Music For Ants — For this edition of my ongoing album art lover series (where I discuss album art trends and stuff), I’m focusing on the album covers using blur, an effect I’ve seen pop up more and more this year, from Cloud Nothings to The Antlers to Chromatics.... more info

Guardian Music — As the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death approaches, we return to 1977 via Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – for Mick Farren's reaction to the newsIt was one of the worst storms to hit London since Go... more info

Guardian Music — The best from our readers over the last seven daysGiven the amount of intelligent comment from readers each week on guardian.co.uk/music, it's increasingly difficult to keep up with it all.So we thought it might be an idea to flag up some of our favo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The soon-to-be open Capitol Theatre in Port Chester will open its doors on September 4 and the kickoff show is a doozie: Bob Dylan! That's one week before his new album, Tempest, is released. Tickets go on sale Friday,... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins attend secret Stone Roses gigOlympic gold medal winners join Paul Weller and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page at show in London2. How... more info

Consequence of Sound — The chances, my friends, probably aren't even blowin' in the wind on a few of these. more info

Guardian Music — We've had a sneak preview of what may be Bob Dylan's final album. The good news? It's the best thing he's done in a decadeCould this be the last time? The customary intrigue that surrounds the arrival of a new Bob Dylan studio album – and this is h... more info

Guardian Music — From civil rights to Rick Santorum, readers look at the political songs that mean the most to them. Does your favourite make the list?Earlier this week, we asked readers to send us their nominations for their best-loved examples of popular political ... more info

Guardian Music — British publisher Canongate follows Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in removing Imagine from sale, after Lehrer's admission that he made up quotes from Bob DylanJonah Lehrer's British publisher Canongate has withdrawn his book Imagine from sale, following ... more info

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