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Friday, December 26, 2025
at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. Paranoia, pop-dubstep and perfectly odd gems: the best old music we discovered this year (theguardian) from Scott Miller, Tiernan Henry
2. Blind Willie McTell by Bob Dylan: A Review (No Depression) from Scott Miller
3. My favourite album (plural, 'cos it's a box set) of 2025 was originally recorded around 60-plus years ago (Facebook) from Scott Miller
4. Bob Dylan’s opinion on Metallica and Heavy Metal (Rock and Roll Garage) by Rafael Polcaro, from Cliff Warnken
   
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5. Howie Klein, Visionary Music Executive & Anti-Censorship Activist, Dies at 77 (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
6. Howie Klein, Top Executive at Sire and Reprise Records, DJ and Political Activist, Dies at 77 (Variety) from Scott Miller
7. Martin Scorsese: Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
8. This Early Beatles Song Was Bob Dylan’s Favorite—and Gave George Harrison His First U.S. Top 10 (Collider) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
   
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9. Sweet Blues: A film about Mike Bloomfield (Vimeo Pro) from Harold Lepidus
10. Howie Klein on Bob Dylan (The David Feldman Show) from Scott Miller
11. 2025: The best bits Bruce Springsteen - Chimes of Freedom (thebluemoment.com) from Scott Miller
12. "Love Minus Zero No Limit "- Carolyn Hester - Newport Folk Festival 1966 - Lance Wakely 2nd guitar (YouTube) from Scott Miller
13. My Back Pages 60 years of Bob Dylan 1965 - 2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
14. Bob Dylan | Theme Time Radio Hour | Countdown. A broadcast for this Christmas Eve (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
15. Bob Dylan - Live In Fukuoka, Japan 2001-03-09 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
16. Thousands Sing Fairytale of New York ( The Pogues) in Dublin with Glen Hansard (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
17. The Who - Live in New York, NY (September 17th, 1979) - Super 8 Film (YouTube) from Harold Lepidus 1300

Thursday, December 25, 2025
Xmas Day at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. The Dylan classic that got away "She's Your Lover Now" almost made it (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
2. Classic Christmas Album Review: Bob Dylan | Christmas in the Heart (Tinnitist) from Cliff Warnken
3. ‘I Had to Turn It Off’: Why Bob Dylan ‘Scared’ This Musician (Parade) from Scott Miller
4. Christmas Songbook Day 3: “Must Be Santa” by Bob Dylan (The4thDave Blog) from Scott Miller
5. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? part 1: Look at Barry Run (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
6. How Well Do You Know “Man In The Long Black Coat” Quiz (NSF) from Ugur Oral
   
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7. What Musicians Were Playing in 2025: Top Artists and Songs on Ultimate Guitar + Other Stats Incl. Dylan (Ultimate Guitar) from Cliff Warnken
8. Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors Sign in (The Atlantic) from psamdancin
9. The Beatles’ Christmas Records (Mojo) from Scott Miller
10. Understanding Sitting Bull's War Who gets to shape history after all? (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
11. In Memoriam 2025: The Musicians We Lost (npr) from Scott Miller
    
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12. Radical Christmas Songs, Vol. VIII (Coounterfire) from Cliff Warnken
13. How LA Defeated Trump! Plus, Bob Dylan’s Xmas Bill Gallegos, Sean Wilentz (The Nation) from Scott Miller
14. Bob Dylan live ,Tangled Up In Blue , Hollywood 1978 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
15. Linda Ronstadt sings Bob Dylan (4 HQ songs) include #I_LLbeYourBabyTonight (audio quality enhanced) (YouTube) from Mr. Jones
16. Bob Dylan ~ August 1st in Wantagh, NY and August 8th in Buffalo, NY (2025 Matrixed Remasters) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
    
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17. Jethro Tull founding member dies aged 82 Mick Abrahams (BBC) from Martin Cowan
18. Musicians We've Lost in 2025 - R.I.P (YouTube) from Steve Lockwood
19. Report: Last Night’s Kennedy Center Honors Ratings May Be Lowest Ever, Half as Much as Last Year with Around 3 Million Viewers (Showbiz 411) from psamdancin

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Xmas Eve at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan to Perform at Ball State University’s Emens Auditorium, March 31, 2026 (Ball State) from Scott Miller
2. On Grading Bob Dylan's Albums (On Writing) from Scott Miller
3. The Glasgow Soundboards The first soundboard tapes of the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour! (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett
4. Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “Meridian Rising” Paul Burch about Jimmie Rodgers, Jan 15 (Bob Dylan Center) from Scott Miller
5. The Times They Are A-Changin’: Anatomy of a Song with Brooklyn Rider Jan 31 (Bob Dylan Center) from Scott Miller
   
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6. The Priciest Song Lyrics Ever Sold at Auction (Work + Money) from Cliff Warnken
7. Merry Krimble from The Beatles: A year-by-year tour of their holiday singles (Salon) from Scott Miller
8. Uncut’s Top 30 archive releases of 2025 (Uncut) from Cliff Warnken
9. Do you remember The Kinks' forgotten Christmas song? (Gold Radio) from Scott Miller
   
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10. The Philsophy of Modern Song: Poison Love – fun when it shouldn’t be (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
11. The Walk On Bob Dylan and his band I`ll Be Your Baby Tonight in Leeds 14.11.2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
12. Pete Townshend On The "Windmill" Origin Story, Career Milestones + More In iHeartRadio's "The Box" (YouTube) from Harold Lepidus 1000
    
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13. THE LONESOME TALE OF PAUL GRIFFIN (Among the Musical)
14. Bob Dylan introduced him to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and meditated with David Lynch. Donovan looks back... (Louder) from Cliff Warnken 1500