Bob Dylan was announced earlier this year as having written separate appreciations of more than 60 different songs for his forthcoming book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song.” Now, the names of all 66 ...
Bob Dylan is a very prolific songwriter, who has been releasing albums for longer than plenty other artists have even been alive. He’s racked up accolades like a Nobel Peace Prize, natch, and expanded ...
So right there may be your first clue (or your hundredth, depending on whether you read the chapters in order or not — no need for that) that “The Philosophy of Modern Song” is going to be rife with ...
In a 1997 Newsweek interview, Bob Dylan told “the flat-out truth: I find the religiosity and philosophy in the music . . . I’ve learned more from the songs than I’ve learned from . . . rabbis, ...
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Legendary singer-songwriter, Pulitzer Prize recipient and Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan is gearing up to release his first book in nearly two decades. Publishing giant Simon & Schuster announced ...
Bob Dylan is becoming an author again. In "The Philosophy of Modern Song," the Minnesota bard will offer more than 60 essays about songs by other artists including Stephen Foster, Hank Williams, Nina ...
Things I would’ve been surprised to write a decade ago: I recently heard a new Macklemore song featuring KRS-One and produced by DJ Premier. In it, Mack finds his old backpack (that is to say, is ...
Yo, you go outside lately? Maybe I'm old (I'm definitely old), but shit is straight weird, b—and I appreciate it when music properly reflects that. For instance: Last month, I was intrigued by "Bumpin ...