Boston Harold Podcast

  AN “INCOMPLETE” UNKNOWN:  Bob Dylan’s "Through The Open Window" (The Bootleg Series Vol. 18) reviewed.  By Harold Lepidus  (Boston Harold Podcast) October 24, 2025 The newest installment of the Bob Dylan “Bootleg Series,” this one volume 18 , is the long rumored Through The Open Window , a collection of some of his earliest recordings, going back to 1950s Hibbing, Minnesota, up through October, 1963, including material that has never even been leaked (officially or otherwise) into the hand of collectors. (Sony) What a treasure trove to discover for those who just recently got into Dylan, and what a wonderful excuse for veteran Bobcats to look back at these early days. I know I’ve collected a lot of these recordings, many years ago, and a lot of them are probably only on Maxwell cassettes in unmarked boxes in my basement, and my cassette player is broken.   First of all, I must mention Sean Wilentz’s essay included in the accompanying booklet. Writing abo...

Talkin' Bob Dylan with Wesley Stace, plus a whole bunch of other stuff (including writing the libretto for "Dido's Ghost," Lou Reed, Springsteen, and more) by Harold Lepidus (Boston Harold Podcast)   This is a three part interview I conducted with singer-songwriter-author Wesley Stace, via Zoom, on October 3, 2025. The first half of the interview (in parts one and part of two) is a conventional interview, where we cover the evolution of his name, updating his catalogue, his novels, the Frank Capra connection, collaborating with Lou Reed, opening for Bruce Springsteen in 1995, the evolution of his "Cabinet of Wonders" concert series, writing the libretto for the opera "Dido's Ghost," losing close friends, and his future plans.  Part One But what Wesley REALLY wanted to talk about with me was Bob Dylan, so that took up the second half of this interview.  Part Two (Some Dylan) Wesley was very generous with his time, and so much fun to talk to. Wes...