SDC OmniMedia Group Magazine

Well, it’s about time that the Baby Boomers reclaim the recording business.  It has been awhile since we have captured the turntables of many good music listeners.  D-Town’s jumb back into the music business in early 2005 with the release of seven CD’s of Linda Lou Kestin.  KDTN Radio One Network uploaded and began playing “Spirit On The Water” by the early morning shows’ run.  Also added to the playlist was the Dixie Chicks “Not Ready To Make Nice”, Bernadette Bascom’s “Sweet Thang” from 1986 and Debbie Clinton’s “There Was A Time” from Platinum Sound in 1980 .

While Bob Dylan has been touring regularly for the past few years, and his archives continue to be steadily emptied, Columbia’s August 29 release of Modern Times will be his first new studio album since 2001’s Love And Theft.  Modern Times was recorded with Dylan’s touring band, who are comprised of drummer George G. Receli, bassist Tony Garnier, multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron and guitarists Stu Kimball and Denny Freeman. Dylan sings and plays guitar, harmonica and keyboards on his 44th LP.The album features 10 tracks, four of them that pass the six-minute mark. “Spirit On The Water” hits almost eight minutes, while “Ain’t Talkin’” is nearly nine. 

The album can also be purchased as a special edition that includes a bonus DVD featuring four additional songs. There are no details about them at this point.  Dylan will embark on his third tour of American minor league baseball stadiums in August and  September in support of Modern Times. Guests expected to join him include Junior Brown, Elana James & The Continental Two, Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton. The Times They Are A-Changin’, a production by director and choreographer Twyla Tharp that combines Dylan songs and dancing, will open on Broadway on October 26 at New York City’s  Brooks Atkinson Theatre.  A Dylan tribute charity concert will be held on November 9 at New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall. Patti Smith, Phil Lesh, Cat Power, Philip Glass, Natalie Merchant, the Black Crowes’  Chris and Rich Robinson, Rosanne Cash, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, Medeski Martin & Wood,  Gov’t Mule, and Al Kooper And The Funky Faculty will cover Dylan tunes in support of the Music For Youth Foundation.Here are the tracks on Modern Times:

# “Thunder On The Mountain
# “Spirit On The Water”
# “Rollin’ And Tumblin’”
# “When The Deal Goes Down”
# “Someday Baby”
# “Workingman’s Blues #2″
# “Beyond The Horizon”
# “Nettie Moore”
# “The Levee’s Gonna Break”
# “Ain’t Talkin’”