In which we peek outside the synagogue for a little boost in spiritual fervor.
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268: Damien Rice, ‘The Blower’s Daughter’ (Natalie Portman’s Aunt)
This week we’re talking about aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews, and why Leslie Stevens will always be the most beautiful girl in the world.
Continue reading...307: Bob Dylan, ‘Living the Blues’
How I met Dylan backstage at The Johnny Cash Show in 1969–the ‘true’ story.
Continue reading...248: Bob Dylan, ‘You Ain’t Going Nowhere’
Dylan just turned 82, and the dude shows no signs of slowing down. I wrote the following SoTW seven years ago, when he won the Nobel.
It’s my attempt to get to the heart of how I perceive Dylan as an artist.
250: Mose Allison, ‘Young Man’s Blues’
My g-g-g-generation, dropping like flies, teenagers dying of old age.
Carpe diem?
After my nap.
102: Netanela, ‘Shir HaYona’ (Matti Caspi)
Noah’s dove, still searching for land.
A secular Israeli prayer for peace.
271: Laura Nyro, ‘Walk on By’ (Bootleg Collection)
A Rosh HaShana gift – 15 bootleg covers that never appeared on Laura’s official albums.
Continue reading...301: Erik Bosio (& jeff meshel), ‘Galia’
If I’m a wave, then she’s a shoreline
Watching the tide rise
Waiting to break me.
Galia.