bob dylan
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Telling Bob Dylan’s Singular Story
Bob Dylan may be 83 years old today, "A Complete Unknown" has come along and changed the times, presenting Dylan as a young man again in the image of Timothéé Chalamet. I am no longer the 17 year-old who was bowled over by "Blood On The Tracks" in 1975 but this biopic made me want to share the story of how I went seriously Dylan. Here's the final episode.
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Is this the perfect time to discover Bob Dylan?
Have you seen "A Complete Unknown"? I recommend it. My door to Dylan was not a biopic but a biography which sent me in search of Dylan songs at a time when Dylan was no longer making music. Here's episode 2 of my story about searching for a complete unknown.
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My own search for Bob Dylan
The release of the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unkown" makes this a perfect time for a whole new generation to discover a great artist. How does this compare to my encounter with Bob Dylan's songs during a quiet period in his career in 1972? I was 16, he was 31, and things were pretty quiet on the media front. Here's episode 1 of my story looking for a complete unknown.
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Taking Brother Bruce Home
Bruce Springsteen has often felt like a member of my family. Born seven years before me, he was the older brother I never had. What follows is about how a Bruce Springsteen album sneaked its way into my home in Harlow, Essex. The story starts in early 1973.
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A voice to be reckoned with
I first noticed John Trudell in 1992, the year he released a CD called AKA Grafitti Man. It was the wind and fury of "Rockin the Res", heard on the radio, that stopped me in my tracks. His was a voice : almost conversational but somehow assertive. He seemed to be talking about life as he experienced it, but also something wider. And wilder. The tension and poetry made you sit up and listen, and the music made you want to dance even if you didn't know how. Want to know more? Discover John Trudell here.
