# definitely dylan — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover definitely dylan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Saying farewell to Levon Helm](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/saying-farewell-to-levon-helm) _2026-08-19 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ For almost 50 years, Levon Helm brought me something that went beyond mere pleasure. He was a musician I loved and admired, in fact a heroic inspiration. ## [The Resurrection of Michael Bloomfield](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/the-resurrection-of-michael-bloomfield-1e9) _2026-08-12 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ He was without question one of the greatest guitarists. ## [Our Favourite Bob Dylan Vocals (some of them) (Bob Dylan Hotline #11)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/8/10/our-favourite-bob-dylan-vocals-some-of-them-bob-dylan-hotline-11) _2026-08-10 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ In this week's Bob Dylan Hotline, we're talking about Bob Dylan's vocals! What do YOU think his sexiest, spookiest, and most moving vocals are? This question comes from Graley Herren, one of the most referenced people on this podcast because we think he's great, and he has a new book coming out in September, which traces Dylan's career through the lens of his performances in just one city!… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a79ed59dda72543f1c31c92/1786375540762/56_Definitely_Dylan_10_August_2026.m4a) ## [Help get 'Silver Cross' to the finish line and receive a signed CD of the album](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/help-get-silver-cross-to-the-finish) _2026-08-09 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Many of you come here for the Dylan content so I fully understand if you wish to file this one away, I already greatly appreciate you as readers and subscribers. ## [Where are all Bob Dylan's black fans?](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/where-are-all-bob-dylans-black-fans) _2026-08-08 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ A deep dive on the phenomenon of the Bob Dylan black reaction-video community on YouTube and their refreshing take on classics and rarities. ## [The Basement Tapes: The songs Dylan didn’t write](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/the-basement-tapes-the-songs-dylan) _2026-08-03 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ They remind us that Dylan’s oft-repeated act of reinvention and creativity then and even now was not just to invent a new musical language, but to create through the rediscovery of an older one. ## [The State of Dylanology (Bob Dylan Hotline #10)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/7/27/the-state-of-dylanology-bob-dylan-hotline-10) _2026-07-27 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline we talk about the state of Dylanology, Dylan Studies, whatever you may call it, as well as the groundwork laid by fans. Plus, Rebecca reports back from when Bob Dylan Long Hot Summer stopped at Forest Hills, Queens! Check out the Dylan Review here . You can download the pdf of Bob Dylan Interviews by Artur Jarosinski here . The Olof Bjorner site I mentioned is now… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a6786b1d2904146ab80abf7/1785169619840/55_Definitely_Dylan_27_July_2026.m4a) ## [Bob Dylan goes deep on the recording and writing of John Wesley Harding](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-goes-deep-on-the-recording) _2026-07-22 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ What the songwriter does, is just connect the ends. The ends that he sees are the ones that are given to him and he connects them. ## [Bob Dylan's Early Murder Ballads: "Her heart blood did flow"](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/7/20/bob-dylans-early-murder-ballads-her-heart-blood-did-flow) _2026-07-20 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs had on the young artist, and how they inspired a particular subset of his own early songs. You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydylan . Get your Definitely Dylan baseball cap here . [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a5e49c8fd45716e46eafce0/1784564202620/54_Definitely_Dylan_20_July_2026.m4a) ## [Van Morrison, Keep Me Singing](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/van-morrison-keep-me-singing) _2026-07-18 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Van Morrison has always been about finding that indefinable magic moment. ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qnX4skjh3hRu) _2026-07-18 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [What Paul Simon really thinks about Bob Dylan](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/what-paul-simon-really-thinks-about) _2026-07-16 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ To me, the person who wrote the most moving lyrics was Bob Dylan, in the early days. ## [The journey to Newport — how Bob Dylan never really abandoned folk music](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/dylan-at-newport) _2026-07-15 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Who is that guy under that cowboy hat? And what’s that hair in a ponytail? That wasn’t there last night in Worcester, and neither was what appears to be a pretty long beard. ## [Bob Dylan's Pronouns (Bob Dylan Hotline #9)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/7/13/bob-dylans-pronouns-bob-dylan-hotline-9) _2026-07-13 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca are talking about Bob Dylan's pronouns! In 1978, Bob Dylan told Craig McGregor, "Tangled Up In Blue \[was\] the first \[song\] I ever wrote that I felt free enough to change all the... what is it, the tenses around, is that what it is? \[...\] The he and the she and the I and the you, and the we and the us–I figured it was all the same anyway – I… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a550ca1316b7144539911db/1783958733481/53_Definitely_Dylan_13_July_2026.m4a) ## [Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler live in Philadelphia, November 19, 2012](https://jokerandthethief.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-and-mark-knopfler-live) _2026-07-11 · The Joker and the Thief · The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter_ Listen to the show and read Peter Stone Brown’s review — He can still deliver when he wants and tonight he made a huge arena seem like club and that’s no easy trick. ## [The Sinatra Trilogy (with Sam Sodomsky)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/7/6/the-sinatra-trilogy-with-sam-sodomsky) _2026-07-06 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ This week Laura talks to writer, editor, and musician Sam Sodomsky about the trilogy of Great American Songbook albums, Shadows in the Night (2015), Fallen Angels (2016), and Triplicate (2017) – a move that for some legacy artists might be predictable, but that for Bob Dylan was a real curveball. You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a4c1ac52532f9632fd24f0a/1783372521709/52_Definitely_Dylan_6_July_2026.m4a) ## [Do we still need the album? (Bob Dylan Hotline #8)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/6/29/do-we-still-need-the-album-bob-dylan-hotline-8) _2026-06-29 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca about the way we listen to music – how do shifts in technology affect the way artists present their work and does that change the way we relate to it? Is the album still relevant or on its way out? And how does all this affect what we consider to be part of the Bob Dylan canon? I barely ended up quoting from it, but do yourself a favour and read… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a428cb39b2d83314b7e626f/1782746400147/51_Definitely_Dylan_29_June_2026.m4a) ## [Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney (Bob Dylan Hotline #7)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/6/15/bob-dylan-and-paul-mccartney-bob-dylan-hotline-7) _2026-06-15 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline we're talking about Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney – two extraordinary artists whose paths have crossed several times over the decade, and whose influence on the other has been significant. They're similar in some ways, very different in others – let's talk about it! Watch the video of this conversation on YouTube . Check out Dean's radio show the TEN AM here : If… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a3014996cbea5503824e9b6/1781536147968/50_Definitely_Dylan_15_June_2026.m4a) ## [Bob Dylan and Nostalgia (with Court Carney)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/6/8/bob-dylan-and-nostalgia-with-court-carney) _2026-06-08 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ In this episode, Laura talks to history professor Court Carney about Bob Dylan and Nostalgia – Dylan’s relationship to the past and the future, The Odyssey, and Don Draper. Here are a few things we reference that you might want to check out: Eric Lott’s book, Love and Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class , from which Dylan took the title of his 2001 album. Mad Men - Carousel… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a26cfc3ca55880c3ab6bc1e/1780928491788/49_Definitely_Dylan_8_June_2026.m4a/) ## [Bob Dylan, Magic & Alchemy (Bob Dylan Hotline #6)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/6/1/bob-dylan-magic-amp-alchemy-bob-dylan-hotline-6) _2026-06-01 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ In today's Bob Dylan Hotline, Laura and Rebecca get a little mystical. Bob Dylan himself has often described the creative process as magical, and through the years has also been drawn to mysticism like the Tarot. We talk about creativity as alchemy, which Tarot card Bob Dylan most identified with, and the spell that music can cast. The Tarot deck we’re referring to is the Rider-Waite-Smith deck… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a26f7a901a7b20ad11cb97e/1780938963827/48_Definitely_Dylan_1_June_2026.m4a/) ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8RiqwFzSfYz1) _2026-06-01 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## ["Brownsville Girl": Bob Dylan's Most Cinematic Song (Bob Dylan Hotline #5)](https://www.definitelydylan.com/podcasts/2026/5/18/brownsville-girl-bob-dylans-most-cinematic-song-bob-dylan-hotline-5) _2026-05-18 · Laura Tenschert · Definitely Dylan_ Buried on one of Bob Dylan's lesser 80s albums, "Brownsville Girl" is consistently cited as one of his greatest and most ambitious songs. Co-written by playwright/screenwriter/director/actor Sam Shepard, the song originally came to life as "New Danville Girl”. It was recorded, put aside, and then ultimately rewritten and overdubbed before finally seeing the light of day. Laura and Rebecca talk… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/static1.squarespace.com/static/5b7adeac36099b28bcb7a782/t/6a0b2783909b35255142a384/1779115965490/47_Definitely_Dylan_18th_May_2026.m4a/original/47_Definitely_Dylan_18th_May_2026.m4a)