How Bob Dylan hinted at the rise of Trump back in 2012
Five years ago, Bob Dylan warned of the dangers of ignoring racism in America
Happy birthday to Bob Dylan, who was born on May 24, 1941, and once said in an interview, “When I was a boy, Harry Truman was president. Who’d want to be Harry Truman?”
During Dylan’
Boy from the North Country
I’m North Dakota-Minnesota Midwestern. I’m that color. I speak that way. I’m from someplace called the Iron Range. My brains and feelings have come from there.
— Bob Dylan, Playboy, 1966
Born in St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, on May 24, 1941, Robert Allen Zimmerman lived
I Got a Song - A History of the Newport Folk Festival
A new book on the history of the Newport Folk Festival is a treasure trove for music fans. Former Providence Journal reporter Rick Massimo has written the first complete account of the legendary festival, describing its many successes and occasional blunders. Massimo interviewed many of the major organizers the festival,
The Steel Wheels Release the Best Album of Their Career
The Steel Wheels just dropped the best album of their career. Trent Wagler, Eric Brubaker, Brian Dickel and Jay Lapp have a lot of reasons to be proud. Their new release, Wild as We Came Here, has the boys from the Blue Ridge out on the road, giving some of
Re-Trace
In 1995, No Depression printed its first issue with a story by co-founding editor Peter Blackstock leading the way. Titled “Dim Lights, Small Cities,” the article examined the debut album, Trace, from Son Volt – the band formed by Jay Farrar after he left alt-country pioneer Uncle Tupelo.
Now, 20 years
Kruger Brothers' Tribute to a Magnificent Mountain
The Kruger Brothers’ dedication to Americana music is sincere and profound. It’s the thing that inspired Jens and Uwe Kruger to leave their native Switzerland, bond with bassist Joel Landsberg and resettle in North Carolina, a pilgrimage of sorts that had them embracing the music of their soon-to-be mentor