Bob Dylan has played 3,066 concerts since beginning the Never Ending Tour in 1988 and the only one to be officially released in its entirely is his underwhelming MTV Unplugged special in 1994. The vast majority of the remaining 3,065 shows were recorded by fans, and sorting through them can …
Read More »Year in Review: Hear Our Podcast on the Best Songs of 2020
In the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we look back at the best songs from a year where we needed music more than ever. From the Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” to Dua Lipa‘s “Don’t Start Now,” Rob Sheffield, Brittany Spanos, Jon Dolan, and host Brian Hiatt discuss the year’s …
Read More »David Bowie's Unreleased John Lennon, Bob Dylan Covers Set for Birthday Single
David Bowie’s unreleased covers of John Lennon’s “Mother” and Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ to Get to Heaven” will be released on what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday. Both tracks on the seven-inch vinyl “Birthday Single” — limited to 8,147 copies, including 1,000 pressed on cream vinyl, as well as a …
Read More »Flashback: George Harrison and Bob Dylan Sing 'If Not for You' at Concert for Bangladesh Rehearsals
The 1970 Bob Dylan/George Harrison sessions have circulated in bootleg form for decades, but they were finally released on Sunday as an extremely limited-edition package created solely to preserve the music’s copyright in Europe. The set was available for about four seconds via the website of the U.K. retailer Badlands. …
Read More »Hear Bob Dylan Welcome Fans to First 'Theme Time Radio Hour' Show in 11 Years
Bob Dylan welcomes fans to the first episode of his “Theme Time Radio Hour” in 11 years in one of three exclusive clips from the show ahead of Dylan’s SiriusXM return Monday. “Hello friends and welcome back to ‘Theme Time Radio Hour.’ I’m your host, Bob Dylan. To paraphrase Alexandre …
Read More »The 14 Craziest Musician Acting Cameos
Looking back at some of the strangest cameos in film and TV history, we werestruck by how many of them were by musicians. It makes sense. After all, musicians are already out of place among actors on a TV or film set. What they bring to the table is different …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Ad Astra,' Martin Scorsese's New Dylan Doc
Finally — an Ad Astra trailer! We’ve been waiting to catch a glimpse of the James Gray/Brad Pitt sci-fi opus, and the first look at what these gentleman have in store for people who like space and headscratching existentialism more than delivers. Also: extended peeks at Martin Scorsese’s incredible new …
Read More »Bob Dylan Whiskey Distillery, Center for the Arts to Open in Nashville in 2020
The spirits company that oversees Bob Dylan‘s Heaven’s Door whiskeys has announced a new home for the songwriter’s signature line — the Heaven’s Door Distillery and Center for the Arts will open in Nashville in the fall of 2020. A multi-use space, the facility will include a distilling operation, a …
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