Tag: Bob Dylan

  • Bob Dylan – the enigma without an answer

    Bob Dylan – the enigma without an answer

    Darkness has fallen over the Newport Folk Festival. In the spotlight he stands, their savior. The folk musician who in just a few years went from completely unknown to becoming the biggest. The brown hair is as curly as usual, but much else is new, like the leather jacket over the shirt and the black…

  • On the Road – the birth of the hipster

    On the Road – the birth of the hipster

    On the Road (På Drift / På Väg) is a self-experienced road trip about some friends who chase life’s kicks in everything from music, drugs to how fast you can cross the continent in a stolen car. The book not only made Jack Kerouac a cult figure and spokesperson for the entire Beat movement. His…

  • Biden in Saudi Arabia, Greenlandic football and half of the oceans’ corals have died

    Biden in Saudi Arabia, Greenlandic football and half of the oceans’ corals have died

    Pope to Canada to apologize to Indigenous people At the end of next week, Pope Francis will travel to Canada to apologize to the indigenous peoples for the abuses suffered by students at Catholic boarding schools. For more than 100 years, the Canadian state has split the families of indigenous peoples by forcibly placing children…

  • Bob Dylan is set to play at the Royal Arena in September – tickets go on sale tomorrow early

    Bob Dylan is set to play at the Royal Arena in September – tickets go on sale tomorrow early

    Beat it Paul McCartney! And you too, Gilberto Gil. Both men recently turned 80 within days of giving outstanding performances at the Glastonbury and Copenhagen Jazz Festival respectively. But they still have another year to match Bob Dylan’s achievements, who at the age of 81 have confirmed he will visit the Royal Arena in September…

  • Bob Dylan sells the entire catalog of recorded music to Sony in department stores

    Bob Dylan sells the entire catalog of recorded music to Sony in department stores

    New York [US], January 25 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has sold his entire recorded music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment (SME), including all of his previous albums and the rights to several future new releases, the company said on Monday. In a statement, Sony Music Entertainment described the deal as a major expansion of…

  • A real country rebel

    A real country rebel

    On Tuesday 22 June, singer and film actor Kris Kristofferson turns 85 years old. Kristoffer Kristofferson, as his full Swedish-sounding name sounds, is perhaps an example of the fact that one should far from always see the dog on the hair. Behind the authentic musician appearance, Kristofferson hides a military education as a helicopter pilot.…

  • “Everyone remembers the first time they heard Like A Rolling Stone”

    “Everyone remembers the first time they heard Like A Rolling Stone”

    Artist Bob Dylan turns 80 on Monday. Gerrie Warner in Östhammar has been a fan since his teens and describes the love for Dylan that arose in the mid-1960s. “Everyone from that time remembers where we were when Kennedy was assassinated, and when we first heard ‘Like A Rolling Stone,’” he says.

  • The living legend of rock music

    The living legend of rock music

    On Monday 24 May, one of the greatest living music legends turns 80. With Dylan’s many years of success also comes many loyal fans. The most faithful call themselves “Bobcats”. Therefore, the big star’s round birthday does not go unnoticed either. In many places, birthdays are marked with various events and concerts. Among other things,…

  • Beatles & amp; apos;  best friend became musician in his own right

    Beatles & amp; apos; best friend became musician in his own right

    The technique is called fingerpicking, and the world-famous Liverpool boys had learned it from Donovan Phillips Leitch – or just Donovan. As George Harrison has told in a documentary: – Donovan was all over the place on “The White Album”. But Scottish Donovan Phillips Leitch has also enjoyed success in his own solo career, both…

  • A truly cultivated country

    A truly cultivated country

    Lithuania’s legions of basketball legends embody the national identity of a country, as their creativity, deception and indomitable spirit are reflected in the achievements of their countrymen. This liveliness shines especially through Lithuania’s opera stage, where world – class composers, singers and conductors are produced with such regularity that the world notices it. All eyes…

  • The peace-loving activist with the guitar

    The peace-loving activist with the guitar

    For many of her fans, Joan Baez & apos; music has been inextricably linked to her strong political commitment, where, among other things, persistent protests against the Vietnam War won her left-leaning hearts at home and abroad. And hearts are still beating for the aging superstar. Therefore, the Concert Hall was also packed when the…