This week’s NEXT TO SILENCE is all about transformation—when a Bob Dylan song takes on new life in someone else’s voice. From rock to folk, soul to Cajun, gospel to garage—these covers prove Dylan’s songwriting has no borders. Whether it’s Hendrix electrifying the apocalypse or Judy Collins spinning poetry into silk, we’re traveling across genres, generations, and states of mind. Let’s hear how other legends interpret the man who’s been called a poet, a prophet, and a mystery.
Playlist for the week of August 11, 2025:
00:00:00 Bruce Springsteen – “The Times They Are A-Changin’”
00:06:56 The Byrds – “Mr. Tambourine Man”
00:09:12 Jimi Hendrix – “All Along the Watchtower”
00:13:11 George Harrison – “If Not For You” (Remastered)
00:16:4 Leon Russell – “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”
00:21:47 Manfred Mann – “The Mighty Quinn”
00:24:38 Richie Havens – “Just Like a Woman”
00:29:23 Wanda Jackson – “Thunder on the Mountain”
00:34:37 Jimmy Buffett & Emmylou Harris – “Mozambique”
00:40:41 Judy Collins – “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”
00:45:46 The Band – “This Wheel’s On Fire” (Remastered)
00:48:53 Elvis Presley – “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
00:51:36 The Rolling Stones – “Like A Rolling Stone”
00:57:15 Etta James – “Gotta Serve Somebody”
01:03:51 Kuku – “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (A Sight to Rejoice)”
I like to think of them finishing up their shift, punching out of whatever clock the sun keeps in the sky, maybe gossiping a little about the new patch of clover down by the fence post.
Then, without ceremony, they curl themselves into the purple like a guest slipping under a heavy quilt in an unfamiliar house, the air full of quiet and whatever dream bees dream.
Meanwhile, I’m here at the window, pretending to work, watching the day close shop—
This week’s show features Contemporary Indian Virtuoso Violinists. We’ll trace the resonant strings of the Indian violin through East-West fusions, rhythmic dialogues, and meditative fire. These are virtuosos who don’t just play — they translate tradition into new language.
Playlist for the week of August 4, 2025:
00:00:00 L. Shankar – “Song For Everyone”
00:09:05 L. Subramaniam – “Blue Lotus”
00:20:24 Shakti – “Joy”
00:41:36 Ganesh & Kumaresh – “Gambhira”
00:45:15 L. Shankar; Jan Garbarek; Palle Mikkelborg – “All For You”
It was a peaceful neighborhood until the signs started speaking— first they warned us, then they laughed.
Now a child runs forever— a small joke from the underworld.
But even the joke feels holy when the light hits right— when the mind forgets itself and floats like clouds through the blue dome of a sticker someone placed with quiet mischief.
The sign says SLOW. The sign says CHILDREN.
But it’s the skull that knows. Knows the world slows down only after. Knows how warning is a privilege disguised as concern.
Is it still running— that figure on the sign, some version of us, once wind-stung, barefoot, unafraid?
We wave, as if it matters.
I saw him once— third-grade me, maybe, invisible cape, skinned knees, halfway to Mars and all the way lost in joy.
He’s still out there, dodging traffic and dreaming about outer space, or cotton candy, or something better.
The sign still holds the shape of a child leaning into the forever no one meant to promise.
We keep walking. We obey. We forget.
But the child, skull full of clouds, keeps running into the deep, unspoken now.
Boho Dreams of Space and Time 