Category Archives: Bob Dylan

Dont Look Back – D. A. Pennebaker (1965)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by

“‘D.A. Pennebaker is the grandaddy of the documentary – he didn’t buy his camera, he built it,’ explains Joseph Baldassare, curator of a new exhibition about Pennebaker’s film Don’t Look Back. It famously chronicled Bob Dylan’s pivotal 1965 tour of … Continue reading →

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Richard Avedon: Murals & Portraits

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

Richard Avedon photographing SNCC demonstrators, March 1963 “Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of Richard Avedon’s legendary photographic murals and related portraits. The exhibition has been drawn from the collection of and developed in collaboration with The Richard … Continue reading →

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“The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” – Bob Dylan (October 23, 1963)

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

“‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll’ is a topical song written by the American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan’s 1964 album, The Times They Are a-Changin’ and gives a generally factual … Continue reading →

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The Factory

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

Andy Warhol and assistant Gérard Malanga blocking a silk screen with glue, 1960. “The Factory was Andy Warhol‘s New York City studio, which had three different locations between 1962 and 1984. The original Factory was on the fifth floor at … Continue reading →

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Greenwich Village

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

The corner of St. Marks Place and Second Avenue in the East Village in March 1969. “… Greenwich Village again became important to the Bohemian scene during the 1950s, when the Beat Generation focused their energies there. Fleeing from what … Continue reading →

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Artifacts of the Analog Era – Rex Weiner

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

“As I pack the FedEx box addressed to the Interference Archive in Brooklyn, New York—a nonprofit study center for ‘objects created as part of social movements by the participants themselves: posters, flyers, publications, zines, t-shirts and buttons, audio recordings…’—I am … Continue reading →

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We Shall Overcome: The Power Of Protest Songs

Posted on March 4, 2020 by

“… The idea of protest singers as finger-picking folkies had been long cemented in popular culture, going back to the 60s, when Bob Dylan brought songs such as ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’’ to the masses, spawning countless copyists voicing … Continue reading →

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The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

“The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete is a compilation album of unreleased home recordings made in 1967 by Bob Dylan and the group of musicians that would become The Band, released on Legacy Records November 3, 2014. … Continue reading →

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Lillian Roxon’s Rock Encyclopedia (1970)

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

Rolling Stone, February 7, 1970 “If you’re looking for an encyclopedia wait until a few cats who know what they’re doing get ready to spend a few years on the job. This book has its entertainment value—it will remind any … Continue reading →

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Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (1966)

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

“Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 20, 1966 by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan’s live backing … Continue reading →

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