Ray Padgett
@raypadgett.bsky.social
Flagging Down the Double E's Dylan newsletter, Cover Me covers blog, 3 books (Pledging My Time, Cover Me, Leonard Cohen 33 1/3). https://linktr.ee/RayPadgett
“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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As of the close of the summer tour, Bob Dylan has now played the Bo Diddley cover "I Can Tell" live more times than…
My two favorite country musicians: "Alan Carrie" and "Underwood"
Wrote about Tom Waits for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bonus: This is the first time hi-res video of his duet with Neil Young has ever circulated! (The version on YouTube for years looks like it was filmed on a flip phone)
When Tom Waits Came Out of Concert Retirement at the Rock Hall
“They say that I have no hits and I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.”
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No one likes AI more than musicians with bad goatees and comically large hats. On the @stereogum.com homepage right now:
@henrybernstein.bsky.social reports in from the final night of Bob Dylan's summer tour—with surprise guest Jimmie Vaughan sitting in for three songs! Plus there's already a tape
Last Night in Nashville (by Henry Bernstein)
2026-08-01, Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN
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Four and a half new minutes of Tom Waits shittalking a bug? PLUG IT STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS
Tom Waits - "The Fly" (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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What's the best song Bob Dylan has never played live? An investigation:
The Best Song Bob Dylan Never Played Live
It's not "Murder Most Foul"
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Rare to get a good cover of this song but this is cool
Rainy Day Women #12 & #35
YouTube video by The Weeklings - Topic
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RIP Glen Hansard. His great version of Pressing On hits different today
Pressing On
YouTube video by Glen Hansard - Topic
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Bob Dylan played 2,475 concerts between 1988 and 2013. In those 2,475 concerts, he only repeated a setlist 8 times! What were those 8 times? And what were the setlists so damn good he just had to play them again?
In the First 25 Years of the Never Ending Tour, Bob Dylan Played Over 2,000 Shows—and Only Repeated a Setlist Eight Times
The Never Ending Tour 1988-2012, before The Set
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@annemargaretdaniel.bsky.social writes about Bob Dylan playing on the banks of the James River last night in Richmond, Virginia:
Review: Bob Dylan in Richmond VA (by Anne Margaret Daniel)
2026-07-23, Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, Richmond, VA
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Bob Dylan played Forest Hills last night, a historic site in Dylan lore (the first electric concert after Newport). To mark the occasion, we've got not one but two ace correspondents reporting in—@leeranaldo.bsky.social and @adamchicago.bsky.social!
Bob Dylan at Forest Hills 2026 by Lee Ranaldo and Adam Selzer
2026-07-21, Forest Hills Stadium, New York, NY
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Bob Dylan has now played the Bo Diddley cover “I Can Tell” live more times than “Mississippi”
For the Dylan fans among you (me), this is worth a couple minutes of your time, read the whole thing:
Ray Padgett@raypadgett.bsky.social · 2w agoFor the fifth anniversary of Shadow Kingdom this weekend I spoke to two of the film’s cast members:
For the fifth anniversary of Shadow Kingdom this weekend I spoke to two of the film’s cast members:
Two Shadow Kingdom Cast Members Recall Filming in Secret with Bob Dylan
"You should never stare at a genius. Ever."
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Saw my first Long Hot Summer show last night on the Boston harbor
Last Night in Boston
2026-07-16, Leader Bank Pavilion, Boston, MA
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Murder Most Foul, Dirge, If You See Her Say Hello (1976 rewrite)…
AllMusic@allmusic.com · 3w agoHit the road with Bob Dylan's timeless classics. These 12 songs blend freedom, storytelling, and summer vibes to create the perfect soundtrack for every road trip adventure.
Bob Dylan Fall UK dates His first Royal Festival Hall shows since 1964!!
