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Music Review: Bob Dylan's leftovers make a meal
10/9/2008, AP

Bob Dylan, "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8" (Columbia) There had never been anything quite like Bob Dylan in the 1960s, and there's nothing quite like him... more >

Dylan rolls out rocking show in rarely used venue
9/4/2008, Reuters

Leave it to an enigmatic-after-all-these-years rock legend to play a 50-year-old creaky venue that hasn't been a concert hotspot for quite some time. Back in the... more >

Dylan Toots His Own Horn, Er, Harmonica
9/2/2008, E! Online

For Bob Dylan fans, the answers these days are blowin' in the keys of C, G, D, F, A, B and E. Yes, for a small price, you can buy a Dylan signature harmonica from the... more >

Rock on, New York! Hall of Fame goes on the road
8/13/2008, AP

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going on the road to New York — the city that spawned hip-hop and gave Bob Dylan and the Ramones their start. Mayor Michael Bloomberg... more >

Suze Rotolo: Bob Dylan's muse in a freewheelin' time
7/3/2008, Reuters

It's not easy living with having been the muse and lover of any great artist, let alone someone with demigod status like Bob Dylan. But that's the baggage that... more >

Bob Dylan to perform at Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore
4/29/2008, AP

Bob Dylan has joined the lineup of the 3rd Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Course on Aug. 9-10. Other performers include The Offspring, Wilco, Iggy & The Stooges,... more >

Dylan, Stooges, Berry join Baltimore festival
4/28/2008, Reuters

Bob Dylan, Iggy & the Stooges and Chuck Berry have joined the lineup of the third annual Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore on August 9-10. They join previously announced... more >

Dylan Knockin' on Pulitzer's Door
4/8/2008, E! Online

Mr. Tambourine Man is now Mr. Pulitzer Prize Owner. Bob Dylan has become the first rock 'n' roller to be honored with the prestigious award, which recognizes top... more >

Dylan, Tracy Letts win Pulitzer nods
4/8/2008, AP

Thanks to Bob Dylan, rock 'n' roll has finally broken through the Pulitzer wall. Dylan, the most acclaimed and influential songwriter of the past half century, who more... more >

Dylan: My hat's off to you, lady
3/7/2008, AP

If at first you don't succeed at stealing Bob Dylan's hat, try a kiss instead. A young Brazilian woman rushed onstage during Dylan's encore in Sao Paulo on Thursday night,... more >

Dylan, Bowie on "Heroes" soundtrack
2/27/2008, Reuters

Bob Dylan and David Bowie are among the artists featured on a soundtrack album for NBC's superhero drama "Heroes." Bowie -- shock! -- contributed "Heroes," while Dylan... more >

Music Reviews-Box Sets
11/20/2007, AP

Here are reviews of key box set releases: Bob Dylan, "Dylan" (Columbia) The box set is a curious beast — a combination of curatorial selection, increased quality,... more >

Bob Dylan to record with Jack White?
11/19/2007, Yahoo! Music

The White Stripes' frontman Jack White could be set to record with Bob Dylan. The pair could be set for a new music collaboration after a series of link-ups. White has... more >

Dylan documentary shows genius in the making
10/30/2007, Reuters

With all due respect to "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' imaginative and often dazzling meditation on the pop-culture mythology of Bob Dylan, there ain't nothing... more >

Guitarists strum together in record bid
10/26/2007, Reuters

Hundreds of guitarists played Bob Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" in India's remote northeastern hills on Friday, attempting to break the world record for... more >

Dylan plugs latest set with "Homesick" message
9/27/2007, Reuters

Bob Dylan is back "on the pavement, thinkin' about the government," and he has a special message for you. Dylan's Columbia Records label is promoting his upcoming... more >

6 Bob Dylans emerge in `I'm Not There'
9/13/2007, AP

Bob Dylan is not at the Toronto International Film Festival. But six shades of Dylan are present with "I'm Not There," a swirling, shifting ramble through the many lives of... more >

Banhart conjures music of the "Canyon"
9/7/2007, Reuters

Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart has always been nomadic in his approach to music, whether it's strolling onstage through the audience to begin a concert or recording... more >

Dylan gave blessing to film on his life
9/4/2007, AP

"I'm Not There" is the first movie about Bob Dylan's life that the singer-songwriter has ever given his blessing, the director said Tuesday at the Venice Film... more >

Q&A: Ringo Starr talks albums and aging
8/22/2007, AP

Forget "When I'm 64." Ringo Starr has that age in his rearview mirror. But the 67-year-old ex-Beatle still has the musical drive and looks of a rock 'n' roller half his... more >

Bob Dylan art to go on show in Germany
8/9/2007, AP

A collection of Bob Dylan's artworks, including variations on published drawings and sketches, is to open later this year at a museum in the eastern German city of... more >

Bret Michaels takes reality plunge
6/8/2007, Reuters

This summer looks like a busy one for rock band Poison's Bret Michaels. EMI America Records/Capitol just released "Poison'd," which finds Michaels and original... more >

`Sgt. Pepper': It was 40 years ago today
6/1/2007, AP

The Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, the Fray and other popular rock groups have joined to record songs from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in honor of Friday's 40th... more >

Summer tour season heats up
5/31/2007, AP

As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started. This year, everyone... more >

Amazon's tune: no DRM
5/16/2007, Reuters

Digital music without copyright protection gained more momentum on Wednesday as Amazon.com made it official that it will launch a DRM-free digital music store this... more >

500 top songs performed in 10 nights
5/7/2007, AP

You could call it the world's biggest open mic night. Except the one going on in Atlanta this week will last a total of 10 nights. When it's all over, 500 bands and solo... more >

6 inducted into Music City Walk of Fame
4/23/2007, AP

John Hiatt slept under a park bench on his first night in Nashville in 1979. Now the city has given the singer-songwriter the star treatment. On Sunday, Hiatt was among... more >

Classical's grip loosening on Pulitzers?
4/13/2007, AP

In 1943, when the Pulitzer Prize committee established an award for America's best music, many genres were flourishing. Jazz was in full swing with the likes of Duke... more >

Drake rarities blossom on "Family Tree"
4/11/2007, Reuters

For decades, fans have made a pilgrimage to Nick Drake's hometown in tiny Tanworth-In-Arden, England. His parents would invite these visitors into their house, playing... more >

SXSW fest erases indie/pop divide
4/6/2007, AP

As South By Southwest's annual gathering of the indie universe kicked into full swing, rock's biggest mainstream magazine ran an online piece painting it as "a festival... more >

Starbucks signs Paul McCartney to new record label
3/21/2007, Reuters

Starbucks Corp. said on Wednesday former Beatle Paul McCartney would be the first musician to release an album on the coffee shop chain's new Hear Music record... more >

Arctic Monkeys shine at Brit Awards
2/14/2007, Reuters

British rock band the Arctic Monkeys and their Las Vegas counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the UK music industry's biggest night of the... more >

Bob Dylan wins two Grammys
2/11/2007, Reuters

Bob Dylan, whose latest chart-topping release failed to secure a Grammy nomination for the coveted album of the year, picked up two consolation prizes at the awards ceremony... more >

Veteran singers turn to theme albums
1/19/2007, AP

Barry Manilow became one of the world's best-selling artists by making timeless classics out of unknown songs. But these days, he's more likely to rely on other people's... more >

Elektra Records founder still scouting new talent
1/12/2007, Reuters

As the founder of Elektra Records -- started with $300 of his own money in 1950 -- Jac Holzman set a label standard for artistic vision and commercial... more >

Simon Cowell vs. Bob Dylan
1/11/2007, Yahoo! Music

Simon Cowell finds Bob Dylan "boring" and prefers to listen to Kelly Clarkson, he has revealed. The American Idol impresario has dismissed the talents of the rock 'n' roll... more >

Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor doing it her way
1/5/2007, Reuters

Regina Spektor doesn't own a TV or a radio. In fact, as her manager Ron Shapiro puts it, "Most of her being lives in another time." But the 26-year-old singer/songwriter... more >

All hail Sweden's Nomads, classic rockers
1/2/2007, Reuters

This year's first Coolest Song of the Week comes from an appropriately cool place: Solna, Sweden. The Nomads have been leading the contemporary garage rock movement in... more >

French lyricist Delanoe dies at 88
12/27/2006, AP

Pierre Delanoe, who wrote the lyrics for more than 5,000 songs for French artists from Edith Piaf to Johnny Hallyday, died Wednesday. He was 88. Delanoe died of heart... more >

Brazilian a world champ with Bowie covers album
12/25/2006, Reuters

The songs of David Bowie were given a Portuguese makeover by Brazilian artist Seu Jorge, and his album became a surprise success on the year-end Top World Albums... more >

Recording Academy Grateful for the Dead, Doors, Baez
12/20/2006, E! Online

The quintessential jam band. Opera's most renowned diva. An L.A. quartet whose flame still burns bright 35 years after the death of their frontman. The first lady of folk... more >

Led Zeppelin, Doors members sue concert video site
12/18/2006, Reuters

Some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names have teamed up to sue the owner of a Web site that specializes in streaming rare concert recordings. Wolfgang's Vault offers... more >

CBS Records returns for a spin
12/14/2006, Reuters

CBS Corp. is reaching into its past by reviving the CBS Records name for its latest business proposition. The label is starting out small, with three... more >

Dylan protests Warhol film
12/14/2006, Yahoo! Music

Bob Dylan is attempting to block a new film based around Andy Warhol's infamous Factory art house. As the makers of Factory Girl prepare to release their biopic about Edie... more >

What a job - finding memorabilia for Hard Rock Cafes
12/10/2006, Reuters

Don Bernstine travels the world visiting rock stars in their homes and backstage and spends tens of thousands of dollars of his employer's money buying guitars, concert... more >

Teen music takes back seat to adult fare
12/8/2006, AP

Just a few years ago, when teens dominated the pop charts, to be a singer of a more senior age — say, about 30 — was something to be downplayed or outright omitted... more >

What a job - finding memorabilia for Hard Rock Cafes
12/8/2006, Reuters

Don Bernstine travels the world visiting rock stars in their homes and backstage and spends tens of thousands of dollars of his employer's money buying guitars, concert... more >

Grammys Oblige Blige and Other Chicks
12/8/2006, E! Online

Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys. The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'... more >

Nominations for 49th Annual Grammy Awards
12/7/2006, E! Online

Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way,... more >

Seminole Tribe of Florida buys Hard Rock
12/7/2006, AP

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its massive collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal with British casino and... more >

They love him, yeah, yeah, yeah
12/4/2006, Reuters

A Texas bookstore owner bought a rare page of working lyrics for Beatle Paul McCartney's song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" for $192,000 at an auction of rock and pop... more >

McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY
11/21/2006, Reuters

Original handwritten lyrics by former Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock musician Jimi Hendrix are among the featured items in a major New York... more >

DJ Grandmaster Flash honored at hip-hop awards
11/16/2006, Reuters

Few musicians can lay claim to an innovation that has changed the face of popular culture but disc jockey Grandmaster Flash fits the bill. Flash, 48, was honored with the... more >

Bob Dylan musical axed
11/9/2006, Yahoo! Music

A Bob Dylan musical on Broadway has been cancelled after just 28 performances. The critically mauled show, The Times They Are A-Changin', backed a tale about a circus with... more >

Dylan Broadway show to close after poor reviews
11/8/2006, Reuters

A musical set to the songs of Bob Dylan will close less than a month after it opened on Broadway, the show's public relations firm said in a statement on Wednesday. "The... more >

Christian band Switchfoot seeks fans' help
10/30/2006, Reuters

In recording Switchfoot's new project, "Oh! Gravity," the lead vocalist with the Christian rock group says part of the goal was to erase the boundary between artist and... more >

Glorious iPod puts personality in pockets
10/25/2006, Reuters

On Monday I celebrated the fifth anniversary of the iPod's introduction at the Laundromat, listening to a recent "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan" on my own... more >

Dick Clark plans auction of memorabilia
10/25/2006, AP

Fifty years after his first appearance on the show that became known as "American Bandstand," Dick Clark is ready to let go of the microphone. The famed host is auctioning... more >

Aussie rockers Jet stuck in holding pattern
10/8/2006, Reuters

As long as there are bands like Jet, rock will never die, but it won't be incredibly inspiring. During its 85-minute set Thursday at the Music Box, the Aussie quartet did... more >

Razorlight cut Scissor Sisters down to size
10/8/2006, Reuters

Indie band Razorlight knocked American group Scissor Sisters from the top spot in the British charts on Sunday to secure their first number one single. The Anglo-Swedish... more >

Scissor Sisters still sharp at top of UK charts
10/1/2006, Reuters

Flamboyant New York band the Scissor Sisters dominated music sales in Britain for a second week as they stayed at the top of both the singles and album charts. Their... more >

Teenage Dylan tape found
9/28/2006, Yahoo! Music

A collection of ultra-rare Bob Dylan recordings made in the late 1950s are to be auctioned next month. The tape of a teenage Bobby Zimmerman singing and playing guitar was... more >

Another Side of Dylan for Sale
9/28/2006, E! Online

These might literally be the basement tapes. Back when Bob Dylan was a teenager named Robert Zimmerman growing up in Hibbing, Minnesota, he and his guitar-playing pal... more >

Americana fans -- touch of punk, touch of gray
9/27/2006, Reuters

You could say Americana, that indefinable roots music, is the new punk rock. But the punks in question are older and make a lot of money. Last week, a record 1,200 people... more >

Childhood friend to sell Bob Dylan tape
9/27/2006, AP

As teenagers in northern Minnesota in the late 1950s, Ric Kangas and Bobby Zimmerman would spend hours playing guitar and singing. During one of those sessions, Zimmerman... more >

Childhood pal to sell 1950s Dylan tape
9/27/2006, AP

As teenagers in northern Minnesota in the late '50s, Ric Kangas and Bobby Zimmerman would spend hours playing guitar and singing. During one of those sessions, Zimmerman... more >

With radio not helping, music vets try trickery
9/13/2006, Reuters

When his "Modern Times" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart. Dylan benefited from... more >

Bob Dylan, always inscrutable, opens up
9/7/2006, AP

At a 1964 Halloween concert in Liverpool, Bob Dylan turned to the audience and said, "I have my Bob Dylan mask on." Dylan has for decades been aware of his "mask," often... more >

Dylan Drops Danity, Squashes Simpson
9/7/2006, E! Online

Just a week ago, Diddy's pre-fab pop group Danity Kane scored the surprise number one album and Paris Hilton landed a Top 10 debut. But the times are a changin'. For... more >

Dylan's new album hits No. 1 on charts
9/6/2006, AP

Bob Dylan is back at the top of the charts — for the first time in 30 years. His new album, "Modern Times," reached No. 1 on the album sales chart, selling 192,000... more >

Dylan tops US charts for first time in 30 years
9/6/2006, Reuters

Bob Dylan reached the top of the U.S. albums chart for the first time in 30 years, and only the fourth time in his career, according to sales data issued on Wednesday. The... more >

Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters

You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936 classic about... more >

Review: Bob Dylan masters 'Modern Times'
8/25/2006, AP

The title "Modern Times" is as much of a joke as any on this album, but the most elaborate one. Bob Dylan has made it his mission to keep alive musical styles that are... more >

Ramblin' Jack Elliott spins tales, even sings
8/7/2006, Reuters

"I don't have a set list," Ramblin' Jack Elliott said, "But I feel 'em comin' -- it's just 90 seconds before they hit." The grizzled troubadour -- who just turned 75 --... more >

Young NY singer builds big following with Web exposure
8/7/2006, Reuters

Inside a disheveled Long Island beach cottage on a muggy summer day, Jamie Kristine Seerman sings into a microphone, strumming a battered guitar, recording on a computer a... more >

Bob Dylan album "leaked"
7/20/2006, Yahoo! Music

A host of unreleased material from Bob Dylan's new album is reported to have been leaked online by mistake. A number of 30-second clips from Modern Times are understood to... more >

New Tharp production showcases Dylan songs
7/9/2006, AP

Twyla Tharp took on the music of Billy Joel and created "Movin' Out," which ran for more than three years on Broadway. Now the director-choreographer has turned to another... more >

Denmark's Roskilde Festival kicks off
6/29/2006, AP

The annual four-day Roskilde Festival kicked off Thursday, with thousands of people pouring through the gates of one of Europe's largest outdoor rock music events. This... more >

Jun hits the right notes for Buckley biopic
6/27/2006, Reuters

Musician Jeff Buckley is getting the biopic treatment. Writer-director Brian Jun, whose "Steel City" was nominated for the grand jury prize at January's Sundance Film... more >

Reunited Plimsouls in fine, high-energy form
6/26/2006, Reuters

This was not a show for the kids, though some joined their rock elders from the Los Angeles music scene of the early 1980s at the El Rey Theater on Friday for a hearty set... more >

'The Pilgrim' marks Kristofferson b'day
6/26/2006, AP

Various Artists, "The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson" (American Roots Publishing) Kris Kristofferson has enjoyed a celebratory run of late, his from... more >

Walkmen reach for greatness in dynamic but uneven show
6/18/2006, Reuters

Good, but not yet great, the Walkmen proved to be an ambitious and still-growing band during Thursday's performance at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles. On their third... more >

'Sweaty hippies,' rock fans share Bonnaroo
6/18/2006, AP

As Beck took the stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, he had dancers in bear suits and a band that played on water glasses and dinner plates. He also had a... more >

Chuck Berry documentary shows dark side of rock legend
6/14/2006, Reuters

Twenty years ago, a camera crew and some of the world's biggest rock stars ventured to St. Louis to help Chuck Berry celebrate his 60th birthday. They were lucky to... more >

New Bob Dylan album due in August
6/13/2006, AP

Bob Dylan's new album, "Modern Times," to be released Aug. 29, features 10 original songs recorded by the singer-songwriter and his touring band. Song titles include... more >

Dylan Gets "Modern"
6/13/2006, E! Online

Forty-plus years after tweaking folkies by going electric at the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan's going Modern again. Out to prove he can keep on keeping on, the music... more >

Bob Dylan documentary wins big at Banff awards
6/12/2006, Reuters

Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" was the big winner at the 27th Banff Rockie Awards on Monday night, taking home the grand prize and the... more >

Musicians Hall of Fame opens in Nashville
6/9/2006, AP

Rock stars, country stars and even songwriters have their own halls of fame. Now their backing musicians are getting into the act, too. The Musicians Hall of Fame and... more >

Bob Dylan To Be Satellite Radio DJ
5/23/2006, AP

Coming from the radio speakers, Bob Dylan sounds as craggy and weather-beaten as he looks — and quite playful, too. As he reaches his 65th birthday Wednesday, the rock... more >

Pop Stars Going Up on Country Charts
5/22/2006, AP

If pop star Michelle Branch and her pal Jessica Harp had their way, their new country album "Stand Still, Look Pretty" would have registered even higher on the twang... more >

T Bone Burnett Returns With First Album
5/9/2006, AP

Even if you don't know T Bone Burnett, you've probably heard his work. In a varied career spanning decades, Burnett has helmed the hit soundtrack for "O Brother, Where Art... more >

Springsteen delivers emotional set at Jazz Fest
5/2/2006, Reuters

The first weekend of the 37th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ended with a slow, elegiac version of the Crescent City standard "When the Saints Go Marching In,"... more >

Built to Spill Keeps Guitar Solos Alive
4/26/2006, AP

It sometimes seems as though the guitar solo, that staple of rock 'n' roll, has noodled its way into obscurity. Much of today's rock looks elsewhere for its bravado. More... more >

DiFranco Returns at New Orleans Jazz Fest
4/24/2006, AP

Folk singer Ani DiFranco, who stopped performing for almost a year due to tendinitis in her wrists, will make her comeback Friday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage... more >

Eric Clapton gets a new Derek in slide guitarist
4/21/2006, Reuters

In 1970, Eric Clapton joined Duane Allman and three other musicians as Derek and the Dominos to record one of rock-and-roll's masterwork albums, "Layla and other Assorted... more >

Hoffs, Sweet Return to the Swinging '60s
4/19/2006, AP

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, "Under The Covers, Vol. 1" (Shout Factory) About a decade ago, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs were the nucleus of Ming Tea — the... more >

Rock Hall Opens Roy Orbison Exhibit
4/18/2006, AP

His was the voice of heartache and the lovelorn in the world of early rock'n'roll. Roy Orbison, who died in 1988 at age 52 of a heart attack, has been a member of the Rock... more >

Neil Young Rockin' Dubya's World
4/18/2006, E! Online

Neil Young's 1989 anthem "Rockin' in the Free World" was scathingly critical of the social policies of then-president George Bush. Now the rock icon has found himself a new... more >

Jackson near deal to avert bankruptcy: report
4/13/2006, Reuters

Singer Michael Jackson is close to a deal that would help him to avert bankruptcy by refinancing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, the New York Times said on... more >

Historian Holds Dual Job of Dylan Buff
3/22/2006, AP

Professor Sean Wilentz is a distinguished man, one of this year's winners of the Bancroft Prize for history and chair of the American studies department at Princeton... more >

Lennon friend attacks TV seance to reach ex-Beatle
3/21/2006, Reuters

Yoko Ono's longtime friend and spokesman on Tuesday said an upcoming TV seance to contact her late husband, ex-Beatle John Lennon, was tacky, exploitative and far removed... more >

Young, Demme Discuss 'Heart of Gold'
3/20/2006, AP

For the filming of "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," Young insisted on a little superstition. Only during a full moon. "That's the only time he'd do it," director Jonathan... more >

Springsteen Joins Jazz Fest Lineup
3/8/2006, AP

The Boss is heading to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled... more >

Springsteen Joins Jazz Fest Lineup
3/8/2006, AP

The Boss is coming to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled over... more >

Cover Him: Springsteen Channels Seeger
3/3/2006, E! Online

Talk about a swell birthday present from present from the Boss. Playing tribute to one of his musical heroes, Bruce Springsteen has announced plans to release We Shall... more >

Sweet, Hoffs deliver triple dose of nostalgia
3/3/2006, Reuters

In an age when classic rock has been reduced to ringtones and soundtracks to TV commercials, it was refreshing to see Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs attempt to transform... more >

Corbett Trades Movie Scripts for Music
2/24/2006, AP

This just might be the role actor John Corbett was born to play. Known for playing the handsome non-Greek boyfriend in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the philosophical radio... more >

Jessi Colter Still Vital After 31 Years
2/23/2006, AP

Rocking out instead of easing into retirement, Jessi Colter sounds as vital now as she did 31 years ago when her hit "I'm Not Lisa" broke beyond the conservative boundaries... more >

Sweet, Hoffs Team Up For '60s Covers Fest
2/21/2006, Reuters

Veteran power-pop singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet and Bangles crooner Susanna Hoffs may not seem to the casual fan like the perfect pairing for a duets album, but when it... more >

New Orleans Jazz Fest vows to come roaring back
2/15/2006, Reuters

Let the Good Times Roll! Vowing to gather the biggest names in music to celebrate New Orleans, organizers of Jazz Fest on Wednesday unveiled an eclectic line-up with the... more >

Musical Using Dylan Songs Heads to Broadway
2/15/2006, AP

Can Twyla Tharp do for Bob Dylan what she did for Billy Joel on Broadway? "The Times They Are A-Changin'," a new musical conceived, directed and choreographed by Tharp and... more >

Tweedy delivers stripped-down, essential rock in solo set
2/13/2006, Reuters

Twenty minutes into his solo set Sunday night at the Henry Fonda Theater, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy mocked the crowd's blind adoration, noting that the sold-out throng... more >

Correction: Feb. 8-9 Grammy Vignettes Story
2/10/2006, AP

In stories Feb. 8 and Feb. 9 about "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher at the Grammys, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of the designer of her dress. He... more >

Folk Musicians Celebrate Genre in Austin
2/9/2006, AP

Folk music promoter Tom Neff can't go anywhere without meeting someone who used to love Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, or Peter, Paul and Mary. He has a harder time convincing them... more >

Louise Scruggs dies in Nashville
2/3/2006, Reuters

Louise Scruggs, who bucked the male-dominated country music industry by managing her banjo-playing husband Earl Scruggs, has died, hospital officials said on... more >

Grammys Get Around to Honoring Bowie, Cream
1/10/2006, E! Online

It's official: David Bowie has entered his golden years. The British rock legend, along with late comic genius Richard Pryor, power rock trio Cream, country singer Merle... more >

Outlaw country queen back for music's sake
1/5/2006, Reuters

"I've been circling," Jessi Colter says. "The recording had to happen at the right time and the right place." Colter's circling is over: The queen of '70s outlaw country,... more >

Dylan Spins It
12/15/2005, E! Online

Apparently not satisfied with having recorded scads of classic albums, scored a raft of Grammys, elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, written a bestselling memoir or... more >

Indie Rockers Spread Collaborative Spirit
12/15/2005, AP

NEW YORK — One is a spaghetti western, the other a Southern folkie. But despite their differences — or perhaps because of them — Calexico (a Tucson, Ariz.... more >

Dyaln to Host XM Satellite Radio Radio
12/14/2005, AP

Bob Dylan will host a weekly music show on XM Satellite Radio, the first time the rock star has had his own radio show. Dylan will select music for the hour-long show,... more >

Dylan to Host Satellite Radio Program
12/13/2005, AP

Singer Bob Dylan will host a weekly radio music show on XM Satellite Radio beginning in March. The hourlong show will be a mix of music hand-selected by Dylan as well as... more >

Obama Nominated for 'Spoken Word' Grammy
12/8/2005, AP

Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as Illinois' newest U.S. senator this year, the Chicago Democrat was known for his oratory. His delivery of the keynote address at the... more >

Mariah's Grammy Whammy
12/8/2005, E! Online

The emancipation of Mariah Carey from all things that Glitter seems complete. The songbird soared with eight Grammy nominations Thursday, including an Album of the... more >

John Lennon's music still shines on
12/7/2005, Reuters

Time has been kind to John Lennon, the former Beatle who was killed 25 years ago on Thursday just as he was starting over. Despite some erratic solo work and questionable... more >

Minus Run, DMC Prepares Solo Album
12/2/2005, AP

Once again, DMC is in the place to be. The 41-year-old rapper and former Run-DMC member is preparing to release his first solo album, "Checks, Thugs & Rock and Roll,"... more >

Stones Svengali Oldham hustling book, radio show
11/30/2005, Reuters

You can't keep a good hustler down. Former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, the impresario who created the group's bad-boy image and produced their early... more >

Singer-songwriter Chris Whitley dies at age 45
11/22/2005, Reuters

Singer-songwriter Chris Whitley, who emerged from obscurity in 1991 with his debut album "Living with the Law," has died of lung cancer, his label said on Tuesday. He was... more >

Dylan Poetry Sells for $78K at Christie's
11/21/2005, AP

A collection of poems written by Minnesota college student Robert Zimmerman — later to become the "voice of a generation" as Bob Dylan — sold for $78,000 at an... more >

Annniversary of John Lennon's Death Looms
11/19/2005, AP

The song was only six years old, but might just as well have been 60. Walking out of a college dormitory after visiting a friend one December night 25 years ago, I heard... more >

Dylan Poems, Hendrix Jewelry at Auction
11/18/2005, AP

Before he was Bob Dylan, before he was even a serious songwriter, a Minnesota college student named Robert Zimmerman was an aspiring poet musing about cigarettes,... more >

Trey Anastasio Begins Anew After Phish
11/17/2005, AP

In an elevator at the Sony Music offices, two suited men breezily assess a fledgling artist's demo. "How did you feel?" one asks. "I found it to be, well, rather... more >

Q&A: Mike Curb
11/11/2005, Reuters

Mike Curb has gotten a lot out of the music business in the past 42 years. Now, he is in the process of giving back. As chairman of Curb Records, he runs the only label... more >

Tweedy taps archive, covers on solo tour
11/8/2005, Reuters

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy kicked off his fall solo tour Friday in Madison, Wis., treating the crowd to songs recent ("Spiders (Kidsmoke"), vintage ("Sunken Treasure" and... more >

Beatle Harrison's concert still aiding Bangladesh
11/2/2005, Reuters

Long before Katrina and tsunami relief, Live 8 and Live AID, former Beatle George Harrison assembled an all-star concert that cast the mold for celebrity charity, and with a... more >

Anticipated Beatles Bio Comes Out Tuesday
10/30/2005, AP

Ten hours, 28 minutes. That was the sum of the music recorded and released by the Beatles before breaking up, a volume of work that changed lives, careers and the course of... more >

Stones Roll Rare Tracks
10/26/2005, E! Online

It seems the Rolling Stones have learned their lesson when it comes to exclusivity. The rock legends are preparing to release an album of rare tracks via a partnership... more >

The Beatles Dubbed Icon of the Century
10/21/2005, AP

Sorry Johnny, Oprah and Madonna — you just missed the cut. Variety ranks the top 10 entertainment icons of the century in a new commemorative issue marking the trade... more >

Iron & Wine, Calexico partner for indie 'Waltz'
10/19/2005, Reuters

Calexico's co-headlining and collaborative sets with Iron & Wine on Tuesday night at the Wiltern looked and felt like the indie-rock version of "The Last Waltz," complete... more >

Les Paul Keeps Rocking at Age 90
10/12/2005, AP

Take it from Peter Frampton. Or from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Peter Townsend or Jimmy Page — they all owe a debt to Les Paul, father of the electric guitar. "They all... more >

Rod Stewart Looks for New Challenges
10/10/2005, AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, when Rod Stewart decided to reinterpret pop standards with "It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook," it didn't seem like a... more >

Folk Music Promoter Leventhal Dies
10/7/2005, AP

Harold Leventhal, a folk music promoter who worked with and produced a biographical movie about Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie and introduced Bob Dylan in his first major... more >

Musicians Wary of Singing About Katrina
10/6/2005, AP

In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst. But even though Hurricane Katrina has already inspired several musical... more >

Gretchen Wilson Jacks Up Chart
10/5/2005, E! Online

The Redneck Woman has gotten all jacked up on the charts. Gretchen Wilson, the country music rebel who created a huge splash with last year's surprise hit Here for the... more >

Joan Baez Tests TV's Language Limits
9/28/2005, AP

Another musician has tested the tolerance level for bad language on prime-time television, but she's no raucous rock star. Would you believe it's Joan Baez? The... more >

Allaire Studios Lure Top-Notch Musicians
9/28/2005, AP

Allaire Studios sit at the end of a slithering mountain road. Airy rooms offer skytop views of the Catskill Mountains. Norah Jones, Tim McGraw and David Bowie are among... more >

Protest anthem documentary the same old song
9/28/2005, Reuters

"Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest" suffers from a severe onslaught of deja vu. As Chuck D of Public Enemy guides us for two hours through the many, many... more >

Rapper Redman to commit 'Crime' for Activision
9/27/2005, Reuters

Rapper Redman will be the featured recording artist on Activision's "True Crime: New York City" video game, the publisher said Monday. The soundtrack will mark the first... more >

Fans tune in to musicians in ads: study
9/25/2005, Reuters

In March, U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Bruce Springsteen. By turns eloquent and funny, Springsteen's induction speech concluded with a mention of... more >

Robertson charts the Band's musical journey
9/23/2005, Reuters

If Robbie Robertson had his way, every owner of "Across the Great Divide," a three-CD retrospective of the Band issued in 1994, would toss that collection in the garbage and... more >

Bob Dylan Portrait Explores Early Songs
9/23/2005, AP

"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," released in 1963, has one of the era's most memorable album covers. Gracing the album that features such folk anthems as "Blowin' in the Wind"... more >

Scorsese, PBS reveal another side of Bob Dylan
9/23/2005, Reuters

"Don't look back," the baseball sage Satchel Paige advised. "Something might be gaining on you." For Bob Dylan in the 1960s, the hellhounds in the rearview were the crush of... more >

Sony BMG efforts keep Dylan set in (most) stores
9/16/2005, Reuters

Just months ago, retailers vehemently protested major labels for handing album exclusives to chains such as Starbucks. Now, thanks to the quid pro quo efforts of Sony BMG... more >

Rock Hall Snubs 1980
9/16/2005, E! Online

Apparently, 1980 just wasn't a rockin' year. In the way of the music world, acts that have seen 25 years elapse since the release of their first record become eligible... more >

Even jaded pros sit up for unheralded singer
9/15/2005, Reuters

Sometimes an unheralded young talent can take even the old pros by surprise. That's exactly what happened in Nashville recently. Los Angeles-based Sin City Marketing was... more >

Ex-Child Guitar Prodigy Sexton Reflects
9/14/2005, AP

Most blessings in Charlie Sexton's life have come with a curse. At 17, the lanky Texan was heralded as a blues guitar prodigy. Instead, he became a rock 'n' roll pretty... more >

Dylan Dissed in Canada
9/13/2005, E! Online

Canadians attempting to buy Bob Dylan albums may temporarily be left blowing in the wind. One of the nation's largest record chains, HMV Canada, has pulled the entire... more >

Kanye Registers on Top
9/7/2005, E! Online

Kanye West might not be NBC or President Bush's favorite rapper, but they're the exceptions. The Grammy-winning hip-hop star, who generated controversy last Friday when... more >

Rapper West debuts at No. 1 on US charts
9/7/2005, Reuters

Kanye West was top of the class on Wednesday as his second release "Late Registration" opened at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts. After a few weeks of relatively low-key... more >

Anti-Poverty Music Fest Starts in Ghana
9/3/2005, AP

Music fans swayed and danced Saturday as African musicians jammed in Ghana's capital to support a campaign to reduce poverty across the world's poorest continent. Some of... more >

Smithsonian Folkways in sync with Dylan book
9/2/2005, Reuters

The staffers at Smithsonian Folkways started reading Bob Dylan's autobiography, "Chronicles: Volume One," as fans. By page 15, they realized they had a potential marketing... more >

Springsteen to End Tour in New Jersey
9/1/2005, AP

Bruce Springsteen wraps up his second solo acoustic tour by going back where it all began: New Jersey. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer plans shows in the Boardwalk Hall in... more >

Crowell Turns It on in 2nd Half of Career
8/26/2005, AP

During the second half of his career, singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell has taken the words of Artie Shaw and Jack Nicholson to heart. Crowell took a six-year hiatus to... more >

Dolly Parton Gets Retro With Cover Tunes
8/19/2005, AP

It's almost a given for veteran singers to dust off the American songbook and cut an album of standards. But Dolly Parton does them one better on "Those Were the... more >

'Best Of' Albums Not So Great These Days
8/17/2005, AP

A greatest-hits album once stood as a watershed — a milestone chronicling a collection of top-rated hits, culturally significant songs or the end of a stellar... more >

Cuban Musician Gives Hope to Latin America
8/16/2005, AP

In his 58 years, Silvio Rodriguez has watched wars come and go, ideologies blossom and wither, love emerge and evaporate. Yet even as the Cuban musician struggled with... more >

Pixies' Frank Black Takes Nashville Detour
8/9/2005, AP

Pixies lead singer Frank Black takes the prize in this year's derby for Oddest Duet, inviting his ex-wife to sing about their failed relationship on his new solo... more >

Country Singers Carry on Family Tradition
8/5/2005, AP

If anyone seems born to write and sing songs, it's Holly Williams. Her grandfather is American music icon Hank Williams, her father the country outlaw Hank Williams Jr. She... more >

Dylan song 'changed the world' - poll
8/5/2005, Reuters

Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" topped a poll on Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of... more >

And the song that changed the world is...
8/5/2005, Reuters

Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" topped a poll Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of musicians, actors... more >

Morissette, Mraz Fall Into the Gap
7/27/2005, E! Online

The Gap is filling up with a new batch of music stars. Alanis Morissette, Jason Mraz, Joss Stone, John Legend, Liz Phair, Keith Urban, Destiny's Child's Michelle... more >

Summer releases keep rock on a roll
7/25/2005, Reuters

It's an odd cast of characters: an Armenian-American thrash-rock quartet; a cartoon band that exists mainly in cyberspace; a pair of supposed siblings (or exes) with a... more >

Springsteen keyboardist releases smooth jazz record
7/20/2005, Reuters

The man responsible for the defiant piano lines on Bruce Springsteen's "Born In the U.S.A." is breaking with rock anthems for a taste of smooth jazz. Danny Federici,... more >

Billboard album reviews
7/18/2005, Reuters

This compilation is among the first phase of releases under songwriter/producer Jermaine Dupri's watch as Virgin president... more >

Son Volt unveils new look, different 'Melody'
7/13/2005, Reuters

Jay Farrar is hurtling down Highway 61, invoking the spirit of Leadbelly and Bob Dylan, as he spits out the words to one of the tracks on his band Son Volt's first album in... more >

Farm Aid Turns 20
7/12/2005, E! Online

After 20 years, Farm Aid is getting back to its roots. The annual daylong musicfest launched by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young in 1985 to aid ailing... more >

Jackson's Big Beatles Headache
7/12/2005, E! Online

During the dark days of his criminal trial, when conventional wisdom said a financially strapped Michael Jackson should sell his 50 percent stake in the Beatles song... more >

Wal-Mart Tweaks Willie's Reggae
7/12/2005, E! Online

No, you're not smoking something--the cover of Willie Nelson's new reggae album comes in two separate versions: regular and Wal-Mart. The cover art of Countryman,... more >

The Band boxed set unearths three-dozen rarities
7/12/2005, Reuters

The Band will be the subject of a six-disc boxed set that will feature 37 previously unreleased tracks, including a live collaboration with Bob Dylan on "Highway 61... more >

Willie Nelson Takes Reggae Turn
7/11/2005, AP

Willie Nelson is so prolific that sometimes even he forgets he has another record coming out. At a recent show here with Bob Dylan, Nelson performed a long list of hits,... more >

France Honors Punk Rocker Patti Smith
7/10/2005, AP

U.S. punk rocker Patti Smith received one of France's top cultural honors on Sunday. Smith, 58, was presented with the insignia of Commander of the Order of the Arts and... more >

Nelson Brings Picnic Back to Fort Worth
7/1/2005, AP

It made perfect sense — except that no one had done it before. More than three decades after Willie Nelson first decided to merge musical genres at his Fourth of July... more >

Bob Dylan Brews Up Starbucks Deal
6/29/2005, E! Online

Bob Dylan must have a weak spot for coffeehouses. The folk-rock icon, who got his start plying tunes in Greenwich Village cafes, has bec

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