Wednesday, December 31, 2003
1 - The year that culture became popular Far too much attention has been devoted to crabby Bob Dylan concerts and remastered mediocre Beatles albums - (Financial Times)
2 - A tribute to Bob Dylan - (Jens Stage) (link found by Dave Plentus Dylan Cover Albums)
3 - The Diary Of Samuel Pepys 6 episodes, at 1000 UTC, repeat at 0100 - (BBC7) (link found by Manor Folsom)
4 - Ex-Meat Puppets Bassist Shot - (Rolling Stone) (link found by Tim)
5 - The 100-Megabit Guitar Gibson's maverick CEO wants to shove Ethernet up your ax and rock the music world - (Wired)
6 - German: Patti Smith über Untertauchen - (Süddeutsche Zeitung) (link found by Matthias Huber)
7 - Electric Dylan - (by Roger Ford)

Tuesday, December 30, 2003
1 - This year, it was all about Bob - (Detroit Free Press) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
2 - Paul McCartney wins Beatles phone-in radio quiz - (Ananova) (link found by HwyCDRrev)
3 - Beatles manager's house turned into B&B - (Ananova) (link found by HwyCDRrev)
4 - Joe Bussard, Collector of Musical Treasures - (npr) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - Big Stores Make Exclusive Deals to Bring in Music Buyers - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
6 - Why Woody Guthrie Matters - (MetroBeat) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - Won't get fooled again... Pete Townshend - (Observer) (link found by Robert Lawrence)

Monday, December 29, 2003
1 - Quantity, not quality, on the big screen M & A, "a true protest film" - (Go Memphis) (link found by Cliff Warnken))
2 - The shape note of things to come - (Boston Herald) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - The gospel according to T-Bone - (Globe and Mail) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - "Cold Mountain" soundtrack from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
5 - Dead weight Under "Heroes": Jack White - (Buffalo News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
6 - Critics have favorite albums: Jeffrey Lee Puckett - (Louisville Scene) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - Latham's love of the Loaf may win votes - (The Age)

Sunday, December 28, 2003
1 - The 10 best movies of 2003 The most picked-on movie of the year... (Subscription or One-Day pass required) - (Salon) (link found by Mike Britten)
2 - Off The Record Interview: Norman Blake (RealAudio) - (WOUB) (link found by Francis McKee)
3 - Bob Dylan Just Another Day - (50g)
4 - German: Then I am the prussian Icarus Dylan singt Biermann 1984 - (Tageszeitung)
5 - And the worst worst movie is ... - (Star-Ledger)
6 - Nathaniel Street West Debut album includes two Dylan covers (link found by Kathleen Norton)

Saturday, December 27, 2003
1 - Dylan's Visions of Sin by Christopher Ricks - (smh)
2 - Johnny Cunningham Influential fiddle player with Silly Wizard - (Independent) (link found by John Foyle)
3 - Droplift Guide - (droplift.org) (link found by Fred)
4 - Joan's Arc Joan Baez - (wbur.org) (link found by Jim Linwood)
5 - A trip to Wonderland Carolyn Wonderland- (Summit Daily News)

Friday, December 26, 2003 (2nd Christmas Day in Norway)
Not much to report today. I was out sick for a few hours yesterday, but all is fine now.
1 - Southern Odyssey 'Cold Mountain' Traces a Soldier's Path From War's Hellhole to Homely Heights - (Washington Post)
2 - Real Life Rock Top 10 - (Greil Marcus, City Pages) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - Labels working on a bonanza of reissues, box sets for 2004 Bob Dylan bootleg coming in March - (Toronto Star)
4 - Forum Barcelona 2004 music program to include Bob Dylan, Norah Jones and Phill Collins - (Forum Barcelona) (link found by Magne Karlstad)

Thursday, December 25, 2003 (Christmas Day)
From here at Expecting Rain, Mo i Rana, Norway, I wish you all a peaceful and enjoyable holiday!
1 - Highway 61 visited - (Hindustan Times)
2 - Nostalgic boomers show fierce appetite for classic rock - (Tennessean) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - People in the News The making of Warren Zevon's final album will be on DVD in March - (SFGate) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Climbing Cold Mountain - (Mountain Xpress) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - The Boss Tops 2003 Concert Earnings List - (AP / Yahoo) (link found by William Robertson)
6 - 37 Years After His Death, Lenny Bruce Receives a Pardon - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
7 - Painter Wally Hedrick, Member of Beat Generation, Dead at 75 - (AP) (link found by Paul)
8 - Now available: "Alias Bob Dylan Revisited," by Stephen Scobie. Red Deer Press, 2003.
This is a new, revised, updated, and greatly expanded edition of Scobie's 1991 volume "Alias Bob Dylan." It provides a critical overview of Dylan's entire career, up to and including "Love and Theft." More than simply an update of the first edition, it is a complete rewriting and rethinking of the earlier volume (at 350 pages, it is twice the length of the original edition).
In Canada, the book is available through any bookstore by order from Red Deer Press. In the USA, it will be available through Rolling Tomes. European distribution pending.

Wednesday, December 24, 2003 (Christmas Eve)
1 - Labels Lining Up Reissue Bonanza March 9, 2004: "Bob Dylan Live 1964 -- Concert at Philharmonic Hall" - (Billboard) (link found by HwyCDRrev, Robert Lawrence, Cliff Warnken, Jim Baumann, Ron Kern)
2 - For a Timeless Song Style, a Chance at the Big Time Cold Mountain", Sacred Harp or shape-note music - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence, Alan Polan, Sean Dolan)
3 - Cold Mountain Man Musician Dirk Powell - (Best of New Orleans) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Pardon for Lenny Pataki pardons Bruce - (1010 WINS) (link found by Paul Pearson)
5 - Lenny Bruce Pardoned for 4-Letter Offense - (AP / Yahoo) (link found by Jay Spiegelman, Paul)
6 - Lenny Bruce posthumously pardoned - (Reuters)
7 - Take 5 winners list "M & A" at #71 - (Village Voice) (link found by David Bachman)
8 - The virtual jukebox - (Guardian) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
9 - Woody Guthrie's Songs For 'Bubbe' 'Holy Ground' project - (The Jewish Week) (link found by Martin Grossman)
10 - Jimiller : Singer/guitarist covers "Shelter From the Storm" - (Free Times) (link found by Ken Dixon)
11 - NRK P1 møter Arlo Guthrie Dec 25 at 0203 CET (Dec 24 at 2003 EST), Dec 26 at 2003 CET (1403 EST) and Jan 1 at 23.03 CET (1703 EST) Listen to NRK P1 - (NRK) (interview by Petter Myhr)
12 - Younger than that now - Hockey players of an increasingly tender age are catching the eye of agents - (Helsingin Sanomat)
13 - Reborn Again Dixie Hummingbirds - Diamond Jubilation - (City Paper) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - DVD does it right - (Boston Phoenix) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
15 - The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 from amazon.com: Vol 1 - Vol 2, amazon.co.uk: Vol 1 - Vol 2

Tuesday, December 23, 2003
1 - Achievement at BU Andrew W. Mellon Award to Christopher Ricks - (Boston Globe) (link found by Cliff Warnken, www.un-gyve.com)
2 - A Simple Twist Of Fate Bob Dylan And The Making Of Blood On The Tracks - (Perseus Books) (link found by Jürgen Kloss) from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
3 - Don't forget the delight The extreme sport of Christmas surprise gift-giving - (Philadelphia Inquirer) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Johnny Cunningham, 46, Celtic fiddler, composer - (LA Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - RIAA: Shot Through the Heart? - (Washington Post) (link found by David Stenander)
6 - Back-Porch Apocalypse Gillian Welch- (Sojourner) (link found by david/sarah dark)
7 - Robert Crenshaw goes solo Covers "If Not For You" - (Detroit News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Dylan cruising down Highway 61 again - (McAlester News-Capital) (link found by Matt Lane)
9 - White Christmas Flash film honoring veterans and active service men and women. Features unpublished photos, from Un-Gyve family archives, of Frank Sinatra, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Durante. P.S. Picture No. 2, English Uniform, is Christopher Ricks' Uncle Rafe - (un-gyve) (link found by www.un-gyve.com)

Monday, December 22, 2003
1 - The Gaslight in 1962 - (NY Metro) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
2 - Pop goes modern art in exhibit of Warhol prints - (Chicago Sun-Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - Campaigning for an Oscar "A Mighty Wind" - (UPI / Washington Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Film documents turbulent '60s "The Weather Underground" - (Canada.com) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
5 - Civil War-era soundtrack could repeat 'O Brother' feat "Cold Mountain" - (newsobserver) (link found by Cliff Warnken, Bob Peter)
6 - Dev Singh, "Balboa" Dylan cover - (Ann Arbor News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - Issue no 7 is out - (fanzimmer) (link found by Rafael de Pablo)
8 - Father of invention Jonathan Ive - (Observer)

Sunday, December 21, 2003
1 - No more heroes - (Guardian) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
2 - Doug Sahm - The Genuine Texas Groover Dylan plays on several tracks - (Rhino) (link found by Robert Lawrence, Jörgen Lindström)
3 - For the record - (My Telus) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
4 - It's all right, Ma - (Guardian) Mike Marqusee's Chimes of Freedom (link found by Jeremy Taylor, Eric DeBeck, Mick Gold) The book from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
5 - Woodstock Mountain Revue pictures - (Larry Campbell) (from Joy Munsey, Artie Traum)
6 - Late Show drummer Anton Fig talks to Pete Fornatale (Windows Media Player) - (WFUV)
7 - Archive interview with writer Robert Shelton (Windows Media Player) - (WFUV Mixed Bag Radio)
8 - Memphis On My Mind - (gomod) (link found by Joe and Mary Dansak)
9 - The Wal-Mart You Don't Know NDC - (Fast Company)

Saturday, December 20, 2003
1 - About Bob 2003: Things Have Changed - (Olof's Files) (link found by Stephan Weber)
2 - The greatest week in rock history - (Salon) (link found by Bill Baratta)
3 - "Blind Willie McTell" mp3 from Brixton - (bobdylan.de multimedia) (link found by David Faulkner, Christoph Herbold)
4 - Dave Matthews & Friends Download the concert mentioned in Thursday's Link #18 - (nugs.net) (link found by drp sodamnhip)
5 - Masked and Anonymous: It's Life and Life Only - (Talking Leaves) (by Chris Roth)
6 - Bruce and Bob Shea pictures - (Q104.3) (link found by Nick Loss-Eaton)
7 - 2003 Editor's Choice Apple iPod - (Stereophile)
8 - Fade out: trend for buying tracks online threatens album sales - (Independent) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
9 - Live in the liveable city - (The Age) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
10 - Record Industry May Not Subpoena Providers - (AP Yahoo) (link found by Paul)
11 - Chet Flippo on Gary Stewart RIP - (CMT) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
12 - Joan Baez interview - (Puremusic) (link found by Max Greenstreet)

Friday, December 19, 2003
1 - Timeless music will delight all ages again and again - (Detroit Free Press) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
2 - "For Our Children: 10th Anniversary Edition" includes Bob Dylan singing "This Old Man", from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
3 - Woody Guthrie's 'This Menorah Is Your Menorah' - (NY Times) (link found by fmfats)
4 - Holy Folk There Was More Inside Woody Guthrie's Mind and Songbook Than the Plight of Farmers - (Forward) (link found by Jeff Klepper)
5 - All but over for a wild Irish rover Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan - (Australian)
6 - A capella cover of "Blowin' In The Wind" appears in French TV ads for Kenzoair Parfum by Kenzo (from Gérard Poillet)
7 - Real Life Rock Top 10 7) Bobdylan.com store - (Greil Marcus, City Pages) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Is it 2004 yet? - (City Pages) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - Do we really need dueling 'American Idol' books? - (Philadelphia Inquirer) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Jack's Defence White Stripes Jack in fight - (NME) (link found by Patrick Crosley)

Thursday, December 18, 2003
1 - Through the Past, Starkly: The Best of 2003 Pop - (NY Observer) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
2 - "The Old Grey Whistle Test' DVD from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
3 - Be Gone Rasheed Wallace Dylan quote - (ESPN) (link found by Gary Cinnamon, Will Perkins, faro, ammitai, Russ Kelly, Stuart MacDonald)
4 - Bob Dylan Remasters - (BMG Music) (link found by Steve Marshall)
5 - "Masked and Anonymous" DVD details - (Digitally Obsesssed) (link found by Jesse Shanks)
6 - "Masked and Anonymous" on Sat, Sun - (Portland Phoenix) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - "Masked and Anonymous" parental review! Heavy on smoking, mild on Imitative behaviour - (Screen It!) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - "Masked and Anonymous" review - (Movie Magazine International) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - "Masked and Anonymous" review links - (Star Pulse) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Masked And Anonymous: Music From The Motion Picture - (audiorevolution) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - The Material World Charitable Foundation - (georgeharrison.com) (link found by HwyCDRrev)
12 - A mini Kooper tribute; soap actress fosters good will - (Boston Globe) (link found by Cliff Warnken, ElectricGypsy)
13 - Can Michelle make it big? Pop Idol - (Independent)
14 - Catalan: Bob Dylan, Norah Jones i Phil Collins se sumen a l'oferta musical del Fòrum - (Diario de Girona) (link found by Guillem Turon)
15 - So Goodbye Already, but Why d'You Call it Weatherbird Anyway? - (Village Voice) (link found by Cliff Warnken, Nijo)
16 - At Mass MoCA, a cold heart on a cold night "A View of the Heart" - (Berkshire Eagle) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
17 - Americana Music - (KCUV streaming) (link found by Dave Terrien)
18 - Dave Matthews Band Did "Oh Sister" with friend Emmylou - (nancies.org) (link found by Cliff Warnken, Matthew Chagnon)
19 - A simple twist of Fate M & A - (offoffoff.com) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
20 - Memphis celebrates 50 years of rock - (Detroit News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
21 - Everybody must get stones! Sponsor the restoration - (Duluth Armory) (link found by Jeanne Manion
22 - The Weberman Tapes Jan 2004 - (Isis) (link found by Derek Barker)

Wednesday, December 17, 2003
1 - "I Want You" beer commercial Bekijk nu - Nieuwste commercial - (Grolsch) (link found by Ferdinand Lubberts)
2 - Contradictions rule the day Dixie Chicks, Harry Belafonte - (SignOnSanDiego) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - A write-in here, write-in there Some votes for Bob Dylan - (Philadelphia Inquirer) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Le Show Tim O'Brian covers "Señor", listen to Dec 14th program at 11 minutes - (Harry Shearer) (link found by Jon Lasser)
5 - He may look like a rock star, but he's really a people's poet Bruce Springsteen - (Christian Science Monitor)
6 - Larry Campbell - (by Joy Munsey) (link found by Bob Goerens)
7 - John Balaban: Highway 61 - (Independent Weekly) (link found by Bob Peter)
8 - German: Oh, barmherziger Bruder Stephen Duffy - (Süddeutsche Zeitung) (link found by Matthias Huber)
9 - The lonely one Beach Boy Dennis Wilson - (Observer) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
10 - Spanish: Bob Dylan, Phil Collins y Norah Jones, en el Festival Internacional de las Artes de Barcelona - (el Mundo) (link found by Felipe)
11 - In Memorian Johnny Cunningham Johnny was a member of the Raindogs who opened for Dylan on his 1991 tour - (Johnny Cunningham) (link found by Ron Mura)
12 - German: Masked and Anonymous Bewegt sich die USA in Richtung Faschismus? - (Pickings.de) (link found by Robert John, Bob Goerens)
13 - It's a magical mystery tape - (NY Daily News) (link found by HwyCDRrev)

Tuesday, December 16, 2003
0 - TV Nordland item about Expecting Rain 61 MB mpeg video, pretty huge
1 - "Masked and Anonymous" in Portland, ME tonight - (MaineToday) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
2 - Downloaders dance to Apple's iTunes - (USA Today)
3 - The Nixon-Presley Meeting - (link found by Bob Goerens)
4 - The music box Dylan SACD Remasters - (NY Daily News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - Polish: Bob Dylan "Desolation row" (Part two) - (Wojciech Man) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
6 - Unknown Elgar revealed by Manfred Mann - (Guardian) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
7 - "Jokerman" Hammersmith Nov 24 - (bobdylan.de multimedia) (link found by Christoph Herbold)

Monday, December 15, 2003
1 - And the rest Dylan SACD Remasters - (Observer)
2 - Often enhanced, sometimes unheard material abounds Dylan SACD Remasters - (Chicago Tribune) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - The rarest record in the world - (Observer)
4 - Trading His DA's Badge For A Robe - (Newsday) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - Apple iPod in short supply for Christmas - (Financial Times)
6 - Custom Mix CD is no longer available (link found by Bob Meyer)
7 - A tasty helping of Delta tradition Doe's Eat Place, Greenville, Miss. - (Chicago Tribune) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Letting 'Let It Be' Be: McCartney Wins - (NY Times) (link found by Paul Pearson)
9 - It's Life and Life Only Masked and Anonymous - (Talking Leaves) (link found by Chris Roth)
10 - You Never Can Tell: A Conversation with Pete Seeger - (Talking Leaves) (link found by Chris Roth)
11 - Rhythms of the Planet: An Interview with Mickey Hart - (Talking Leaves) (link found by Chris Roth)
12 - The Bridge magazine, 17th Issue is now available and will be posted out as soon as possible. Apologies for the delay but it should reach subscribers very soon. The site is updated and it's possible to subscribe to the mag from there. (from Jill Bradnum)

Sunday, December 14, 2003
Saddam Hussein has been captured.
1 - Does Dylan Still Matter? An Interview with Mike Marqusee - (CounterPunch) "Chimes of Freedom: The Politics of Bob Dylan's Art" from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
2 - Concert for George - (Courier-Journal) (link found by Cliff Warnken) DVD from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
3 - Canada deems P2P downloading legal - (cnet)
4 - Phil who? Ochs legacy continues today - (People's Weekly World) (link found by Jim Linwood)
5 - So, what do you think of the Top 15 albums? Your columnist would like reader feedback on Rolling Stone choices - (Akron Beacon Journal) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
6 - Q&A: Record Producer Phil Ramone - (Billboard / Yahoo)
7 - Rock Hall prepares 3 exhibits for 2004 "Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956-1966" in November 2004 - (Cleveland Plain Dealer) (link found by Bob Peters, Cliff Warnken)
8 - Bob Dylan exhibit to debut at EMP Matt Ellis, of the Dylan Archives - (Seattle Times)
9 - At least 100 children have been raised by animals - (FeralChildren.com) "Wild Child" on Uk Channel 4 Monday at 21
10 - Bob, are you working on "Chronicles"? Take a look at The Diary of Samuel Pepys - (PepysDiary.com)
11 - Norway mourns loss of Keiko NDC - (Aftenposten)
12 - Can DVDs save the music biz? - (Courier-Journal) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Indecent exposure - (SignOnSanDiego) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - David Vaughan "a modern Goya" - (Telegraph)
15 - An Overture into the Future: The Music of Social Justice - (new Labor Forum) (link found by Murray Pereira)
16 - 'O Brother' song won fame, money for James Carter - (Seattle Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
17 - 'O Brother' Soundtrack Singer James Carter Dies - (npr)
18 - Because of the winter storm in the NYC area, Peter Stone Brown's show tonight at the C-Note is cancelled.

Saturday, December 13, 2003
1 - The day the music shop died - (Observer) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
2 - An eye-opener with nods to Bob Dylan, overambitious architects and pigeons - (Guardian) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
3 - Is Downloading the New Prohibition? - (CMT) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Brindley Brothers "Playing With the Light" Paste - (Washington Post) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - Bob Dylan in Helsingborg photos - (Nordic Photos) (link found by Ulf Varg)
6 - Counting Crows and friends go down smooth at Warfield Incl. Wallflowers - (Oakland Tribune) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - Bluegrass Capital of the World? - (Metro Pulse) (link found by Danny Wilson)
8 - Norwegian: Hårreisande å endre "Imagine" At the Nobel Concert, Robert Plant's version of "Imagine" left out "no religion too" - (NRK)
9 - The long-delayed, legendary live Bob Dylan disc from 1964 now has a March 9 release date - (Rocky Mountain News - Rumors and hearsay) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Three tenors -- bluegrass style - (Triangle) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth - (Maggie's Farm) (link found by Spettral Mulder)
12 - German: Die Rückkehr der Miss Jones Ricki Lee Jones warms audience up with Dylan and the Band - (Berliner Morgenpost) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
13 - Change that tune - (Guardian) (link found by Vernonn Purnell)
14 - New Garcia, Grisman Due - (Rolling Stone) (link found by Jaap Kappers)
15 - Not the same old CD Chuck Barris croons oldies by Bob Dylan... - (newsobserver) (link found by Bob Peter)
16 - The John Wesley Harding Band will be performing the entire John Wesley Harding album this Saturday 12/13/03 at Macs Bar in Lansing, MI, from 10 pm (tip from Jeremy)
17 - Peter Stone Brown plays the C-Note, 157 Avenue C (at 10th St.), New York City this Sunday Dec 14 at 9 pm. (212) 677-8142
18 - Back up to the Mountains Larry Campbell etc tonight in Woodstock - (Woodstock Times) (link found by Joy Munsey)

Friday, December 12, 2003
1 - The Bob Dylan CD & CDR Field Recordings Guide Of William J. Clinton has been updated (link found by Stephan Weber)
2 - Bob Dylan Retrospective Debuts at EMP November 2004 First-Ever Exhibit to Explore the Beginnings of a Pop Music Legend - (BusinessWire) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
3 - "Tarantula" free e-book for Palm handhelds - (MemoWare) (link found by Tony Pearson)
4 - George Harrison Dark Horse Catalogue Reissues - (thebeatles.com.hk) (link found by Stephen Bailey)
5 - Hidden angels Southern gospel - WNC's "other" roots music - (Mountain X) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
6 - Bluesiana is the place - (SN & R) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - National disgrace - (MegaStar)
8 - A Russian Poet Steeped in America Yevgeny Yevtushenko, many Americans see him as part Walt Whitman and part Bob Dylan - (NY Times) (link found by Bob Whitson, Jon Luzier, Lou Leary)
9 - Beatles dominate Rolling Stone's list of top albums - (STL Today) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
10 - Product of the Year Apple iTunes Music Store - (Fortune)
11 - Norwegian: Fengslet Botsen med Cash Roseanne Cash at Oslo Jail - (Dagbladet)
12 - Christopher Ricks is being interviewed by Kim Hill on the Radio NZ National Programme, Saturday, 13 December, at 8.30am. (from Andrew McCallum)
13 - Bohemian Tales - (Gypsy Fire) (link found by Amelia Girgio)

Thursday, December 11, 2003
1 - "Masked and Anonymous" DVD will be released on February 17, 2004, from amazon.com - .ca (link found by Michael Smith)
2 - Red Hot Chili Peppers revolt against their management and finally show up in the iTunes Music Store - (BillPalmer.net)
3 - The 10 most influential popular music albums since Elvis - (msn American Dreams) (link found by joe rathgeber)
4 - "It Ain't Me, Babe" RealAudio, by who? - (BBC) (link found by shredding)
5 - Norwegian: Fengselskonsert på P1 Prison concert for Johnny Cash, CD, DVD and radio in January - (NRK)
6 - Norwegian: Cash rørt til tårer Roseanne moved to tears - (VG)
7 - Norwegian: Neil Diamond: "Stages: Performances 1970-2002" Mention of "Last Waltz" Diamond-Dylan word exchange - (VG) (link found by Geir Olsen)
8 - Steve Earle's First Amendment Blues - (npr) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - A blues and jazz haven Delmark Records celebrates its 50th anniversary - (Boston Phoenix) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Bottom Line is going Class-ic Rock - (NY Post) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
11 - Norwegian: Charlotte 1978 Bob Dylan - (pstereo) (link found by Ingve Aalbu)
12 - Recommended Christmas present: "The Concert for George" DVD from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
13 - Delights Fill Final Garcia, Grisman Disc Garcia covers Frankie Lee & Judas Priest - (Billboard) (link found by HwyCDRrev, ElectricGypsy)

Wednesday, December 10, 2003
1 - Bob Dylan revisited SACD Remasters - (China Daily / msn) (link found by Bob Goerens)
2 - Bob Dylan 'Limited Edition Catalog Box Set' SACD Remasters - (Austin American-Statesman) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - Ready or not, it's time for those boxed sets Cream of the crop : Bob Dylan "The Limited Edition Remasters Box Set" - (Sign on San Diego) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Gig dates: US December, UK February - (Mary Lee's Corvette) (link found by Chris Gabb)
5 - "Masked and Anonymous" release in Spain Jan 30, 2004 - (Hannibal Pictures) (link found by Michael Smith)
6 - Masked and Anonymous Last Night - (Key West Film Festival) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - New interactive books have gone beyond pop-ups "Young Bob: John Cohen's Early Photographs of Bob Dylan" - (Sign on San Diego) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Bob Dylan - A few fathoms deeper 2 MB scan - (NME / here) (jpg from Roy Kelly)
9 - Robyn Hitchcock "Dylan" anecdote mp3 - (jkoffman) (link found by Jason Koffman)
10 - Robert Plant Finds Blues Roots in the Sahara - (npr) (link found by Cliff Warnken)

Tuesday, December 9, 2003
You can find the latest list of donations to Expecting Rain here. Thanks to all!
1 - Steve Jobs: The Rolling Stone Interview - (Rolling Stone)
2 - Hall picks are music to my ears - (SFGate) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
3 - "Where We Live" benefit CD has Dylan track "Watching The River Flow" - (Where We Live) (link found by Tony Pignataro)
4 - Modern Times Dylan quote - (Observer) (link found by Frank Desmond)
5 - 'He made your hair stand on end' Jimi Hendrix - (Guardian) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
6 - David Elias - 'The Window' An SACD review - (High Fidelity Review) (link found by Andrew Walls)
7 - When Hipsters Cry Dylan remasters - (Slate) (link found by John Zaborek, dab)
8 - Polish: Bob Dylan "Desolation Row", part one - (Gazeta) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
9 - Masked and Anonymous (and others) from CTHE - (DVD Times) (link found by Karl Gedlicka)
10 - Bet your life Dylan quote - (Times online) (link found by Jack Nicol)
11 - Dylan meeting, 29/11-2003 at Two Dogs Pub in Oslo - (Land of the Midnight Sun) (link found by Geir Olsen)
12 - "Tough Mama" London Nov 24 - (bobdylan.de multimedia) (link found by Bob Goerens)
13 - "Masked & Anonymous" poster from amazon.com
14 - A New Use for a CD's Flip Side - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
15 - Nations Chafe at U.S. Influence Over Internet - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence)

Monday, December 8, 2003
Today will be the last day of the donation drive.
1 - Stanley to bring the mountains to the big city - (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
2 - Abraham, Martin and Judas "Complete Unknown" Keith Butler - (Globe and Mail) (link found by Eric DeBeck)
3 - "Masked and Anonymous" DVD listed by amazon.ca for Feb 17, 2004 release (link found by Dag Braathen)
4 - I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan (2005) Directed by Todd Haynes - (imdb)
5 - Dylanfreak - (dylanfreak.djeaux.com)
6 - Groundhog Almighty Film has become a curious favorite of religious leaders of many faiths (NDC) - (NY Times)
7 - Last night John McEnroe dedicated his win at the Royal Albert Hall champions tournament event to Michael Kamen, and also said what a honour it was to play in a venue which had played host to the George Harrison tribute. Sorry - no link. (from Matthew Tempest) (Kamen, who died Nov 18, was the musical director when Dylan performed at the Great Music Experience in Nara, Japan, 1994.)
8 - BBC to broadcast Kamen tribute BBC Radio 3 at 4 pm today, then Internet - (Music from the Movies)
9 - John Lennon Oct 9, 1940 - Dec 8, 1980 - (bagism) (link found by David Stenander)
10 - Eleven Cuts of Musical Heaven from Lennon Today only - (iFilm) (link found by hwycdrrev)

Sunday, December 7, 2003
1 - Stand Inside His Shoes (Just Not on 4th St.) The Allan Block Sandal Shop - (NY Times) (link found by Arnie Bernstein)
2 - Testimony - (Islenska Dylan Mafian) (link found by Uwe Meilchen)
3 - "Jimmy's Road" video by Willy Nelson - (smn.com/peace) (link found by sonny)
4 - Oilers flicker while Flames burn Dylan thrown in at the end - (Globe and Mail)
4 - Ancient fossil penis discovered NDC- (BBC)
5 - Dear Ringo: Having a Great Time. Wish You Were Here - (NY Times) "Postcards from the Boys" from Genesis Publications
6 - What happened next? Jahn Teigen became the first contestant to win the modern Eurovision Song Contest's most famous accolade, a grand total of 'nul points - (Observer)
7 - His way: the Sinatra legacy - (SFGate)
8 - Bat man After collapsing on stage at Wembley Arena, can Meat Loaf now survive his last world tour? - (Observer)

Saturday, December 6, 2003
Today's update was delayed because I attended the office Christmas party ("Julebord" - "Yule table") last night.
1 - Bob Dylan's Unshakeable Monotheism -- Part II: The 1970s - (Jewsweek) (link found by Bob Goerens) Part 1
2 - A Lynching Memorial Unveiled in Duluth - (NY Times) (link found by Alan Polan, Murray Pereira)
3 - Strange Fruit Film about the song, a harrowing portrayal of the lyncing of a black man in the American South - (pbs) (link found by Realityfilm)
4 - Top 40 albums - The Edna Gundersen way - (USA Today) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
5 - Pearl Jam's website now features "iTunes Music Store" buttons - (Bill Palmer) Here is mine:
6 - Emmylou's still rocking after three decades - (Evening Post) (link found by David Stenander)
7 - Sparks fly upwards: Remembering Ken Kesey - (SFGate) (link found by Carol Wilson)
8 - Grammys make youth movement Nominees reflect fan base of Gen Y, X - (Journal Sentinel)
9 - Love, not bling bling, don't cost a thing Rapper Sam Sarpong - (Toronto Star)
10 - David Bowie to headline the Isle of Wight festival 2004 - (NME) (link found by Jesse C. Jones)
11 - Spanish: Aqueles Que Eu Canto - (Publico) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
12 - Life according to Gerry Anderson ...it's as if Bob Dylan had never been born... - (Belfast Telegraph)
13 - Beyonce up for a Grammy also "crooner Bob Dylan" - (Sky News) (link found by Paul Read)
14 - Keith Richards on Bob - (KeithRichards.com) (jpg by Peter Meerman)
15 - Johnny Cash's Unearthed - Where the Soul of Man Never Dies - (Chet Flippo, CMT) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
16 - Going The Distance - Rubin CarterÕs Long Journey From Convict To Crusader pdf - (The Sun Magazine) (link found by Faith Harzler)
17 - bob dylan fan list - (Diaryland)
18 - Future Release: Weberman Tapes 19-Jan-04 - (Siren Disc) (link found by xxxxxxxxxx)
19 - Tom Cruise, Bob Dylan, Commodore Perry Yakuza comment - (NY Times Op-Ed) (link found by Arnie Bernstein, Don Barnes, John Zaborek)
20 - Warren Zevon: Two videos - (VH1) (link found by Sean McArdle)
21 - Metropolitan Museum Philip Guston retrospectiv - (New Yorker) (link found by Will Rigby)

Friday, December 5, 2003
1 - 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations List Two nominations for Dylan - (Grammy) (link found by Chris Wood)
2 - The Answer is Blowin' Bob Dylan turns Masked and Anonymous into an incomprehensible vanity epic - (Salt Lake City Weekly) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - Who was Blind Boy Grunt? Dylan cartoon - (Mark Beebe)
4 - It Did Happen Here: The Lynching That a City Forgot - (NY Times) (link found by Timothy Roman)
5 - Photographs and Postcards of Lynching in America - (musarium)
6 - Desolation Row - (bobdylan.com)
7 - Music Industry Targets Even Computer-Less - (Washington Post) (link found by David Stenander)
8 - 'Why not?' becomes Gina Gershon's motto "Prey for Rock and Roll" - (Philadelphia Inquirer) (link found by Cliff Warnken, Bill Coburn)
9 - Son of Sugar Ramos Finds His Own Way (Who killed Davey Moore?) - (maxboxing)
10 - Music: A passionate life Composer Ned Rorem on Dylan: "He is beneath contempt..." - (Financial Times)
11 - Gift Guide 3: Remastery - (Seattle Weekly) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Simon and Garfunkel's greatest spats - (Metro Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Democracy Hypocrisy - (New Yorker) (link found by Scott N. Miller)
14 - Petty's 'Hits' Earn RIAA Diamond - (Billboard) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
15 - Jagger knighthood: Richards rages - (CNN) (link found by Paul Pearson)
16 - Bic Runga with the Christchurch Symphony: Live in Concert "One More Cup of Coffee" - (New Zealand Herald) (link found by ElectricGypsy)
17 - Alive and kicking Keith Richards, 60 today! - (Guardian) (link found by Jeremy Taylor, Robert Lawrence, John Pruski)

Thursday, December 4, 2003
1 - The Walls of Red Wing - (City Pages) (link found by Jonathan Werre, Mark Schreifels, Bill Alderson, Will Grenham)
2 - Harris reschedules Bob Dylan movie - (Post-Gazette) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - Billy Joel Gets a $5,000 Tip - (FOXNews) (link found by Tony Pignataro)
4 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott on the bill - (Mercury News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - Wilco gets busy on new album - (Billboard / azcentral) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
6 - Gene Santoro: The Tangled Roots of American Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Country Music - (Oxford University Press) (link found by Jürgen Kloss)
7 - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey [SOUNDTRACK] from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de (link found by Uwe Meilchen)
8 - Shake Yo' Windows and Rattle Yo' Walls - (Mother Jones) (link found by Bob Whitson)
9 - Dylanesque play a two hour tribute to Bob Dylan at The Star in Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England on the evening of Saturday Dec 6. Thanks from Elaine)
10 - Boxed set gift ideas for your favorite music lover - (SacBee)
11 - Rayuela: Parafraseando a Bob Dylan ¿Cuántas atrocidades más se necesitarán para que... - (Jornada) (link found by Jorge L. Bretado)

Wednesday, December 3, 2003
1 - Two Shepherds Bush tracks - (Inside A Prune) (link found by Homer)
2 - Music legend at Academy Short Brixton review - (South London Press)
3 - Gordon Lightfoot on the rebound - (jam!) (link found by Donnie Record)
4 - Lightfoot remains weak but still working - (Canadian Press) (link found by ElectricGypsy, Tony Pignataro)
5 - The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s Link at the end of the page: Bob Dylan: "20-Year-Old Singer Is Bright New Face at Gerde's Club" - (upenn.edu) (link found by Jeremy Taylor)
6 - Sound and Vision Gift ideas - (Newsday) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - 10 classics Rolling Stone overlooked - (Post-Gazette) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Wyclef Jean: My Life In Music - (Spin)

Tuesday, December 2, 2003
1 - Unknown pleasures Dylan opened up the songbook for his smallest London gig in 40 years. Then he tore it up. - (Observer) (link found by Frank Desmond, Mark Ibbotson)
2 - Dig that! Why Martin Colyer loves Bob Dylan Brixton postscript - (Rock's Back Pages) (link found by Lennart Andersson, James Dodds, James Tregaskis)
3 - Historians expose quotes wrongly attributed to Lincoln - (CNN) (link found by Alexander Sherman)
4 - German: Wer reicht dir die Axt, wenn du eine brauchst? Emmylou Harris spielte in München - (Süddeutsche Zeitung) (link found by Manfred Schwarz)
5 - Music at Your Fingertips, and a Battle Among Sellers - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
6 - Nepali Folk Singer Prem Raja Mahat Think of him as Bob Dylan of Katmandu... or Elvis of the Himalayas. - (npr) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - For folk's sake The Spinal Tap team return with A Mighty Wind - (Observer)
8 - Music Industry Reluctantly Yielding to Internet Reality - (Washington Post) (link found by David Stenander)
9 - In the war on pirates, DVDs become a powerful weapon - (Buffalo News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - The best music will remain with you, always - (MassLive) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - White Stripes rock The Rave - (Marquette Tribune) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - America's storyteller Studs Terkel - (Salon) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Now On Dvd: The Jfk Primary including D.A. Pennebaker - (madison.com) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - Remastering Engineers - (npr) (link found by Constance Prichard, Mike Dorn)
15 - March on Washington: Joan Baez and Bob Dylan - (African-American History) (link found by Jeff Klepper)
16 - I Happen To Be A Swede Myself !! - (Olof's Files updated) (link found by Michele Ulysse)
17 - Battle of the bands: R.E.M. - (Playstation Magazine) (link found by Vernon Purnell)
18 - "Masked and Anonymous" until Sunday! - (Pittsburgh Filmmakers) (link found by Demos Papadimas)
19 - Two Songs from SHepherds Bush - (Clean Cut Kid) (link found by Christoph Herbold)
20 - Vote Getters 5th poster in Slide Show - (NY Times) (link found by Will Rigby)

Monday, December 1, 2003
1 - Alphabet soup of formats bids for listeners' ears SACD, DVD-Audio - (Chicago Tribune)
2 - Blonde on Blonde SACD review - (High Fidelity Review) (link found by Paul Loeber)
3 - "The Old Kit Bag," by Richard Thompson - (Tallahassee Democrat) from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
4 - You have five votes a day - (Ultimate Charts) (link found by Stefan)
5 - I want to make a page showing how the Expecting Rain bumperstickers are put to use. Please send a picture of your car, bike, boat or plane if it has the sticker on it, to bumper AT expectingrain.com.
6 - Father and Son Banks Steal Show - (Caribbean Cricket)
7 - Bowie headlines island festival Isle of Wight 11-13 June 2004 - (BBC)
8 - Readers' music videos "ikke slåss" produced by my son John. Lead singer: KristJan. John and his girlfriend Marie also figure in the video. Click on " Se de tilsendte bidragene" and select "Ikke slåss" (Windows Media Player) - (NRK)
9 - The Guts of a New Machine iPod - (NY Times) (Title inspired by this book)
10 - On stage with Dylan in Oslo - (Mason Ruffner) (link found by Dag Braathen)
11 - The Harris Theater in Pittsburgh now has a copy of "Masked and Anonymous" and will project it at 730 this week, Monday through Thursday (tip from Janet Kafka, Mike Cantella)

Sunday, November 30, 2003
1 - "Masked and Anonymous" in Lodz, Poland Tuesday Dec 2 at 2145 - (Camerimage 2003) (link found by Artur J)
2 - Dutch: "J.W. Scholte sings Dylan" - (Copyright Joke) (link found by Dave Plentus - Dylan Cover Albums)
3 - Six questions with Scott Mateo Davies Flamenco cover of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - (Pioneer Press) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
4 - Making Tracks For an Older, Wiser Rock Readership - (Washington Post) (link found by fmfats)
5 - Kinky Friedman for Texas governor? - (ajc /NY Times) (link found by fmfats)
6 - Guess Who Wants to Be Governor - (NY Times) (link found by mazerr)
7 - Ticket to ride - (Boston Herald) (link found by Cliff Warnken) "Ed Sullivan Presents the Beatles" NTSC DVD from amazon.com - .ca - .uk
8 - South Africa's `Dylan' has respect worldwide Vusi Mahlasela - (Boston Herald) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - I recommend "The Concert for George" DVD from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
10 - Billy the Kid gets a lawyer - (MSNBC) (link found by Paul)
11 - Patti Smith On the road with Bob Dylan - (Anthony Rzepela)
12 - Sinking or Rising, Future of Pacific Atolls All iin the Entrails of Statistical Analysis Dylan quote - (Pacific Islands Report)
13 - Book review: " Coup: Reflections of the Political Crisis in Fiji" - (Pacific Islands Report)
14 - Don't go to Pittsburgh to see "Masked and Anonymous" without checking with the theatre first! Yesterday's show was cancelled because they got the wrong film. Call the Harris theatre at (412) 471-9700 (thanks to Janet Kafka, Marty Megliorino)

Saturday, November 29, 2003
1 - London dates underline Dylan's iconic status - (Music for Grown-Ups) (link found by Gerry Smith)
2 - Dylan Downloads - (Jokerman) (link from Jim Linwood)
3 - Bob Dylan's music can't save 'Masked and Anonymous' - (Pittsburgh Live)
4 - Dylan songs saving grace of 'Masked' - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) (link found by Cliff Warnken, Janet Kafka)
5 - "Masked and Anonymous" box office totals - (Box Office Mojo) (link found by G. Wetton)
6 - Simon Says Ever wondered how some major singers would fare on "American Idol"? - (Washington Post)
7 - Driskell gets word today on freedom Gets support from former boxer Rubin (Hurricane) Carter - (National Post)
8 - Demons Down, Wainwright Up - (Ottawa XPress) (link found by Patrick Crosley)
9 - Bob Dylan posters - (AllPosters)
10 - Bonus mp3: "Like A Rolling Stone" - (Elliott Murphy) (link found by Patrick Aeschbach - Street Legal)
11 - On Friday December 5 at 9.30pm the New Zealand History Channel is broadcasting a 2-hour biography of Bob Dylan. (from Fred Muller)
12 - New box set shows Cash's incredible scope - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) (link found by Travis Johnson)
13 - "Song And Dance Man" by Michael Gray - (Electric Review) (link found by John Aiello)
14 - Eric Ward's art work - (Electric Review) (link found by John Aiello)
15 - Rocker's political message is cut from Farm Aid special John Mellencamp - (indystar) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
16 - A new champion for Everyman Damien Rice - (Houston Chronicle) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
17 - Fefe Dobson: Popping Out of the North - (NY Times)
18 - German: Er sah, kam, und siegte Frank Zappa - (Süddeutsche Zeitung) (link found by Manfred Schwartz)
19 - David Bowie to play Roskilde - (Undercover)

Friday, November 28, 2003
1 - The new, new, new Dylan Remasters - (CNN) (link found by Henrik Åslund, Cliff Warnken, Paul, Bob Goerens)
2 - Johnny Cash's Legacy of Emotions, on CD's - (NY Times) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
3 - German: Versuchen Sie nicht, wie Bob Dylan auszusehen - (Süddeutsche Zeitung) (link found by Stephan Weber)
4 - "Young Bob: John Cohen's Early Photographs of Bob Dylan" from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de (link from Stephan Weber, Manfred Schwarz)
5 - German: Von Beethoven zu Bob Dylan - (Hamburger Abendblatt) (link found by Bob Goerens)
6 - Norwegian: Love Itself Et essay om Leonard Cohens sanglyrikk - (Spartacus) (link found by Frode Molven)
7 - Bruce Juiced Bruce Cockburn - (Now Toronto) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
8 - Martha Wainwright stays below the radar - (Now Toronto) (link found by Robert Lawrence)

Thursday, November 27, 2003
1 - The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975 - and - Self Portrait (tiny mixtapes) (links found by Joe Rathgeber)
2 - Recent songs - (bobdylan.de - multimedia) (link found by MThompson, Bob Goerens)
3 - Recent songs - (Clean Cut Kid) (link found by Craig Gardiner)
4 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces Induction of George Harrison at March 2004 Ceremony - (Businesswire)
5 - The Art of Pain Lucinda Williams« rebellious spirit continues to shine - (Good Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
6 - Jill Furmanovsky started an exhibition in Dublin yesterday. (20 Temple Land, Temple Bar) Read about her, she has photographed many legends including Bob. Details here (from Mark Mc Govern)
7 - Warren Zevon - (warrenzevon.com) (link found by Uwe Meilchen)
8 - Arlo & Co. to honor a real folk legend - (NY Daily News) (link found by Cliff Warnken, ElectricGypsy)
9 - New voices to cover: Kathleen Edwards - (CMT) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - The Danger Within Bridge Club: Nice Minnesota boys, waiting to self-destruct - (City Pages) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - Sharing Arcadia history - (Pasadena Star News)
12 - De Facto Money doesn't talk, it swears - (The Mayo News) (link found by Bob Goerens)
13 - Michelle Malone & the Low-Down Georgia Revue - (Boston Phoenix) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - A Big Deproduction Let It Be... Naked - (Washington City Paper) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
15 - No Comparison Iraq comment, Masters Of War - (Baltimore City Paper) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
16 - Medgar Wiley Evers, 1925-1963 - (Medgar Evers College) (link found by Joe Bluetrain)
17 - Howard Zinn and Thom Yorke - Duty of Expression - (Resonance) (link found by Marty Trujillo)
18 - Free Norwegian music overload - (Aftenposten)
19 - Norwegian Musiconline.no celebrates its first year by offering 48,000 free tracks this week until Friday. Heavy traffic! Windows only, 96 kbps wma Windows Media Player protected files, registration required. Some albums: "Hank Williams på norsk", "Cohen på norsk", one track by Duke Robillard. Or try "Bob Dylan" in the "komponist" field. Plus much more.

Wednesday, November 26, 2003
1 - Last night's Dylan in London setlist which marks the end of his European tour - (Bob Links)
2 - Here are the 6 winners of a vinyl copy of "Masked and Anonymous": toadies488, dave O'hanlon, Martin Schmitz, Edwin Lesman, Kevin Field, Daniel Dachille. I recieved 109 entries, numbered them and used the Excel formula RAND()*109 to pick each random number.
3 - If you did not win: The promo code "ma03" gets you a 10% discount on "M & A" and "Rolling Thunder" vinyl from Classic Records
4 - Program points way to iTunes DRM hack - (cnet)
5 - Why I love... Bob Dylan - (Guardian) (link found by Frank Desmond, David Holmes, Jonathan Blease)
6 - Rock 'n' roll fan who owns Rick's Place in O'Fallon plays his business by ear - (STL Today) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - Our bogus cop fright - (ic NorthWales)
8 - Wrinklies keep CD sales up - (This is London)
9 - 'Let It Be' crisper: Remixed Beatles finale sounds better - (ajc) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Leadership, today's missing ingredient - (The Australian)
11 - Waltz This Way Cincinnati Nov. 26 tribute to The Last Waltz - (CityBeat) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Steal This Song Go ahead and burn that MP3. The music biz will thank you later - (Cleveland Scene) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Ruf & Echo [BOX SET] by Andre Heller contains cover of "Forever Young" (Für immer jung), from amazon.de (link found by Uwe Meilchen)
14 - Top 100 Albums of the 1990's Dylan at #93 - (Pitchfork) (link found by Joe Rathgeber)
15 - The Dixie Chicks cover Dylan's "Mississippi". If you have iTunes installed, this link: takes you right there.
16 - Syd Barrett "Golden Hair"- 1969 single, words by James Joyce - more info

Tuesday, November 25, 2003
1 - Last night's Dylan in London setlist - (Bob Links)
2 - Friday Nov 28 at the Golden Hind - (The Cambridge Bob Dylan Society)
3 - Johnny Cash box set released - (AP / Times Union) (link found by Cliff Warnken) "UnEarthed" from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
4 - Feel Free to Jack Into My IPod - (Wired)
5 - Well-known Denver folk musician passes away Walt Conley - (9News) (link found by Bob Goerens)
6 - Jimi Hendrix collector figures - (Authentic Hendrix) (link found by Travis Johnson)
7 - Al Kooper - (Washington Post) (link found by fmfats)
8 - Take 19 of the Dylan magazine freewheelin-on-line is now freely available to anyone visiting Freewheelin House (link from John Stokes)
9 - Blind faith in Bruce almighty - (Observer) (link found by Uwe Meilchen)
10 - Farm Aid 2003 on TV at Thanksgiving - (PBS Soundstage) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - Truth is, music rings louder than words Billy Bragg, Steve Earle - (Boston Herald) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - White Stripes: Rocking Is Fundamental - (Washington Post) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Jack White Scales 'Cold Mountain' - (Billboard) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - What's Going On in the Bedroom? Don't Freak Ma Ñ It's Obscurity Rock - (NY Observer) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
15 - Levon Helm headlines Red Mill benefit - (Morning Call) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
16 - 1984 Dylan, Ian McLagan picture - (macspages) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
17 - Shooting stars or Annie Leibovitz - (SignOnSanDiego) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
18 - Crowell and Taylor go for the heart - (Chicao Tribune) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
19 - N.Ireland Man Strikes Chord with Rock Stars Guitar maker George Lowden (Reuters / Yahoo) (link found by Tony Pignataro)

Monday, November 24, 2003
1 - Last night's Dylan in London setlist - (Bob Links)
2 - New audio making a sound statement incl. Dylan remasters - (Rocky Mountain News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
3 - Swedish: "Konserten gick back, men jag gav Bob Dylan tio dollar ändå Izzy Young met Dylan again after October Stockholm concert - (DN) (link found by Melle, Åke, Börje Karlsson)
4 - Classic Records gives away 5 free copies of the regular weight vinyl edition of "Masked And Anonymous". You can enter the competition by sending an email to competition AT expectingrain.com no later than tonight at midnight Pacific time.
5 - Live and Let die The Beatles Let It be... Naked - (eye) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
6 - Back-to-basics Beatles CD is a gem in the rough - (Washington Post / Pioneer Press) (link found by Travis Johnson)
7 - Dixie Chicks thrive live and offer a terrific new take on Bob Dylan's "Mississippi" - (NY Daily News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - New CDs due for release on Nov. 25 incl. Lisa Loeb "New Morning" - (JS Online) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - Blade Runner drummer Brian Blade - (nola) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Almost famous Rock critics - (Miami Herald) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - Folk singer Karin Blaine: one voice and one guitar - (Seattle Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Rodney Crowell's 'Fate' lies in introspection - (Chicago Sun-Times) (link found by James Baumann)
13 - Something special died along with Jack Kennedy - (Columbian)
14 - Michael Wood: "In Search of Shakespeare" from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
15 - Rory Gallagher: "Meeting With the G Man" covers "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" from amazon.co.uk - (link found by John Foyle)
16 - Norway: I may be on TV Norge's Bymagasinet today at 1815, even more likely on TV Nordland's local news at 1730 (just 100 seconds). I will get a file to show you later.

Sunday, November 23, 2003
1 - Johnny of the Cross Johnny Cash - (First Things) (link found by Ken Wilson, Mitch Rath)
2 - Spanish: "Réquiem por Johnny Cash" por Bob Dylan - (Pagina 12) (link found by Adrian from Argentina)
3 - Shoes? We just tend to grin and wear it - (Toronto Star) (link found by Bob Goerens)
4 - Christmas books: rock and pop...Christopher Ricks published his doorstopping critical appreciation of Bob Dylan's "attentive genius" - (Telegraph)
5 - "Señor" from Leipzig Oct 23 - (bobdylan.de Multimedia) (link found by Bob Goerens)
6 - Two High Quality mp3s - (Inside A Prune) (link found by Homer)
7 - 'Naked' Beatles album exposes some gems, some flaws - (Duluth News Tribune) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Let It Be ... Naked - (Louisville Courier-Journal) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - The McGarrigle way Kate recently met Bob Dylan for the first time and was floored when he told her how much he dug their albums, chatting at length with her about their songs - (Montreal Gazette) (link found by Cliff Warnken) "La Vache Qui Pleure" from amazon.com - .ca - (Rose Blanch:) - .uk - .de.
10 - "The McGarrigle Hour" from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de.
11 - Harrison's First Guitar Sold at Auction - (STLtoday) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Just Who Are You to foist these endless reissues on us? - (Chicago Sun-Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - "Top of the World Tour" by the Dixie Chicks contains Dylan's "Mississippi", from amazon.com - .ca - .uk - .de (tip from Postcards Hanging)
14 - Norwegian: Bob Dylan i Frikyrkja Church services with translated Dylan lyrics today in Fosnavåg and Ørsta - (Dagen)
15 - From Village streets to arena stages Soozie Tyrell - (The Rogovoy Report) (link found by Joy Munsey)
16 - The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were - (The Art Rocks) (link found by Simon-Pierre Beaudet) I thought I pointed to this before, but can't find a trace of that. Anyone? Anyone?
17 - Soul Artist Keys Sets Her Own Pace - (Billboaard / Yahoo) (link found by Tony Pignataro)
18 - On first name terms with Dylan An interview with your present webmaster - (from Rana Blad, my translation)

Saturday, November 22, 2003
1 - Last night's Dylan in Birmingham setlist - (Bob Links)
2 - Classic Records gives away 5 free copies of the regular weight vinyl edition of "Masked And Anonymous". You can enter the competition by sending an email to competition AT expectingrain.com no later than Monday Nov 24 at midnight Pacific time.
3 - Harrison, Prince, Traffic Get Rock Hall Nod - (Billboard) (link found by HwyCDRrev)
4 - Young and free Neil Young - (The Age)
5 - "Masked and Anonymous" photo downloads - (Mongrel Media)
6 - Thumbs up for Bob Dylan SACD Reissues - (Music for Grown-Ups)
7 - Art for AIDS III: The Concert for Stephen Dylan will play, Feb 7 - (Tom Petty) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - Crosby, Nash Eyeing First Album Since 1976 - (Billboard) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
9 - Cash Tribute Sets CMT Record 10 million viewers (link will change) - (CMT) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Beatles: 'Let It Be... Naked' - (npr) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
11 - 3 Directors' Videos That Transcend Music Stones' "Like A Rolling Stone" - (NY Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Movies: Just An American Boy Steve Earle - (mountainx) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - The Impossible Stream Studios restricting uses of digital video - (Creative Loafing) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - Stormy perfectionist Temperamental Lucinda Williams infuses her music with passion and intensity - (Mercury News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
15 - Tedeschi finished strong in 'Hamp - (MassLive) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
16 - "John Wesley Harding" vinyl in newly rediscovered true mono mix - (Sundazed) (link found by Andreas Vokert)
17 - A Night In Old San Juan - (Puerto Rico Herald)
18 - Sons of Odin: Visit allfader.com - (Allfader)

Friday, November 21, 2003
1 - Last night's Dylan in Sheffield setlist - (Bob Links)
2 - Classic Records gives away 5 free copies of the regular weight vinyl edition of "Masked And Anonymous". You can enter the competition by sending an email to competition AT expectingrain.com no later than Monday Nov 24 at midnight Pacific time.
3 - A simple twist of Fate M & A - (Independent) (link found by John Foyle)
4 - Local folk music pioneer performed, owned club Walt Conley, a founding father of Denver's folk scene - (Rocky Mountain News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
5 - The Answer, My Friend, Could Be Remastered Dylan - (NY Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken, Bill Baratta)
6 - D.A. Pennebaker's "Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back" all region DVD release rescheduled for January 12, 2004, from amazon.co.uk.
7 - 14th-Century Jewish Text Stolen by Nazis Is Returned to Vienna - (NY Times) (link found by Nicola DeMarco)
8 - Exclusive: General Clark - (CBS News)
9 - Brian Jones denied road to nowhere - (Guardian) (link found by Robert Lawrence)
10 - What wind of change? - (Jamaica Gleaner)
11 - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros: Streetcore - (City Pages) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Arlo Guthrie Annapolis concert review - (Washington Post) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Under the Moon - Barbara Sfraga a luminous "Every Grain of Sand" cover - (SFWeekly 2/3 down) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
14 - Troubadour Wainwright still carrying his tunes - (Rocky Mountain News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
15 - John Lennon Handwritten Lyrics Sell Big - (Stamford Advocate) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
16 - Wilco Gets Busy on New Album - (Reuters/Billboard/Yahoo) (link found by Tony Pignataro)
17 - Chris Smither plays Minneapolis on Sunday blues-picking "Desolation Row" - (Star Tribune)
18 - Jingle boots A gift guide to underground recordings - (Metro Times) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
19 - Multicultural Dylan? M & A CD soundtrack review - (Critical Corner) (by Nicola Menicacci and Christopher Rollason)
20 - Tim Eriksen "Cold Mountain" soundtrack - (The Orchard) (link found by Alan Fraser)

Thursday, November 20, 2003
1 - Sheffield tonight: Latest news How long must Mr Dylan rest his voice? - (Hallam FM Arena) (link found by Gordon Skelton)
2 - ...the rest of the UK shows will go ahead - (Isis) (link found by Martin Gayford)
3 - God on the tracks Stage is set for more Dylan discussion - (Salvation Army War Cry) (link found by Lori Borer, Bob Goerens)
4 - Salons: Bob Dylan / West Side Makor Tue Dec 16th 7.30 - (92 Street Y) (link found by Derek Barker)
5 - Michael Kamen 1948 - 2003 - (CBn)
6 - Michael Kamen, at 55; composer and arranger of films NY Rock Ensemble, Worked With Dylan at Nara 1994 - (Boston Globe) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
7 - Cities '97 'Sampler' CD's in town - (Star Tribune) (link found by Douglas Werner, Cliff Warnken)
8 - Mooning at the Howl (Another Dylan song has become old classic) - (City Pages)
9 - He made early (air)waves for country Don Gibson "Legend In My Time" - (NY Daily News) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - German: Der vergeigte Abschied Beatles "Let It Be ... Naked" - (tagesspiegel) (link found by Matthias Huber)
11 - German: Triumph der Goldkante Beatles "Let It Be ... Naked" - (tageszeitung) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
12 - Cryin' the Blues W.C. Handy - (Guardian) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
13 - Dylan Parodies etc - (Am I Right) (link found by CrossBlade)
14 - Tiny Montgomery play in Seattle Friday night - (tinymusic.net) (link found by George)
15 - Blonde On Blonde discussion - (MetaFilter) (link found by Patrick Crosley)
16 - Calendar of Events: Big Brass Bed in Lake Worth Sun Nov 23 - (Jupiter Courier)
17 - Have ticket for Brixton that I cannot attend due to work committments. Contact Geoff.Steele at sca.com
18 - CSB Security "Forever Young" quote - (College of Saint Benedict) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
19 - Camp Director, Herzl Camp The camp young Robert Z went to - (Jewish Jobs) (link found by Larry Yudelson)
20 - Times are a 'changin' Aug 19 review - (Collegian) (link found by Cliff Warnken)

Wednesday, November 19, 2003
1 - Last night's Dylan concert in Cork concert was cancelled.
2 - Bob Dylan, Wembley Arena, London - (Independent) (link found by John Foyle)
3 - Surround Music Awards "Blonde On Blonde" nominated for Best Mix - (Yahoo / Newswire) (link found by Tony Pignataro)
4 - Doug Sahm - The Genuine Texas Groover Includes "Wallflower" etc with Dylan as sideman - (Rhino) (link found by Jason Koffman)
5 - The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were - (The Art Rocks) (link found by Ed Schlosser)
6 - Oh Susanna Makes Waves In Spain, But Misses Home plays Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine" - (chartattack)
7 - Beatles fans say "Let It Be" 1970 again - (STLtoday) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
8 - German: Nackt im Wind Beatles "Let It Be ... Naked" - (Sueddeutsche) (link found by Uwe Meilchen, Matthias Huber)
9 - Feats of Dylan, Young, Morrison are unmatched - (Daily Sentinel) (link found by Cliff Warnken)
10 - Songwriter, singer Don Gibson dies - (The Age) (link found by Rhett Thomas)
11 - Photographer Robert Freeman caught the yo