From the Record Crate: Bob Dylan – “Nashville Skyline” (1969)

The end of the 1960s sported constant and violent rioting, Nixon, the Vietnam War, and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. both taking place a year prior to Dylan’s LP- an ungodly way to head into…

Album Review: Bob Dylan – “Triplicate”

Even with his walking folk icon status, Bob Dylan remains begrudgingly human. His musing music remains poetic, but his raspy voice holds more candor. As always, he’s hopelessly romantic, but there’s more tender, wrenching sadness to gleam. In Triplicate, his…

Music News: Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize

American music icon Bob Dylan has been announced as the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. The award was announced on October 13 by the Swedish Academy, the Nobel committee which awards the literature prize. In a single-sentence…

Album Review: Bob Dylan – “Fallen Angels”

Bob Dylan is among the many musical geniuses who love messing with everyone. We know that he, along with Neil Young, Kanye West and the late Lou Reed, could have stuck to what made them beloved artists in the first…

2016 Grammy Award Winners Full List

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held last night and were host to performances big (Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar), small (seemingly impromptu Stevie Wonder and Miguel performances) and whatever The Hollywood Vampires was supposed to be. During the three and…

5 cover songs better than the originals

Just the mere mention of the title may have some people steaming, quickly saying to themselves, “How dare you imply there exists a cover song better than the original! The original is always better! I don’t like change, everything has to stay…

2016 Grammy Nominations: Our Thoughts and Predictions

The 2016 Grammy nominations were announced this morning, and as always they were a bit of a mixed bag of obvious selections and oddball choices no one saw coming. It’s no secret that the Grammys aren’t often taken very seriously,…