The Independent — It's good news for the next budding Bob Dylan. Song lyrics are becoming the most effective medium for conveying social messages to young people, with more than a billion web searches each month seeking musical words of wisdom. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Ploughshares recommended new literary magazines. Stream Bettye LaVette's cover of Bob Dylan's "Unforgettable," from her new album Worthy. 48 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy Wednesday (bringin... more info

Stereogum — Last month, we found out that Bob Dylan had played a show in Philadelphia for just one person as part of the Swedish film series Experiment Ensam, which sets people up in situations alone that they would normally experience with a crowd. The lucky at... more info

Stereogum — WHY? frontman Yoni Wolf is about to launch a short southern US tour, and he’s marking the occasion with a limited edition covers tape called Snowjams. The project will be limited to 300 copies, and it contains Wolf’s characteristically quirky ren... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sony Legacy appears to be leaving no stone unturned in finally ponying up as much of Bob Dylan’s original “Basement Tapes” material as possible, in a variety of configurations and with much promotional muscle behind it all. more info

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Aquarium Drunkard — If you spotted our Late Autumn Light mixtape, you likely noted Bob Dylan’s woolen, gospel rendition of the traditional “Mary Ann”; via the widely, yet incomprehensibly reviled 1973 album, Dylan. One of the least appreciated albums in the Dylan ... more info

The Telegraph — Frank Sinatra is 'stupendous' and Aaron Neville 'is one of the world's great singers', says folk legend Bob Dylan. more info

The Telegraph — New Bob Dylan album Shadows in the Night will featured 10 stripped-down versions of Frank Sinatra songs more info

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