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Friday, December 12, 2025
at 0630 CET

Dylan related
1. The Chaotic Magic of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue By David Remnick (New Yorker) from Scott Miller
2. 1971: When Bob said, “I’ll show you I’m more than 3 chords”: When I paint my masterpiece (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
3. Bob Dylan and Neil Young Keep Coming Back to the Same Songwriter (Parade) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
4. Bob Dylan Copied This '60s Folk Legend 'Phrase For Phrase' (AOL / Parade) from Scott Miller
5. Genesis replies to question about Bob Dylan signed prints (.png) from Fred Tosi
6. How Well Do You Know “Delia” Lyrics Quiz (NSF) from Ugur Oral
7. The Traveling Wilburys Almost Added Another Member to Their Band (Who Happened to Be Dead for 10 Years) (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
   
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8. Rock's greatest bootlegger: A new Pink Floyd box set legitimizes an outlaw Mike Millard (Rolling Stone / Yahoo) from Juergen Wasser
9. Johnny Cash behind prison walls (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
10. On This Day in 1946, a Legendary Country Singer Stepped Into the Studio for the First Time and Recorded Four Classics (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
11. Willie Nelson, Farm Aid Provide $1.3 Million in Relief to US Family Farmers (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
12. Graded on a Curve: Gordon Lightfoot, An Introduction to Gordon Lightfoot (The Vinyl District) from Scott Miller
13. The New Yorker at 100: Netflix documentary dives inside a groundbreaking magazine (theguardian) from Scott Miller
14. Chrissie Hynde: ‘I pierced Johnny Rotten’s ear in a toilet with an earring and a bar of soap’ (theguardian) from Scott Miller
15. Jorma Kaukonen: the Real Folk Blues A Weekend at the Fur Peace Ranch, 2015 (Critical Conditions by Wayne Robins) from Harold Lepidus
    
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16. Chimes of History: Steve Jenkins on the Bob Dylan Center (Apple Podcasts) from Scott Miller
17. David Remnick on 100 Years of The New Yorker | Amanpour and Company (YouTube) from Scott Miller
18. David Remnick's Closet Picks (YouTube) from Scott Miller
19. Watch Bob Dylan's full 'Beacon Theater 29 April 2005' set and read a review (The Joker and the Thief)
20. Mavericks Raul Malo's Wife Just Broke Our Hearts! (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
21. 15 Classy Classic Rock Christmas Songs (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky

Thursday, December 11, 2025
at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. How Bob Dylan’s 2009 Holiday Album ‘Christmas in the Heart’ Became a Delightfully Unexpected Seasonal Classic (Woman's world) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
2. The real story behind Bob Dylan's birth name and the why the iconic singer changed it (msn / Hello! US) from Scott Miller
3. The Philosophy of Modern Song: You don’t know me (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
4. Our December 2025 Bob Dylan Club Book-of-the-Month is Terri Thal’s My Greenwich Village: Dave, Bob, and Me (Bob Dylan Book Club) from Scott Miller
   
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5. The Only Song George Harrison and Son Dhani Harrison Co-Wrote—First Recorded by Jools Holland—Became the Former Beatles’ Final Recording (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
6. Not exactly a role model but... Reading and teaching Hunter S. Thompson (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
7. 15 Deep-Dive, Goodies-Filled Boxed Sets and Reissues From 2025 Shared article (NY Times) from Alan Gordon, Scott Miller
8. Top 15 Reissues of 2025 (Ultimate Classic Rock) from Scott Miller
9. “It was the guitar he played on the band’s earliest demos and at their early club gigs”: The Harmony Stratotone that Brian Jones used to teach Keith Richards and played on the Rolling Stones debut single fetches $150,000 at auction (Guitar World) from Scott Miller
10. Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60 (NY Times) from Scott Miller
11. Recreating Music of the American Revolution (Wfmt) from Scott Miller
12. Arise Sir Roger Daltrey: British rock pioneer knighted by Prince William at Windsor (EuroWeekly News) from Scott Miller
    
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13. Republicans and Obamacare, Again—Plus, Early, Early Bob Dylan Wilentz (The Nation) from Cliff Warnken
14. Video Premiere: Bird “Lay Lady Lay” (Americana UK) from Cliff Warnken
15. Arthur McBride (Amazon Music) from Mark Adams 0600
    
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16. Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years (BBC) from Martin Cowan
17. Allan Pepper, Billy Altman, Peter Cunningham - Positively Fourth and Mercer: The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club, The Bottom Line, book Dec 11 from amazon.com - .co.uk - .de. from Harold Lepidus 1200

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
at 0600 CET

Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan's New Tour Skips Big Cities for Small-Town America (newser) from Scott Miller
2. Bob Dylan’s Controversial Protest Song Nearly Got Him Into Legal Trouble 50 Years Ago (Collider) from Cliff Warnken
3. The Songs Are My Lexicon (The Brooklyn Rail 2005) from Scott Miller
4. Benjamin Hedin - Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader, 2005 book from amazon.com - .co.uk - .de
   
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5. Raul Malo – Voice of a Generation, and Mavericks Frontman – Has Died (Saving Country Music) from Scott Miller, Jacob Daniel
6. “We were afraid the record company was going to chuck us, so I started playing these chords. It all came about pretty quickly – like magic”: Dave Davies on the Kinks’ argumentative energy, mixed feelings on Van Halen, and Jeff Beck, the “loose cannon” (Guitar World) from Scott Miller
7. Inside Elliott Landy’s Iconic Photos of the Band (Rolling Stone) from Cliff Warnken
8. Nick Cave’s Veiled World documentary is a captivating look at the musician’s songwriting genius (Independent) from Scott Miller
9. George Harrison’s childhood home to open for guided tours (Merseynews Live) from Scott Miller
10. ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Doc From ‘Elvis’ Biopic Director Gets Release Date, Teaser Trailer (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
    
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11. Bob Dylan vs. The Fans (with Rebecca Slaman) (Definitely Dylan) by Laura ( Apple Podcasts - Spotify)
12. An absolutely, unquestionably "Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan in Boston, December 9, 1995 (YouTube) from Carol Casper, Jacob Daniel, Scott Miller
13. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Raul Malo (YouTube) from Scott Miller
14. Bob Dylan: the Concert Series. 18 November 2005 (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
15. BOB DYLAN'S SONGS OF SOCIAL PROTEST Part Four: Oxford Town, Only a Pawn, Hattie Carroll (YouTube) by Chris Gregory
16. The Mavericks - Full Concert Stream - Albuquerque, NM - 7/23/2022 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
17. 45th Anniversary Tribute To John Lennon At Strawberry Fields NYC 1/3 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
18. Bob Dylan - When I Paint My Masterpiece - Swansea 11/11/2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
19. video1575657013 Terri Thal it's alright, ma (I'M ONLY READING): A BOB DYLAN BOOK CLUB (YouTube) from Marc Percansky
20. HEMA kerstcommercial 2025 | HEMA Reclames Make You Feel My Love (YouTube) from Hilda Fernhout 0800
    
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21. Bob Dylan coming to Abilene this spring (Big Country Homepage) from Hermann Rechberger
22. Raul Malo "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (YouTube) from Steve J 1200
23. Identified as an "Unwanted Person" My Personal Thoughts on What Happened to Me in Glasgow (Daily Dylan) 1400
24. Bob Dylan’s ‘Christmas In The Heart’ Is A Wonderful Festive Listen (Clash) by Robin Murray, from Cliff Warnken 1600