I just finished Life by Keith Richards. Not surprisingly Richards talks about songwriting in a similar way as Bob Dylan and Neil Young. They all say that they’re not sure where their great songs have come from, but they acknowledge that they appeared when they got out of the way of the song. Paul McCartney woke up [...]
Best news ever! Bob Dylan, the greatest songwriter of the 20th century, has signed a 6 book deal with Simon & Schuster. This means we will have more wisdom like his great 2004 memoir: Chronicles: Volume One. He’s said that he will be committed to make at least one more Chronicle out of these 6 books. The focus [...]
This documentary will rock your world. Bob Dylan’s No Direction Home. Sit back and enjoy. Take Control of Your Music Voyno
Bob Dylan is my favorite songwriter of all time. The amount of talent he possessed and his relentless work ethic are unparalleled. Those things all combine on the newest old release Bob Dylan, ‘The Witmark Demos 1962-1964′. The whole album is streaming on NPR currently. I’d recommend you take a listen. From NPR’s Bob Boilen: After [...]
So our newest project DIYgigs.com is open to the public. You can now search for venues/contacts all across North America and you’ll find what your looking for. Hopefully you’ll be able to input your own contacts to help other bands and they’ll do the same for you. All making gigging a little easier. But as many [...]
A friend of mine reminded me about wearehunted.com. The idea is that the website ranks and finds the most blogged, downloaded, and buzzed about music from all over the internet world. It’s a cool idea, but the most significant piece of info is not who holds the number one spot on the list of daily [...]
The demo had sounded effortless. Certainly it didn’t sound finished but what recording ever does? -Bob Dylan When is a song finished? Is it when the lyrics are completed? Is it when you’ve pressed it and sold it? Is it when you’ve retired it from the set? I think I’m with Dylan, in the belief [...]
In one way, music is a spectacle. You go to a live show, maybe just for the show itself. The music doesn’t really matter as long as you have a good time. I’d go see Gwar even though I’m not really into the music. I’ve heard plenty of crazy things about their live show to [...]
I had no songs in my repertoire for commercial radio… songs were more important to me than just light entertainment. -Bob Dylan The thing I love most about Bob Dylan is that he is never satisfied. He continually changes and perfects his music to suit him. Not the audience, to suit him. As most of [...]
How To Become Bob Dylan
“One thing for sure, not only was it (the world) not run by God, but it wasn’t run by the devil either” -Bob Dylan That’s the final line in Bob Dylan’s book Chronicles: Volume One. That is some heavy shit. For me it is an inspiring quote. It tells me that there is no act [...]