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May 2025

‘Beauty may Only Turn to Rust’
An analysis of Dylan’s concept of beauty (yes, he has one!), based on his liner notes to the live album Joan Baez in Concert, vol. 2, with lines back to…
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Eyolf Østrem
From the Archives: Eighty Years of Whwaongg
My Birthday Retrospective that was published in the very first issue of Dylanology, when Dylan turned 80. Now it's time for another anniversary, and…
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Too Late – At Last!
"Too Late", the precursor of "Foot of Pride" was released on Bootleg Series 16. This text was published in the very first issue of Dylanology, and is…
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The Minimalism of Rough and Rowdy Ways III: The Variations (Dylanology 32)
In the third and last issue in the series, I focus on Dylan's new approach to phrasing, and the whole series is summed up
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April 2025

The Letterman Jokerman
Bob Dylan’s Letterman appearance in 1984 is one of those iconic moments in his career. But what really happened? Planned chaos. And why is it so…
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“Black Rider” – Dylan’s Most Complex Song
This text was originally published on my blog, Things Twice. It is a detailed analysis of the harmonic complexities of Black Rider.
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The Minimalism of Rough and Rowdy Ways II: The Melodies (Dylanology 31)
I continue the exploration of the minimalism of Rough and Rowdy Ways with a closer look at the song melodies – if that's indeed the right word for it…
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