Rick – Under The Red Sky

Bob Dylan’s Top Five Awards Speeches

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Rick

1991 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Jack Nicholson presented Dylan with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1991 Grammy Awards show. After a long introduction and video clips of Dylan's

Recurring themes of violence in modern Bob Dylan music videos

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Rick

A scene from the music video for Duquesne Whistle

It struck me last night that there are recurring elements of violence in modern Bob Dylan music videos. Beyond Here Lies Nothing, It Must Be Santa, and Duquesne Whistle all have pretty rough bust ups.

Five great Bob Dylan versions of Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Rick

Knockin' On Heave's Door is just about the one Bob Dylan song every pub band has in the repertoire of covers. Every time I see an average live band they'll always do this one. Some of them are doing the

Bob Dylan ‘Tarantula’ 1971 Promotional Poster Sells For £240

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Rick

The advertising poster for Bob Dylan's Tarantula book taken from Tottenham Court Road tube station in 1971

A rare promotional poster from 1971 for Bob Dylan's Tarantula book has sold at auction for £240.

The wall print - described as 'possibly the only one of its kind in existence' was taken from the Tottenham

Bob Dylan’s Full Moon And Empty Arms track

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Rick

Bob Dylan's latest studio album Shadows In The Night is set to be released later this year.

One of the tracks has been made available and it's called Full Moon And Empty Arms.

This was first released

Bob Dylan’s first studio recording… and the inspiration for Together Through Life track

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Rick

This week I bought a rare Bob Dylan CD from a small second-hand record store in Nottingham.

The album is called 'Bob Dylan - Keep In The Background' and features a young Dylan on his first ever studio

Under The Red Sky Is Born!

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Rick

Well it has been coming for a while. And now Under The Red Sky . com has been born.

I’ve been looking for a while for an outlet for my own observations on Bob Dylan, his music, career, art and anything else.

My nods and smiles when I come up with some obscure fact that amazes me… but really, it’s a one way lecture!

I’m sure you know the feeling.

And so it was that this site came to be.

I was looking for a name for a while, and last week got to trying different domains.

Most of the well-know album and song names were taken.

And titles like ‘Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume 3′ just didn’t quite have the right catchiness to them!

Then all of a sudden it came… undertheredsky.com – available!

So here we go!

Welcome to the small online home of a Dylan fan!