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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

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. BS18: Holiday Gift Guide Review: Bob Dylan, "The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window" (the Second Disc) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
2. Bob Dylan’s Life on the Road, Reimagined on the Page and Canvas Point Blank (BookTrib) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller, Carol Bertolotti
3. Bob Dylan Explains Willie Nelson (Stereogum) from Scott Miller, Carol Bertolotti
4. Bob Dylan, taking a gamble on life. (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
5. No Nobel Prize for Music 1973: the music returns: but with considerable uncertainty Wagon Wheel (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
6. The moment Bob Dylan left Stevie Nicks embarrassed: “You’re kidding!” (Far Out) from Scott Miller
7. Bob Dylan's Most Complex Song Ever Written Opened His 15th Studio Album (Collider) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
   
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8. “It’s tragic the way he died. He made the blues accessible to a lot of guys like me.” Bob Dylan and Jorma Kaukonen on the 1960s guitar icon who led an electric blues revolution and died alone and unknown (Guitar Player) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
9. How Willie Nelson Sees America (New Yorker) from Scott Miller
10. “I didn’t even realise it had synthesizer on it for decades”: This deep dive into a classic Beatles song reveals 4 synth parts that we’d never even noticed before (musicradar) from Scott Miller
11. For Rob Reiner, music was a main character (Salon) from Scott Miller
12. Lisa O'Neill review: Cavan singer closes the year with superb gig at Vicar Street Dylan mention (Irish Examiner) from Cliff Warnken
13. Barry Manilow Diagnosed With Lung Cancer (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
14. Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify (theguardian)
    
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15. The Ultimate Muse: 4 Songs Written About Pattie Boyd (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
16. Needle Drops 2025: The Killer Tracks That Turned Ads Into Bops HOKA - Shelter From the Storm (LBB) from Cliff Warnken
17. KATHLEEN’S FARM : An Irish lament based on Dylan’s Maggie’s Farm (YouTube) from Patrick E Walsh
18. Bob Dylan — Going Down to Bangor (Van Morrison). 20 November, 2025. Belfast. nm recording/video (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
19. Bob Dylan and his band Dublin 25.11.2025 Black Rider (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
20. Lizenz zum Töten | Bob Dylan & Donald Trump | Lyric Talk (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
21. Bob Dylan - Under The Red Sky (Alternate Takes EP) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
22. Route 66 - Christmas Show 2025 (Mixcloud) from Steve Lockwood 1000
    
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23. Bob Dylan’s Frozen London Christmas Left An Enduring Impact (Clash) by Robin Murray, from Cliff Warnken
24. Remember When Bob Dylan Released an Album That Went Way Against the Psychedelic Grain in 1967? (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken
25. Man On the Moon Mark Cutler (YouTube) from John Bernstein
26. Bob Dylan – Here Comes Santa Claus Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken