Tag: Bob Dylan

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Peter Biles
Date
January 11, 2025

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Bob Dylan, Enchantment, Free speech, Hope, poetry, Russia, totalitarianism, Tyranny, Writing}

Music in the Mind

_{The need for poetry in totalitarian times} _{Peter Biles
January 11, 2025

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The poet employs language to do justice to the subject matter, while the totalitarian hijacks language by trading reality with ideology. Read More ›

A talented musician serenades the crowd with his guitar under the warm sun, as the vibrant backlighting adds to the electrifying atmosphere of the outdoor rock concert

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Peter Biles
Date
August 26, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Bob Dylan, Consciousness, Gen Z, Human exceptionalism, music, Substack, Ted Gioia}

Live Music is Making a Comeback, and So is Bob Dylan

_{People still want to experience music in person.} _{Peter Biles
August 26, 2024

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This past summer, 110,000 people convened for a George Strait concert in College Station, TX, the biggest crowd ever recorded to hear live music. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has amassed over a billion dollars in revenue, with the pop star traveling the world to sold-out amphitheaters. Coldplay, another massive musical act, is gearing up for the release of their tenth studio album, Moon Music, set to drop on October 4th. They plan a world tour for the album and are also known to fill up stadiums far and wide. So, whatever plights the world of arts and culture might be facing, and given AI’s incursion into the creator economy, one thing remains evident: people still want to experience music in Read More ›