other Side Of The Mirror" Bob Dylan at Newport DVD.

 

 

Updated August 06, 2007

 

The Wicked Messenger advises that the track listing for the 51-track, 3-CD box set, entitled DYLAN and due on 1 October, is expected to be announced on Friday, 10 August.

 

The Wicked messenger 3 August 2007

 

The Ronson Re-mix Of ‘Most Likely…”

 

Available on-line on 17 September, Mark Ronson’s Re-mix will be released on 24 September. There will be a 7” vinyl disc (a numbered edition) with the Ronson re-mix on one side and Dylan’s original on the other. Also planned are Two CD singles, each with the re-mix and the original track plus a bonus track

 

Ronson has said his re-mix would be on the forthcoming “Dylan” CD box but this seems doubtful and is not confirmed.

 

 

Tommy Makem, 74, Hero of Irish Folk Music, Dies (New York Times)

LINK HERE

 

  

Where There's a Wilbury, There's a Way (Second Edition Deluxe Sets)

LINK HERE

 

Updated August 03, 2007

 

Bob Dylan has announced plans to play an extra show (August 26) in Auckland during his New Zealand tour.

Buy Tickets - Ticketmaster.co.nz

 

 

Updated August 02, 2007

 

The Ronson Re-version of "Most Likely" is on the BBC's listen Again site:

It was played about 30 minutes in (press the 15 minutes button twice). You get about 2 minutes of spoken intro followed by about 3 minutes of the remix. It was repeated in the same programme ( a very, very rare occurrence) about 30 minutes later.

Listen Here

 

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 compare the original and re-mix of "Most Likely" with guest Zane Lowe who premiered the track on BBC Radio 1. (see above)

Listen Here    (Please note you will need realPlayer to listen to this)

 

 

 

Updated July 30, 2007

 

MICHAEL GRAY: UPCOMING EVENTS

Two Scottish gigs have just been added to Michael’s schedule  -  a Willie McTell event at a whisky distillery in Dumfries and Galloway, as part of the Wigtown Book Festival in October  -  and a Bob Dylan event in Glasgow in November. These follow his September date in Birmingham:

 

Full details Here
 

 

Mark Ronson re-mix of "Most Likely You Go Your Way"

 

The Wicked Messenger reports that the first broadcast of the Ronson re-mix has been brought forward from this Wednesday to this Tuesday (31 July). Annie Mack, sitting in for Zane Lowe, will play the full track on the latter's show on BBC Radio 1, between 7 pm and 9 pm BST. For those not able to listen in on a radio, it should be available worldwide by streaming the programme on the internet.

 

Dylan at Newport DVD

 

This is just to confirm that the main title of the coming Dylan at Newport DVD will be "The Other Side Of The Mirror", as shown on the cover art displayed here a few days ago. Another title for this release has been given elsewhere but we understand that the information shown on our site gives the correct title.

 

 

Updated July 29, 2007

 

 

Dylan at Newport release

   

Left: Proposed cover for Newport Folk Festivals DVD as reported by Ian Woodward in The Wicked Messenger column #6276 (26 June, 2007) in ISIS Magazine.

 

The DVD, "The Other Side of The Mirror - Bob Dylan Live At Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965", will be released as part of the Columbia Performance Series.

 

The 80-minute DVD is scheduled for release by the end of 2007 and will be available from ISIS Magazine.

 

CD: 'A Thousand Miles Behind" and: sample track: 'One Too Many Mornings'

David Gray.com

Hear clip of the Mark Ronson re-mix of ‘Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)’

Listen Here

 

 

Updated July 25, 2007

 

Mark Ronson Re-mix of "Most Likely You Go Your Way"

 

A brief excerpt of this re-mix will be posted on the "dylan07" website on Monday 30 July as an advance taster for fans. The full version will be aired first on Wednesday 1 August, most likely on the Zane Lowe show on BBC Radio 1, which goes out between 7.00 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. A video for this track is under consideration.

 

Dylan at Newport release

 

This week, the Expecting Rain website carried the two-week-old Dylan Digest report about the Dylan at Newport release, which is perfectly fine. Unfortunately, this came with a comment that it will be the next "Bootleg Series" release and a DVD+CD. We wish to make it clear that this additional information did not come from us. Karl-Erik has kindly amended the Expecting Rain entry after this was pointed out to him.

 

It has also been brought to our attention that other websites are now reporting that this release will be "Bootleg Series Volume " and are stating that this information has come from ISIS Magazine's Dylan Digest.

 

With regards to Dylan at Newport, our present belief is that the item will be released as part of a "Columbia Performances" series.

 

To read our original posting of  July, see the final item on this page. The information for this item was extracted from Ian Woodward's The Wicked Messenger in ISIS Magazine issue #133

 

 

Mountain and Ozzy Osbourne to cover Bob Dylan on Maters Of War album.

 Roadrunnerrecords.com

 

Mark Ronson Snubs Bob Dylan For Amy Winehouse

Starpulse.com

 Updated July 15, 2007

View clip of the "I'm Not There" movie

You Tube

Tickets available for "An Evening With D.A. Pennebaker"

Movie Tickets

"Bob Dylan Luuuhs The Kids" questionnaire on Idolator.com

Idolator.com

Jewels And Binoculars Jazz Up Dylan Numbers 

Straight.com

Four Dylan Covers   

PW.com

 

ISIS ISSUE #133 NOW PUBLISHED

 

 

In This Issue.....

 

I Can't Help It If I'm Lucky (The Story Of The Traveling Wilburys)

 

Back Behind The Lines (Tour Reviews) - The Andrew Muir column

 

Interview with the late Larry Eden by John Baldwin

 

Plus all the usual features and photos

 

DONT YOU DARE MISS IT - SUBSCRIBE HERE TODAY

 

 

 

SUZE ROTOLO BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED IN 200

 

5 July 2007 Paula Radice ISIS Magazine Books Reviewer

 

Due for publication in March 200: "A Freewheelin' Time: Greenwich Village in the Sixties, Bob Dylan and Me" by Suze Rotolo.

 

 

THAT WOULD BE ME

 

New book by 1966 world tour drummer Mickey Jones with Dylan content

 

Mickey Jones Website

 

 

UNCUT DYLAN

4 July 2007 Thanks to Ian Lee for the information

 

The 10th Anniversary Edition of UNCUT Magazine (out now) contains an article on Dylan called 'Tangled Up In Bob - a Dylan A to Z' plus a free CD 'Radio Bob' - 15 tracks from Dylan's Theme Time Radio Shows. 

 

 

CONCERT REVIEW FROM TORONTO STAR

 

Dylan still inspiring, but the fun is missing  

 

 

WORLD PREMIER OF BOB DYLAN REMIX ANNOUNCED FOR AUGUST 1^ST 2007

 Thanks To The Wicked Messenger at ISIS Magazine
 

 

‘Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)’ remixed by the UK’s hottest producer Mark Ronson

 

Celebrated producer and recording artist Mark Ronson has remixed Bob Dylan's 'Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)', the 1966 recording that was originally released on Dylan’s classic Blonde On Blonde LP.  The remix will have its global radio premiere on 1^st August 2007 in advance of the October 1^st worldwide release of the "DYLAN" retrospective.

 

This is the first time a hip hop or dance music record producer has been allowed to remix one of Dylan's songs.  Says Ronson, "I'm a huge Dylan fan, so it's a great honour."

 

Mark Ronson is currently the hottest record producer on the forefront of the music scene whose recent production credits include Amy Winehouse and Lilly Allen.  His own solo album "Version" has been critically acclaimed as one of the albums of the year.

 

 

NEW XM CHANNEL

 

XM Radio Launches New Channel for its Exclusive Music Programs which includes Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan - (FMQB)  XM Radio 

 

DEFINITIVE BOB DYLAN RETROSPECTIVE - WORLDWIDE RELEASE OCTOBER 1

21 June 2007 Thanks to bobdylan.com

 

* 3-CD DYLAN To Feature 51 Tracks Spanning Five Decades
* Extensive Liner Notes And Never-Before-Seen Photos Highlight Deluxe Edition

* 1-Song "Best Of" Collection To Be Released Concurrently

 

A career-spanning, three-CD retrospective of Bob Dylan's music - DYLAN - will be released worldwide on October 1 by Columbia Records. This definitive Bob Dylan collection chronicles the artist's four decades of groundbreaking studio recordings, as well as his unparalleled influence on popular music and culture.

 

Two additional versions of DYLAN will be released at the same time with the 3-CD set: A deluxe edition featuring the three disks in a cloth covered case, and accompanied by an extended booklet of classic and rare Dylan imagery plus 10 limited edition postcards highlighting pivotal moments of Bob's career.

 

The "Best Of" edition that will feature 1 songs on a single disk.

 

SonyBMG want the DYLAN album to be totally fan focused and have used fans responses to help choose the tracklistings for this unique release.

 

They still want to hear more of your Dylan stories - It can be about a lyric that touched you, the first time you got into Bob, a concert experience etc… whatever you want to say about the man and his music. The best of these quotes will feature on the front page on this website when it goes fully live in September 07, so, if you want to participate, visit the site HERE

 

* ISIS intend to stock this item and will have more information when available.

 

 

Three New You Tube Videos

 

Masters Of War from West Point U. S. Military Academy 1990

Bob Dylan - Forever Young

Make you feel my love

 

 

DYLAN TRIBUTE

 

Strathmore August 22, 2007

 

 

A SECOND SEASON OF THEME TIME RADIO HOUR

 

The new Theme Time Radio Hour season will start in September.

One interesting item emerged in the press release. Talking about special guests next season, it says that they will include, Ellen Barkin, whose sultry voice has heralded the start of each Theme Time episode. Also, the “Baseball” programme, the fourth show in Season One, was added to the archives of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in June 2006.

 

 

HAND ME MY TRAVELIN' SHOES: In Search of Blind Willie McTell

 

by Michael Gray London: Bloomsbury, published July 2nd, 2007. Hardback 1st edition. ISBN: 0 7475 6560 0; ISBN-13: 97-0747565604. 44 pages. £25

 

 

MAJOR NEWS ITEM "DYLAN AT NEWPORT" DVD

 July 2007 Extracted from Ian Woodward's The Wicked Messenger in ISIS Magazine issue #133
 

The expanded edition of Festival, anticipated at the time that DVD came out, never appeared but sources now report that Dylan's appearances at the 1963, 1964 and 1965 Newport Folk Festivals have been compiled into an 0-minute DVD, to be released by Sony/BMG Legacy strand by the year end. It will also be shown on PBS-TV as part of its pledge programming in December - and it has been offered to other broadcasters, too. It will reportedly contain all the footage that Murray Lerner shot of Dylan at these festivals.

 

 

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