Bob Dylan archive
Read Why Some Musicians Last
September 20, 2012 – It's hard to know now what the future will sound like, but small things often make a big difference.
Watch What To Hear Now: This Month In Rock Records
September 11, 2012 – Critic Tom Moon discusses some of the albums he's most excited about this season.
Listen Bob Dylan's Baffling And Sometimes Beautiful 'Tempest'
September 11, 2012 – Ken Tucker says that some of Tempest's songs are as precisely crafted as any Dylan has written.
Read Song Premiere: Bob Dylan, 'Duquesne Whistle'
August 27, 2012 – Hear the first song from Bob Dylan's 35th studio album, Tempest.
Read On Bob Dylan And Jonah Lehrer, Two Fabulists
August 2, 2012 – For a journalist, there's a code. If you follow Dylan's example, there's another way of operating.
Watch Guest DJ Lila Downs: The Music That Makes Her Fierce
February 29, 2012 – The Mexican American singer shares music that changed her life, from Miles Davis to Orishas.
Watch Loving Bob Dylan's Throwaways
January 25, 2012 – A new compilation of 75 covers highlights the hidden value in Dylan's less-than-iconic songs.
Listen Hank Williams' Unfinished Thoughts, Finished
October 1, 2011 – Some contemporary songwriters are giving new life to the late legend's wealth of incomplete songs.
Read The Mix: Desperate Music From American Icons FolkAlley
August 20, 2011 – Hear dozens of the songs that inspired Tom Piazza's collection of essays, Devil Sent the Rain. FolkAlley
Watch Summer Music Memories
July 5, 2011 – Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share songs that made their summers growing up, and listeners chime in.
Listen Bob Dylan's 70th Birthday On World Cafe WXPN
May 24, 2011 – In this interview with Rotolo, recorded in 2008, she and World Cafe host David Dye discuss her book. WXPN
Read Cake Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Dylan Turns 70 FolkAlley
May 23, 2011 – Bob Dylan is turning 70. Celebrate by listening to a mix that pays tribute to the man. FolkAlley
Watch When The Levee Breaks: Ripples Of The Great Flood
May 18, 2011 – The 1927 Mississippi River flood is widely covered in textbooks, but it comes to life in music.
Listen Suze Rotolo, Dylan's Cover Girl, Has Died
March 1, 2011 – The New York artist dated Dylan for four years and appeared on one of his most iconic album covers.
Listen Remembering Suze Rotolo, Dylan's 'Freewheeling' Muse
March 1, 2011 – Fresh Air remembers Rotolo, who heavily influenced Bob Dylan, with excerpts from a 2008 interview.