Tag Archives: Woody Guthrie

Dylan & Rimbaud: Whose Not There?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Dave

Should Bob Dylan be considered a songwriter or a poet? Dylan was asked that very question at a press conference in 1965, when he famously said, “I think of myself more as a song-and-dance man.” It is indisputable, though, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Allan Ginsberg, Allen Ginsberg, Arthur Rimbaud, Baudelaire, Ben Whishlaw, Bob Dylan, Clive James, Dylan Thomas, Franz Kafka, Guy Debord, H.G. Wells, I'm Not there, Kevin Urban, Larry Gross, Mark Jenkins, Paul Verlaine, Rimbaud, The Time Machine, Woody Guthrie | Leave a comment

Dylan Not There, Yet Everywhere

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Dave

The theories and opinions of the German philosopher Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) on popular music and the culture industry are still highly influential in the domain of media studies. His thoughts about these subjects were very critical, pessimistic even. Adorno … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Allan Ginsberg, Allen Ginsberg, Blind Wille McTell, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan tarantula, Cate Blanchett, Ginsberg, Heath Ledger, I'm Not there, Marcus Carl franklin, Mark Jenkins, Pete Seeger, Richard Gere, Rimbaud, Tarantula, Todd Haynes, Woody Guthrie | 5 Comments

Pete Seeger & The Road to Woodstock ( part b )

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Dave

“They had the complexion of wealth, that clear white skin which is accentuated by the pallor of porcelain, the shimmer of satin, the finish on handsome furniture, and is maintained at its best by a modest diet of exquisite foods … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Artie Kornfeld, Artie Ripp, Babson College, BNN, Eli Kazan, Flaubert, Frank Genovese, Freud, Ghandi, Gustave Flaubert, Howard Green, Jesus, Madame Bovary, Mark Jenkins, Michael Lang, On The Waterfront, Pete Seeger, Sigmind freud, The Road to Woodstock, Wobblie, Wobblies, Woody Guthrie | 1 Comment

Banking on a Candid Camera

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Dave

Advertising has long been adept at depicting the bad guys and the new series of commercials for Ally Bank ( formerly GMAC) have stretched the villain and child combination to Hansel and Gretel proportions. Created by Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty, … Continue reading →