Well now’s your chance. A poem written by a teenage Bob Dylan about his dead dog, entitled “Little Buddy”, is currently up for auction and is expected to fetch upwards of $15,000.
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[Photo by Dan Winter]

The Strokes‘ Fab Moretti and Nikolai Fraiture are set to reunite on stage on Thursday [May 21] for a tribute concert to Bob Dylan at New York’s Mercury Lounge — which means you’re probably not getting in unless you act fast.
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Remembering Vern Gosdin by David Rothblatt

Sadly, once in a while one of my favorite musical artists dies. It doesn’t happen often, let alone one of the most important figures in Rock ‘n’ Roll history.
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Words by Crystal Culler
Photos by Victoria Jacob

“Some people make candlesticks, I make people sad as hell,” William Fitzsimmons joked with the audience at his show in Louisville, Ky. He didn’t lie — though his soothing voice will hush a noisy crowd, his dark folk songs are post-divorce and desperate for lost love. Between songs, however, Fitzsimmons is gifted at dry wit and deadpan delivery, a master at using humor to soften the edge of his self-deprecating pleading.
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“Feel a Change Comin’ On”, the previously unreleased track from Bob Dylan’s upcoming release Together Through Life, can now be streamed on the Newsweek website. And if the title doesn’t evoke Obama-motions from you, the next installment of Dylan’s conversations with Bill Flanagan, focusing on President Barrack Obama and World War II, can also be found on the website.
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