Laura is joined by Britt and Rebecca to talk about A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic directed by James Mangold, starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, and Monica Barbaro. 

We talk about letting go of the pressure to be chill about the film, biopics as acts of translation, and the sexual tension between Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.

Rebecca would like to add that she realised that it was Al Kooper and not Bobby Neuwirth who put on Bob’s “clown shirt” at Newport.

You can watch our conversation here.

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Theme music by Robert Chaney

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It’s taken over five years, but the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet) is finally hitting cinemas. So… is it good?

I called up Chicago-based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith to talk about the film, what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and how it compares to other films like I’m Not There.

You can watch Michael’s short film Handle With Care here. He’s also on Twitter.

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Theme music by Robert Chaney

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Bob Dylan has been tweeting and it’s high time we talk about it. In this conversation with Rebecca and Britt we cover what’s been going on the World of Bob, including his social media presence and the TWO biopics he’s involved in this year!

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Theme music by Robert Chaney

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Ray and I sit down in the garden of the Troubadour to talk about the final shows of Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour (2021-24) at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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Music that appears in this episode:

All Along the Watchtower (London 12/11/24)
Desolation Row (London, 12/11/24)
Watching the River Flow (London, 14/11/24)
Every Grain of Sand (London, 12/11/24)
It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (London, 12/11/24)
I Contain Multitudes (Paris, 24/10/24)
My Own Version of You (London, 12/11/24)
My Own Version of You (London, 14/11/24)
Key West (Philosopher Pirate) (London, 14/11/24)
All Along the Watchtower (London, 14/11/24)
I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You (London, 14/11/24)

Theme music by Robert Chaney

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A conversation with Ren Harvieu after seeing night two of Bob Dylan’s three night stay at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Ren Harvieu is on Patreon, Instagram, and her music is available on all streaming platforms.

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In this episode, Laura revisits a radio episode from September of 2018, all about Bob Dylan's relationship to the truth, and his different attempts to define, grasp, or circumscribe it.

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A conversation with Britt Eisnor about the recent Outlaw Festival shows and more.

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Songs that appear in the episode:

“Desolation Row” (Buffalo, NY, 17 September, 2024)

“Love Sick” (Mountain View, CA, 3 August, 2024)

“Cold, Cold Heart” (Hank Williams cover, Alpharetta, GA, 21 June, 2024)

“Shooting Star” (George, WA, 10 August, 2024)

“Ballad of a Thin Man” (Mickey Raphael on harp, St Louis, 8 September, 2024)

“Stella Blue” (Grateful Dead cover, Mountain View, CA, 3 August, 2024)

“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (Inglewood, CA, 14 February, 1974)

“Dirt Road Blues” (Time Out of Mind, 1997)

“Fire and Brimstone” - Link Wray (Link Wray, 1971)

“Simple Twist of Fate” (with Mickey Raphael on harp, Bethel, NY, 6 July, 2024)

“Little Queenie” (Chuck Berry cover, Buffalo, NY, 17 September, 2024)

“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (Somerset, WI, 6 September, 2024)

“Silvio” (Somerset, WI, 6 September, 2024)

“All Along the Watchtower” (Buffalo, NY, 17 September, 2024)

Theme music by Robert Chaney

A new podcast reconsiders the legacy of female singer songwriters that have all at one point been dubbed “the Female Bob Dylan”. Laura talks to its creators, Sophie Abramowitz, Sarah Bachman, and Emily Hilliard.

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This is a slightly updated version of the first ever Definitely Dylan episode, which aired on Resonance.FM in January of 2018.

You can find a version with the full length songs over on Patreon, where I will also be revisiting other radio episodes in the future, so follow along if you're interested in hearing more!

In this episode:

1. Forever Young
2. Subterranean Homesick Blues
3. It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
4. Simple Twist Of Fate
5. Shelter From The Storm
6. Born In Time (Oh Mercy Outtake)
7. What Can I Do For You? (Live, 19 April, 1980, Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada)
8. Rise Again (Rehearsal, with Clydie King)
9. Saved (live, 12 January, Portland, OR)
10. Forever Young (demo)

Additional music by Robert Chaney

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Today’s episode is a story.

Songs that appear in the episode:

“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (More Greatest Hits)

“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (demo, Another Self Portrait)“When I Paint My Masterpiece” - The Band (Cahoots)

“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (demo, Another Self Portrait) “When I Paint My Masterpiece” (Live at Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 20 November, 1975)

“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea, 27 July, 2018)

“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (Live at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale. 1 March 2024)

“When I Paint My Masterpiece” (Shadow Kingdom, 2021)

”Dungaree Doll” - Eddie Fisher (1956)

”Get Up, Get Out” - The Weavers (1963)

The Jonathan Cott interview took place on 17 September, 1978 on bus and plane, on the way to the concert that night in New Haven, CT. The discussions continued in the dressing room before the show. The interview was published in Rolling Stone Magazine on November 16th 1978.

Additional music by Robert Chaney

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“Life is short even on its longest days”, Bob Dylan sang in Indianapolis, covering John Cougar Mellencamp. But a year is pretty long, so I invited Rebecca Slaman to do a recap with me. We talk about the releases, live shows, and our general highlights of 2023.

Check out Rebecca’s PhilosopHER of Modern Song series on her Substack.

Find the extended version of our conversation on Patreon!

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2023 live snippets that appear in this episode:

“Truckin” - Nagoya, Japan (20/04/23)
“Brokedown Palace - Nagoya, Japan (18/04/23)
“West LA Fadeaway” - Lyon, France (29/06/23)
“Stella Blue” - Barcelona, Spain (23/06/23)
“Only a River” - Rome, Italy (09/07/23)
“Into the Mystic” - Alicante, Spain (15/06/23)
“Dance Me to the End of Love” - Montreal, Canada (29/10/23)
“New York State of Mind” - New York City, NY (16/11/23)
“South of Cincinnati” - Cincinnati, OH (20/10/23)
“Footlights” - Boston, MA (05/11/23)
“Longest Days” - Indianapolis, IN (17/11/23)
“Ballad of a Thin Man” - Farm Aid, Noblesville, IN (23/09/23)
“My Own Version of You” - Brooklyn, NY (15/11/23)
“When I Paint My Masterpiece” - Brooklyn,  NY (15/11/23)
“Every Grain of Sand” - Rome, Italy (09/07/23)

Theme music by Robert Chaney