Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonOrnette Coleman's visits to these shores have always been remarkable events, featuring collaborations with bagpipers, rappers, opera singers, orchestras and – at 2009's Meltdown festival – Patti Smith, Flea and the Root... more info

Uncut — I’m not sure what happens on Saturday towards the end of the first night of Bob Dylan’s three shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Suddenly, though, he’s blazing through one of the songs he traditionally reserves for encores, “All Along Th... more info

Guardian Music — The Workers put out new version of the classic Let's Work Together to capture the spirit of the trade union movementVillage People never managed a lineup like this: the Workers, a group that includes a firefighter, a probation officer, a midwife, an ... more info

Guardian Music — Celebrated acoustic duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings talk to Phil Hogan about authenticity, Nashville, and why there's nothing 'old' about their musicIf you only know two things about the American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch – and not ever... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “That was an inspired song that came to me. I felt like I was just putting down words that were coming from somewhere else, and I just suck it out.” Dylan of the genesis of “Every Grain Of Sand” “‘Every Grain of Sand‘ is the most Leonar... more info

Guardian Music — Maggoty realises how much fun Uncut could be if it ditched the blokeyness. Meanwhile, Word magazine seems to have been the victim of an anarchist art prankThere are some sentences you just don't often come across. For example: "Have you observed the ... more info

Guardian Music — Following our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we bring you a classic interview with Black Sabbath. Originally titled A Dorito and 7-Up Picnic with Black Sabbath, the ... more info

Guardian Music — What irks me is that the Smiths allowed a song so clearly about non-material values to be used to part us from our cashWell, once Bob Dylan had cracked and allowed Love Sick to appear in the service of Victoria's Secrets, it was bound to happen: arti... more info

Stereogum — Jesse Dylan knows a few things about dealing with difficult, enigmatic musical-genius types. He is, after all, the son of Bob Dylan, and he directed Method Man and Redman in their cinematic opus How High. For his latest effort, he’s helmed the bare... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Mick Jagger was his assistant during the Montreal Olympic Games. Bob Dylan gave him unprecedented access and Caroline Kennedy was his one of his pupils. more info