"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to ensure the survival and success of liberty." —John F. Kennedy

"I've written a whole bunch of songs, so I can't say I didn't get to do what I wanted to do."
-Bob Dylan, 1995

You know that great Dylan tune "Things Have Changed"? He didn't write that about New Pony! Updates and e-mail responses have been a little slow. My apologies to site visitors; I'm a graduate student and schoolwork is taking up most of my free time. Now that summer's here, I hope to spend more time on New Pony.
I am still planning to update the timeline for 21st century, to post Big Pink and other off-map places to the Walkin' New York tour, to repair the Reader Survey, which is temporarily off-line, and share more results of the survey.
Since much of the Dylan news is reported through the media, I have a section on this page called Press Notes, where you can find recent information and scans of Dylan in magazines, newspapers, television, and all other forms of media. This will replace the Stories in the Press section, which will be maintained as a useful archive of nearly five years of Dylan in the news.
As always, your comments and corrections are welcome. I incorporate reader suggestions whenever possible, so don't hesitate to send me an

Bob Dylan and His Band are currently touring Scandanavia, Russian, and Europe and will play in Baltimore, Maryland in August, which will probably conclude the summer 2008 tour. Check Bob Dates for details and updates.

To the bemusement of many critics, Bob Dylan was awarded a 2008 Pulitzer Prize: "A Special Citation to Bob Dylan for his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." Special Citation Pulitzers are awarded infrequently to artists, musicians, novelists, and others outside the journalistic sphere of the typical awardees. Read about it on the official Pulitzer Prize Web site.

Ace Records will release the Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan compilation in late February/early March. It will feature 50 songs from Dylan's weekly broadcast on satellite radio.

Columbia is gearing up to release a 3-CD Dylan retrospective album featuring 51 of his best songs. It will be released in October 2007 and succinctly titled Dylan. On the official site, Columbia sys the album to be totally fan-focussed and they are inviting fans to submit their Dylan anecdotes at www.dylan07.com, where you will also find trailers, photos, and other fun stuff related to the upcoming release.

"Hucks Tune" is a new song Dylan recorded for the Lucky You soundtrack, released in April. View the album on the offical Sony site.

Press Notes August 2006 The August 21st Rolling Stone features Dylan on the cover, accompanied by an interview with Jonathan Lethem, "The Modern Times of Bob Dylan: A Legend Comes to Grips With His Iconic Status. The legend comes to grips with his iconic status; an intimate conversation prior to the release of the new Modern Times." I hope to have scans posted soon. April 2006 Q magazine's April 2006 issue includes a Dylan Special: "40 Years of Genius: Bob Dylan with 25 pages devoted to the man, including a piece on the Rolling Thunder phenomenom and "50 Cult Dylan Classics." The April 30th New York Times features an article about Dylan's DJ gig with satellite radio: "It's All Right, Ma: Bob Dylan Turns D.J." by Bob Dylan (because the article includes his radio of his commentary, the Times gave Dylan the byline.) February 2006 The February 2006 Acoustic Guitar World featured a Dylan cover story about Dylan: "His Most Revealing Interview! Bob Dylan Shares His Songwriting Secrets." It is actually a reprint of a 2004 interview with Robert Hilburn. The issue also includes a "Bob Dylan Lesson: Learn to play some of Dylan's greatest songs, and discover just how underrated a guitarist he is." The photos alone make this issue well-worth the $5.99 cover price. Click to view scans. Click for archived Press Notes

Tour Dates

The following tour dates are from bobdylan.com and from Bob Dates, where you can also find ticket sales information. Priority tickets for some shows may be available at bodylan.com.

May 24—St. John's, Newfoundland
May 26—Reykjavik, Iceland
May 28—Odense, Denmark
May 30—Stavanger, Norway
June 1—Helsinki, Finland
June 3—St. Petersburg, Russia
June 4—Tallinn, Estonia
June 5—Vilnius, Lithuania
June 7—Warsaw, Poland
June 9—Ostrava, Czech Republic
June 10—Vienna, Austria
June 11—Salzburg, Austria
June 13—Varazdin, Croatia
June 15—Trento, Italy
June 16—Bergamo, Italy
June 18—Chatillon, Italy
June 19—Grenoble, France
June 20—Toulouse, France
June 22—Encamp, Andorra
June 23—Zaragoza, Spain
June 24—Pamplona, Spain
June 27—Vigo, Spain
June 28—Hoyos del Espino, Spain
July 1—Cuenca, Spain
July 2—Alicante, Spain
July 4—Lorca, Spain
July 5—Jaén, Andalucia, Spain
July 6—Arganda del Rey, Spain
July 8—Jérez de la Frontera, Spain
July 10—Mérida, Spain
July 11—Oeiras, Portugal
August 9—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 10—Baltimore, Maryland

Check Bob Dates for details and updates.

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