Tag Archives: Bob Dylan

Essential Listening: Brown Sugar – D’Angelo (1995)

Most folk only truly start to worry about their own mortality when people in their age cohort start to die. And it may be that the first one doesn’t set off the dread and fatalistic thoughts. For the obstinate hedonists … Continue reading

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Essential Listening: Special Herbs, The Box Set – Volumes 0-9 – MF Doom (2012)

There’s been a cluster of celebrity deaths in the last week or so; Ozzy Osbourne, Hulk Hogan and Donald Trump’s political career (who said Jeffrey Epstein was all bad?). The death of Daniel Dumile, aka MF Doom, a few years … Continue reading

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Essential Listening: Best of Jan Jelinek

It all started with a Secret Thirteen mix in 2014. Before this I’d never heard of Jan Jelinek, and truthfully, the only reason I even gave it a chance was superficial – the disparate track list, and that I recognized … Continue reading

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Essential Listening: Voices Of Freedom – Bob Dylan, Ron Wood & Keith Richards (1985)

I’ve been meaning to focus on this one for a while. It’s been prompted by reading the illustrated edition of Robert Shelton’s Bob Dylan – No Direction Home, which I got from my aunt at Christmas. You can buy it … Continue reading

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Essential Listening: The Best Releases Of 2023

Another year in the books already, can’t be many left to go now. Even so music still has the capacity to surprise even those with jaded palates. Did anyone expect new releases from Bob Dylan, The Stones, plus a new … Continue reading

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