
Owl and Bear’s list of albums that almost made the cut in 2008.
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Bob Dylan - “Mississippi” from from Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8, out October 7.
This excellent, sparse version of “Mississippi” is available free for a limited time, so get it while you can. It’s well worth the hassle of downloading Amazon’s MP3 store app. Your download experience should be hassle-free.
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I’m Not There kind of depends on the fact that any straightforward Bob Dylan biopic wouldn’t live up to expectations, and director Todd Haynes has lovingly exploited that fact by making a film so deliberately obtuse that it’s hard to actually criticize.

Cross item number fourteen of my list of things to do before I die: I have seen Bob Dylan (number fifteen, touch Dylan, is still unaccomplished).

Could anyone but Bob Dylan produce something like Modern Times and receive near-universal acclaim? Case-in-point: Lucinda Williams‘ West, released last week to very mixed reviews.
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2006, Columbia
There are well-respected actors who’ve made careers out of playing themselves in movies.