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Cartoons Friday!
A dozen hot political hits. Plus: new from Joni Mitchell's archives, with Neil Young.
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The Last Song of Victor Jara
Remembering the once-forgotten "Bob Dylan of Chile" who died, after being tortured, in the 1971 Pinochet coup.
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Scorsese's Remarkable Tribute to Robbie Robertson
A portrait of his late friend and collaborator in words and Polaroids, with "Tupelo Honey" on the soundtrack.
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Was 'Summer of Soul' Footage Really 'Locked in a Basement for 50 Years'?
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Unreleased Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell Emerge Today
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When I Rode With Springsteen to My Hometown
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When I Met Springsteen in Sing Sing
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For Jann Wenner: Rock 'n Roll Women
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Dylan Performs Surprise Set at Farm Aid
Not quite Newport but still a shock--and he played mid-'60s classics with Heartbreakers. See it all here.
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Lou Reed's Missing Essay (Which I Edited)
A new book details his early "retirement" from music, but here's something left out, plus a fun poem.
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The Gruesome Death of Gram Parsons, 50 Years On
In his hour of darkness. But now: six alternate song takes, most with Emmylou.
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The First UAW Strikes, in 1930s, Changed Everything
Current labor activists stand on their shoulders. My new article at Mother Jones, from my book and film.
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Hank Williams Turns 100: Long Gone, and Lonesome Blues
A man of the century hits the century mark. Tributes here from Dylan, the Beatles and Stones, Emmylou, Waylon, Sheryl Crow, Linda Ronstadt, Tim Hardin…
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For Jann Wenner: Rock 'n Roll Women
After his diss: A dozen rockers (no last names needed) named Rosetta, Aretha, Ronnie, Tina, Bonnie, Linda, Chrissie and more
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When 29 Escaped in Tunnel Under Berlin Wall
61 years ago today: NBC in a panic over historic footage. JFK would later try to suppress it.
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