J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Bob Dylan’s impact on music is undeniable, spanning generations and genres, from the Beatles’ John Lennon to pop icon Taylor Swift. But one of the most respected endorsements came from an unexpected ...

That he not busy being born / Is busy dying.” If asked to sum up Bob Dylan’s career using his own lyrics, one could do far ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

The 1970s was an amazing time to be a music fan. Rock and roll was in full swing. Disco and punk rock were bubbling up in clubs all over cities like New York and London. Rap music was being invented ...

When a teenage Bob Dylan first heard Elvis Presley, he said it felt like “busting out of jail.” “The highlight of my career,” added Dylan. “That’s easy: Elvis recording one of my songs.” Presley ended ...

Bob Dylan turns 70 on Tuesday, a milestone that is being celebrated, at least in the media, as yet another occasion to reassess the man who has had the greatest impact on popular music in the past 50 ...

A few years ago, Sam Sussman wrote a personal essay about his mother, Fran, who as a young woman in early ‘70s New York, took a painting class at Carnegie Hall led by the artist Norman Raeben. As it ...

After 32 days on the road as a special guest, Nicks decided it was time to record an official cover — a Dylan song, no less. She managed to persuade the folk legend to join her on "Just Like a Woman," ...