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Friday, December 19, 2025
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Dylan related
1. On This Day in 1972, Bob Dylan Began Shooting for a Film That Produced a Pair of Timeless Songs (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
2. Hotel June Malibu Reinvents Historic Motel Where Bob Dylan Wrote ‘Blood On The Tracks’ (Rolling Stone 2022) from Scott Miller
3. Grandview Motel By Bob Dylan (Castle Fine Art) from Scott Miller
4. Pink Motel By Bob Dylan (My Artbroker) from Scott Miller
5. Bob Dylan and US History: 15 & he’s eating a picture of jean paul belmondo (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
   
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6. Who played drums for The Traveling Wilburys? (Far Out) from Scott Miller
7. Peter Wolf Announces His Return to the Stage (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Scott Miller
8. Grateful Dead fans rally for former members amid medical and financial crises (SF Chronicle) from Harold Lepidus
9. 70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released the Song That Later Revitalized His Career (Collider) from Cliff Warnken
10. Margo Price Follows in the Footsteps of Johnny Cash, Delivers Concert to Incarcerated Women at West Tennessee State Penitentiary (jambands) from Cliff Warnken
11. Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center board votes to rename it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center' (NBC News) from Scott Miller
12. Ho, Ho, Nope: The Christmas songs that make us cringe (npr) from Cliff Warnken
    
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13. Bob Dylan - Easy and Slow (Seacrest Motel Rehearsals, Falmouth, MA - October 1975 - Official Audio) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
14. The Witmark Demos (Bootleg Vol. 9) Dylan Revisited (Apple Podcasts) from Colm Larkin 1000
    
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15. A cult in Iowa helped hide Yoko Ono’s daughter from her for years: ‘We never talked about my mom and John’ (Little Village) from Harold Lepidus
16. Ginsberg and Dylan, Ginsberg's ambition - musings on the relationship (the allen ginsberg project) from Simon Pettet
17. Bob Dylan – Stealin’ Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken
18. Darlene Love: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) ft. Paul Shaffer, Little Steven & Disciples of Soul (YouTube) from psamdancin

Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Dylan related
1. Six sermons for Bob Dylan: Seasonal meditations on a book by Lucy Sante (HV1) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
2. Nautical Moccasin Elusive Blues (Azure Miles Records) from Scott Miller
3. “Bob Dylan had me, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Ronnie Wood, Levon Helm and Paul Butterfield. It wasn’t the greatest music I ever played”: Bob Margolin on The Last Waltz, the jam party afterwards and his years with Muddy Waters (Guitar World) from Scott Miller
4. No Nobel Prize for Music: Dylan in the 1970s moving out of the darkness (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
5. Christmas Time, It Is A-Changin’, Babe (Martinez (CA) News-Gazette) from Scott Miller
6. The magnificent song that took Bob Dylan “10 years to live and two years to write” (Far Out) from Scott Miller
7. The Yoga of Dylan (Kripalu) from Cliff Warnken
8. A Hard Prize’s A-Gonna Fall: Nobel Winners in Greenwich Village (Village Preservation) from Cliff Warnken
   
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9. Obscure, cool, discover 801 Live Ex-Roxy's Eno, Manzanera are a delight (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
10. The Best Music Books of 2025: Cameron Crowe, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne and More (Variety) from Scott Miller
11. 'I want everyone to be happy': how Rob Reiner became a great director – and a political hero (theguardian) from Scott Miller
12. 'You've Got to Sort of Pick the One You Want on Most': How The Beatles Wrote Too Many Songs for Albums, But Could Only Use a Few (Ultimate Guitar) from Scott Miller
13. Dec 18, 2015: Kinks’ Davies Brothers Perform Together (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
    
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14. Must Be Santa (Bob Dylan) - Horsell Sings! 2025 Christmas Concert at St Mary’s Church Horsell Woking (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel <
15. DylanHour: Rolling Thunder Revue revisited /feat. Louie Kemp “ Dylan & Ich : 50 Jahre Abenteuer (radiodarmstadt) from Marco Demel
16. Bob Dylan - Live In Sapporo, Japan 1997-02-24 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
17. "John Brown" - Bob Dylan's unapologetic, anti-war polemic, from Toronto, ON, November 8, 2001 (YouTube) from Carol Casper, Jacob Daniel
18. Randy Newman on Bob Dylan critics and songwriting - Later with Bob Costas 2/16/93 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
19. The Beatles - What Goes On (1963) [FULL DEMO] (YouTube) from Harold Lepidus
    
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20. Watch Bob Dylan live in Budapest 1991 (The Joker and the Thief)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Oversized Print by Daniel Kramer (40˝ x 30˝) - New Jersey Restaurant (RR Auction) from Scott Miller
2. French: « Au nom de Dieu », de Bob Dylan au Proche-Orient (Le NouvelObs) from Fred Rufi
3. The 2025 Fall Tour Review (Daily Dylan)
4. How Well Do You Know “Silvio” Lyrics Quiz (NSF) from Ugur Oral
   
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5. ‘Spinal Tap’ Stonehenge Concert Movie Release on Pause for Now After Rob Reiner’s Death (Variety) from Harold Lepidus
6. Rolling Stones Call Off 2026 Tour (Variety) from Scott Miller, Harold Lepidus
7. In New ‘Track Star’ Episode, John Fogerty Fondly Recalls George Harrison Telling Him What The Beatles Thought of Creedence Clearwater Revival (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
8. The Philosophy of Modern Song: Ball of Confusion (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
9. Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it? (theguardian) from Scott Miller
10. The great Joe Ely has passed An unsung, overlooked artist you might have missed (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
11. Van Morrison, Steven Van Zandt, George Thorogood Among Stars to Honor Taj Mahal at 2026 Benefit Concert for the Sweet Relief Charity (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
12. Songs of Solidarity: The 1985 Farm Aid Concert (Farm Aid) from Cliff Warnken
    
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13. Rock and roll icon John Fogerty explains what makes Bob Dylan's songwriting so powerful (Facebook) from Scott Miller
14. The concert series: Louisville, Kentucky. 30th April, 2003. Full show (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
15. Watch as Bruce Springsteen’s Surprise Set Is Halted by a Fire Alarm (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Scott Miller
16. Yo La Tengo - Gimme Some Money, She’s My Best Friend, Jokerman - 2025-12-15 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC (YouTube) from Mike Smith
    
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17. BS18: Music Reviews: Bob Dylan’s ‘Through the Open Window: Bootleg Series, Vol. 18,’ plus Dion, ‘The Rock ’n’ Roll Philosopher (By Jeff Burger) from Jeff Burger
18. Höfner Files for Bankruptcy in Germany, Putting Iconic Violin Bass Maker in Limbo (No Treble) from Harold Lepidus