Binding Thin Wild Mercury - Touching Dylan's Edge
17 Aug 2006: At the Abbey Book Bindery in Surrey, England, the latest Genesis limited edition book is progressing well. The hand binding uses silver-edged book blocks supplied by the some of the finest printers in Milan, which are stitched, glued, cloth-lined and then craftsman bound into a linen (or full leather) cover. Presented... More »

Bob Dylan - The Drawn Blank Series
28 May 2008: An exhibition of watercolour paintings by Bob Dylan is to start at the Halcyon Gallery, London, on the 14th June. Produced whilst on the road as he toured from 1989-92 the Drawn Blank Series is described by Dylan, 'as an effort to refocus a restless mind'. The 140 paintings recreate scenes... More »

Bob Dylan in Vietnam
16 Mar 2011: Four decades after his songs formed the soundtrack for the anti-war movement during the US conflict in Vietnam, Bob Dylan is to play his first concert in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10, 2011. The price of each of the 8,250 tickets available is approximately £27 - more than the... More »

Bob Dylan 'Tell Tale Signs' - Exclusive Preview
30 Sep 2008: Oct 7, 2008 is the official launch date of Bob Dylan's latest album in his 'bootleg' series, Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006. However, from today, fans can exclusively preview the album in full by visiting www.npr.org. The two-disc set includes alternative takes of tracks recorded over the last... More »

Dylan By Schatzberg, New York Book Signing
19 Sep 2006: Thank you to The National Arts Club, New York, who hosted a wonderful book-signing event, to launch Thin Wild Mercury, with Jerry Schatzberg, 13th September. Founded in 1898, the National Arts Club has a prestigious history. Three American presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Dwight D. Eisenhower, were all members. The Club's... More »

Grammy Awards 2011
14 Feb 2011: The 53rd Grammy Award ceremony took place yesterday 13th February 2011. With awards going to Neil Young and Paul McCartney. Bob Dylan performed Maggie's Farm with Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers. More »

Happy 70th Birthday Bob Dylan
24 May 2011: Today, May 24th, Bob Dylan celebrates his 70th birthday and with so a lifetime of music. After 34 studio albums, 58 singles, 13 live albums, 9 Bootleg series albums he is as productive as ever, continuing his 'Never Ending Tour'. More »

Jerry Schatzberg Exhibition - Paris, France
16 Mar 2007: Tuesday 13th March saw the release of the Genesis Subscriber newsletter for Spring 2007. In it we told you about an exhibition of Jerry Schatzberg's amazing images in Paris. We now have the finalised details: Galeries nationales du Grand Palais. The work will be shown in a large auditorium and will run... More »

Jimi Hendrix – Valleys of Neptune
16 Mar 2010: Last month, on the Genesis Facebook page, we posted a link to the new Valleys of Neptune video which is available to watch online. Described by co-producer Eddie Kramer as a "fun, archeological dig" the new Hendrix album presents 12 songs, including the title track, assembled by Kramer from sessions recorded... More »

Martin Acoustic Guitars Celebrate 175 Years
29 Jul 2008: This year C.F. Martin & Co. celebrates 175 years of guitar building excellence. Coveted the world over, they are favoured by guitar legends such as Eric Clapton. The company's list of patrons are extensive - Bob Dylan had a Martin 1949 00-17, which he acquired in 1959. He writes about this... More »

New Bob Dylan Album Due This April
9 Mar 2009: A new ‘surprise’ album from Bob Dylan is on its way according to Rolling stone magazine. The disc purportedly contains ten new tracks and follows the same live-studio feel of Modern Times. Dylan is said to have been inspired after writing for the Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie en Rose, in... More »

News Archive 2006
A vision of four new books is realised - The Beatles monograph Now These Days Are Gone; Jerry Schatzberg's tribute to Dylan's genius, Thin Wild Mercury; George Martin's Summer of Love and Mike McCartney's guest-edited Elvis & The Birth of Rock. More »

Nme Devotes 8 Pages To Tfr
22 Jun 2004: Reviews More »

San Francisco Hendrix Exhibition
2 Sep 2005: Exhibition More »

Suppositions On Dylan
16 Nov 2007: Since the premiere in Venice on the 21st September, the long-awaited biopic I'm Not There, Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan, written and directed by Todd Haynes, has been received as an enticingly enigmatic film about an equally enigmatic songwriter. Award-winning director Haynes has attempted to dissect Dylan's persona during pivotal phases... More »

Thin Wild Mercury - Exhibition & Book Launch Update
14 Jul 2006: Edit: Due to unforeseen cirumstances (an editor and his inability to hold onto his camera) photos of the actual day are thin on the ground. Fortunately one of our valued subscribers (Dennis Blair we salute you – on the left in the top picture) rallied to our rescue with these photographs.... More »

Thin Wild Mercury - Exhibition Update (no.2)
27 Jul 2006: At Genesis we've been inundated with pictures from our last exhibition for Jerry Schatzberg's new book, Thin Wild Mercury. Thank you to our subscribers for sending in their photos – we hope you enjoyed the event. Pictured: Genesis subscriber Roland Lestoquoit, who traveled from France to attend Jerry Schatberg's exhibition opening &... More »

Thin Wild Mercury Launch
10 Jul 2006: On Friday July 7, the Genesis team launched its latest limited edition book, Thin Wild Mercury, by Jerry Schatzberg at the Atlas Gallery in London. Following the opening of an exhibition of Jerry's work at the same gallery - held the previous night - the book launch provided a handful of guests... More »

Thin Wild Mercury, Bob Dylan By Jerry Schatzberg Release Imminent
7 Jun 2006: Genesis Publications is delighted to announce the imminent release of Thin Wild Mercury. Produced with the eminent photographer and director, Jerry Schatzberg. Through his photographs we offer a staggering insight into one of the most influential musicians of the last century, Bob Dylan. Available bound in a specially dyed leather and a... More »

Thin Wild Mercury: Dylan By Schatzberg
17 Nov 2008: Bob Dylan by Jerry Schatzberg An exhibition of Jerry Schatzberg’s iconic images of Bob Dylan will go on display from this Thursday (21st November to 25th January) at the Proud Gallery, London. Schatzberg shot Dylan at a period in his development in the mid-Sixties as he made his legendary transition from acoustic... More »

Todd Haynes: Thin Wild Mercury
27 Nov 2006: Genesis subscribers may have heard about an exciting new film in production, I'm Not There: Suppositions On A Film Concerning Dylan. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Julianne Moore, I'm Not There is the highly anticipated biographical feature reflecting the life of Bob Dylan. "I'm Not... More »

Together Through Life - Released Today
27 Apr 2009: Launched today in the UK and tomorrow in the US is Bob Dylan’s latest studio album Together Through Life, which has been called ‘his warmest, most unforced, set of songs in recent memory’ by The Times. It includes ‘Beyond Here Lies Nothin’’ which was released for free as a download earlier this... More »

Victoria Jones Gallery Exhibition - Living With The Legends
13 Dec 2006: On Thursday 7th December the Victoria Jones Gallery invited us to their opening night, their new 'Living With The Legends' exhibition, to show Genesis books alongside outstanding artwork. Photographer Toby Cohen's portrait photography had everyone talking. Jerry Schatzberg, author of Thin Wild Mercury says: "I like Toby's work. Good eye and heart." A... More »