Positively Bob Dylan

Unreleased song featured on NCIS Soundtrack album

Mike Hobo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:01:09 +0000

On November 3rd a previously unreleased and even on Bootlegs uncirculated studio outtake from the “Bringing It All Back Home” sessions (1965) will be featured in an episode of NCIS. The 44 years old track “California (Goin’ Down South)” will also be the opener for the official TV soundtrack album “NCIS Vol. 2″, which will be released on the same day. It actually is an early piano-version of “Outlaw Blues”, a song that later appeared on “Bringing It All Back Home” where one verse of the original version remained the same. For the 2009 TV soundtrack album the old track has been newly mixed and mastered, but fortunately you can still feel the spirit of the legendary recording sessions and Dylan at his best.

Here’s the original rare demo, enjoy!

Christmas Charity album released

Mike Hobo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:58:18 +0000

Today Sony Music released Bob Dylan’s 47th studio album “Christmas In the Heart”. It’s both his first Christmas album and his first charity album. All royalties will be donated to the World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide and Crisis UK. Bob Dylan commented, “We must each do what we can to help feed those who are suffering and support efforts to find long-term solutions.” (Source: bobdylan.com).
You can now rate the songs and post your comments on tweedlr.com – the web’s first Bob Dylan song rating & discussion website!

Drawn Blank Series 2009

Mike Hobo — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:16:32 +0000

Bob Dylan’s Drawn Blank Series of drawings 2009 is now exhibited at Breeze Gallery in Scotland. These pieces of art will not be released in the USA and are highly collectable. The eight new limited edition standard format graphics are hand-signed by Bob Dylan! They are being sold on paper only for £1250 or framed for £1495. The complete set of eight, presented in a special edition box is available for £9250.
If you are interested in owning one of those rare pieces of art you should hurry up, for sure they will be sold out quickly.- Visit this page to view, reserve or buy the artworks.

Enjoy your summertime!

Mike Hobo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:06:53 +0000

Alright, even Mike Hobo needs to have a break from time to time…so I’m gone for sunny Italy. Thanks for your continuing support in the past month, enjoy your summertime and maybe you want to return to my site sometime soon. I’ve been doing this for 12 years now and as far as I know only Karl Erik and his expectingrain.com have been online for that long or even longer.
I could have posted “Summer Days”, but I preferred this nice vintage VHS tape from “In the Summertime” (“Shot of Love”, 1981). Enjoy, and don’t get a sunburn!

Updated: The original video has been removed from YouTube, so I posted this bootleg version.

In memoriam Michael Jackson

Mike Hobo — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:03:06 +0000

In loving memory of one the world’s biggest artists of our time, Michael Jackson who died yesterday at the age of 50, I’d like to post the only recorded song ever with the participation of both Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan. Bob’s part starts at 3:45…

“We are the World” (1984)

Join Mike Hobo on Facebook!

Mike Hobo — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:52:19 +0000

Be among the first Bob Dylan fans to join Mike’s brand new Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=99319637756 – You can post your Bob Dylan-related Links and Videos there and share your opinion on his current Tour and his new studio album!

Thanks!
Mike

Limited Edition Swiss Watch & Memorabilia Exhibition

Mike Hobo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:47:31 +0000

The free lunchtime concerts of this year’s 12th Annual Oris Spirit of Jazz Concert Series will coincide with an exhibit celebrating the music of Bob Dylan. The exhibition of rare Bob Dylan memorabilia and photographs, including original posters and a selection of original album covers, will be on display at the Tourneau TimeMachine Exhibit Hall on 57th & Madison Avenue in New York from now on through August.

Exhibit hall viewing hours are 10:00 AM-6:00 PM on Mon – Wed; Fri and Sat. 10:00 AM-7:00 PM on Thursdays and from 11:30 AM-5:30 PM on Sundays. The displayed items are provided by ICON Collectibles of Sony Music, who offer original music memorabilia art prints for sale. You can browse many items online and buy them on their website.

The Spirit of Jazz Concert Series is presented by Oris Swiss Watches along with WGBO-Jazz 88. Since 1997, Oris has created a series of Limited Edition watches, each one dedicated to jazz and blues legends. This year Oris honors Bob Dylan with an Oris Limited Edition Timepiece, limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide.

Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ Music Video

Mike Hobo — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:52:59 +0000

The first video from the new album “Together Through Life”, directed by former stuntman and stunt coordinator Nash Edgerton (Star Wars, Batman Returns, The Matrix) and featuring TV-actress Amanda Aardsma and Joel Stoffer (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull):

You can post your comments and submit your rating to “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” and the new album “Together Through Life” on tweedlr.com.

Ugliest Girl in the World Remix

Mike Hobo — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:10:45 +0000

Here’s a brand new demo of a remix I’ve been working on during the past weeks. I just finished it minutes ago and decided to publish it here for the first time. Let me know how you like it. It’s based on Bob Dylan’s funny 1988 track “Ugliest Girl in the World” from the album “Down In the Groove”. Enjoy!

Artist: TLH (The Lonesome Hobo) feat. Zimmy
Title: “I Made Love (With the Ugliest Girl)”
Version: Public Demo (May 17, 2009)

If you want to, you can also rate the original song here.

New Bob Dylan releases in spring 2009

Mike Hobo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:44:38 +0000

Only two more days until the worldwide release of Dylan’s new studio album “Together Through Life”. Check out “I Feel A Change Comin’ On” on bobdylan.com and post your rating and comment at http://tweedlr.com/albums/62/together-through-life/.
In the meantime you might have noticed that Sony/Legacy has released additional remastered Digipak versions of “The Basement Tapes”, “New Morning”, “Before the Flood” and “Dylan & The Dead” during the past weeks. Most of the other classic albums had already been remastered between 1999 and 2005. Unfortunately Sony did not take the chance to add bonus material to the new re-releases. Anyway due to the improved sound quality it’s definitely worth listening to the albums again.