In this episode of Hitchhiking Highway 61 we're diving into Bob Dylan's haunting anthem "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," a song that echoes with Cold War dread, nuclear shadows, and apocalyptic visions.
This episode unpacks: the song's roots in Cold War fears, its unexpected connection to Godzilla, Dylan's place in apocalyptic media, and how it inspired artist from The Doors to Iron Maiden.
It's a wild ride through poetry, paranoia, and pop culture-don't miss it.
In this episode of Hitchhiking Highway 61, Kevin Fallon explores how Bob Dylan's Blues echoes the restless spirit of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Set against the backdrop of postwar conformity, the episode traces a thread of rebellion and disillusionment through generations- from beat poets to punk bands like Minor Threat and grunge icons like Nirvana- all in search of something real.
In this episode host Kevin Fallon uses the classic novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac as a lens to explore the themes of longing, connection, and the search for meaning in the Bob Dylan song Down the Highway. He'll also make a few personal connections and tell stories- and lessons learned- of his own cross-country road trip.
In this episode, host Kevin Fallon looks at the Bob Dylan classic, Masters of War, an warning to the nation of the military industrial complex. Kevin looks back in American history to see how profit motives have affected war and those involves and also recounts his own father's experience in Vietnam.
In this episode of Hitchhiking Highway 61, host Kevin Fallon dives into Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country." The song originally appeared on Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and later revisited as a duet with Johnny Cash. Fallon examines the themes of love, memories, regret, and the choices that shape our lives.
In this episode of Hitchhiking Highway 61, host Kevin Fallon dives into Bob Dylan's iconic Blowin' in the Wind, exploring how its series of powerful, unanswered questions make the song more about the journey of self-reflection than finding concrete answers. Kevin reflects on the broad social and political struggles of the 1960s while also reflecting on his own road of growth though moments of hardship and resilience.
In this episode, we delve into Bob Dylan's "Song to Woody," a tribute to his musical mentor, Woody Guthrie. Host Kevin Fallon explores how Guthrie's influence shaped Dylan's music, and how this song represents both a homage and pivotal moment in Dylan's own emergence as a voice for social change. He also draws from his own experiences in the underground music scene, reflecting on the sense of belonging that connects his journey to Dylan's.
In this debut episode of Hitchhiking Highway 61, Kevin Fallon begins his personal journey though Bob Dylan's music with "Talkin' New York," Dylan’s first song to introduce himself to the world. The song paints the picture of young Dylan arriving in New York City with nothing but a guitar and big dreams. But it's more than just an arrival story-its the start of a legend, a myth that Dylan carefully crafted around himself from the beginning. Kevin also connects the song on a personal level, sharing how is own experiences and dreams, led him to Dylan's music.
