Every month or so, I send out a newsletter to thousands of folks I’ve met in the last five years. I call is the Lovecat newsletter and you can sign up from any page of my official web site.
Each newsletter recommends two books and two records. I always hyper analyze the selections I make each issue, and this month I stepped out of my indie-in-the-moment skin and recommended my readers to partake of Bob Dylan’s Modern Times. It is a lights out great record from a guy who is a master of melody and guitar playing — not just change the world lyrics.
Excerpt from the November Newsletter:
MODERN TIMES by Bob Dylan is a modern masterpiece a real record in a time of digital demo tapes. Every song on the record demonstrates his mastery over time and space. From fresh blues to boogie, he nails every song. I am not a traditional Dylan fan, but this record converted me. You owe it to yourself to experience the music fountain of youth that is 2006 circa Dylan.
Modern Times by Bob Dylan
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I’ve been jamming with Mark Schulman this year — working on some material to “bring the band back.” More on that later. Mark is also a speaker and philosopher, as well as one of the greatest drummers on the circuit. He’s touring now with Pink. His website is not only a design masterpiece, it has a great little shockwave application you can enjoy right now — his virtual drumkit. Mark offers all visitors a way to play his current kit, drum for drum and sound for sound. Check it out here.
Good luck with the rest of the tour, Mark!
