The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Despite the porkie in the title – “Your Host Bob Dylan” actually makes no audible appearance on this 2CD compilation of tracks played on his radio show – this is still a superb anthology of folk, blues, rock’n'roll and country, ranging from the 1930s blues of Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Despite the porkie in the title – “Your Host Bob Dylan” actually makes no audible appearance on this 2CD compilation of tracks played on his radio show – this is still a superb anthology of folk, blues, rock’n'roll and country, ranging from the 1930s blues of Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Despite the porkie in the title – “Your Host Bob Dylan” actually makes no audible appearance on this 2CD compilation of tracks played on his radio show – this is still a superb anthology of folk, blues, rock’n'roll and country, ranging from the 1930s blues of Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell to The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”.
RightWingBob.com (Free subscription) | 19/01/2008
There are rumors, notably reported on this Spanish website, that Bob Dylan is currently recording a new album with producer Rick Rubin. There are actually people who have fun making up these kinds of things, so I have no idea if it's true or not. On one level it wouldn't surprise me that [...]
Visions of Dylan (Free subscription) | 15/01/2008
Theme Time Hour will soon be available on CD! Ace Records are releasing the authorised CD from the “Theme Time Radio Hour” in March this year. Produced by Eddie Gorodetsky and Ace’s own Roger Armstrong the 2 CD set is based around 828 tracks played by Bob Dylan in the 50 episodes of the first series. With [...]
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 14/11/2007
As the title implies, there's been an evolution in Texas blues, and if the players of previous generations (the Vaughan brothers most notably) modeled themselves after legendary bluesmen like Freddie King, and in SRV's case, Albert King, it's Stevie Ray's legacy that looms the largest over the younger blues rockers who followed in his footsteps. That said, it's particularly interesting to note how...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 04/11/2007
We kick the week off with drummers Art Blakey, Max Roach and Elvin Jones. We follow up on Cuba's Telmary Diaz who has a new album. We conclude with blues men Sunnyland Slim, Leroy Carr, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Rushing all doing "train" songs.
