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May 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Dirt Does Dylan

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dirt Does Dylan MRI There could be an entire section of Dylan Covers Albums – if not in a music store, then certainly in my record collection. I’ve bought and sold many. A few stick around, most recently I’ve loved what both Bettye LaVette and Emma Swift had to say, and […]
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October 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

What’s Your Favourite Dylan Album?

I met this guy one night. A friend of a friend. Nice guy. And he asked me a question, almost immediately, and it really threw me off-guard. He asked me what my favourite Bob Dylan album was. Not whether I liked Dylan at all. Not whether I had a favourite song. The question, literally, was: “So Simon, what is your […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Blog On The Tracks, Blood On The Tracks, Bob, Bob Dylan, Dylan, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, The Bootleg Series, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, What’s Your Favourite Dylan Album? ·

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August 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: So Proud. So Very Proud.

We watched that West of Memphis documentary recently; the one that Peter Jackson financed. Eddie Vedder’s in there, the Bono of grunge. And he’s all this and that about atrocities and injustices and then up with an acoustic guitar to offer his own injustice and atrocity, barely covering Bob Dylan and doing to the song […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, Bono, Eddie Vedder, Grunge, Pearl Jam, Peter Jackson, Poem: So Proud. So Very Proud., So Proud. So Very Proud., West of Memphis ·

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July 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom

Bob Dylan Shadow Kingdom Veep Bob Dylan’s Neverending Tour started in 1989. Maybe he knew it then, but we certainly didn’t. The shows have tumbled from stages ever since – a break here and there for Christmas or another holiday, sometimes a new album would be released and its songs wouldn’t even graze the setlist, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom, Concert, Live, Shadow Kingdom, Stream, Veep, Video Album, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: On Twitter

Bill Cosby is free because a lawyer was paid a heap of money to prove they’re the best at lawyering. Justice has been severed. Elvis Costello said he was fine with Olivia Rodrigo making a song that sounded like his – because his song sounded like Bob Dylan’s and Bob Dylan’s song sounded like Chuck […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bill Cosby, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Elvis Costello, Lil Nas X, Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, On Twitter, Poem, Poem: On Twitter, Twitter ·

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June 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 262: Ben Tolich (Mali Mali)

Hi and welcome to episode 262 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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June 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: June 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, Bob Dylan, Chrissie Hynde, Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, Chrissie Hynde: Standing In The Doorway - Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, Different Drum, Dolenz Sings Nesmith, Dylan, Jesse Mulligan, June, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Nesmith, New Albums, Radio, Radio NZ, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: June 2021, Standing In The Doorway, The Monkees, Tomorrow Is A Long Time ·

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May 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Chrissie Hynde: Standing In The Doorway – Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan

Chrissie Hynde Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd Recently I was at a local Bob Dylan tribute gig – a band that gets together and plays the songs. It was the eve of Bob’s 80th and the show was sold out and the friends in attendance were […]
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May 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: 80 Lines For Bob Dylan On The Occasion of His 80th Birthday

1. All the songs are great. Even the bad songs are better than most others by most others. 2. The best songs are better than anything. 3. The very best songs pitchfork the best songs and eat them just out of boredom. 4. And the songs better than the very best songs are so high […]
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May 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 259: Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan

Hello, welcome to episode 259 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there […]
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April 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Mali Mali: Kill and Throw (ep)

Mali Mali Kill and Throw (ep) Home Alone Records Ben Tolich has been recording (and touring) as Mali Mali for the last decade. A handful of albums, each its own insular world, each almost impossibly perfect as finite statement – a set of songs that could have been imagined up in isolation without ever hearing […]
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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Dylan: The Best of The Bootleg Series

Bob Dylan The Best of The Bootleg Series Columbia / Legacy We used to talk about Bob’s Never Ending Tour 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, only Covid could postpone it. And somewhere in there another anniversary started to pile up. The Bootleg Series. A three volume set of rarities was boxed-up to blow minds […]
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