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Who deserves a Nobel prize? Open thread

4853 days ago

Guardian Music — Now that the odds of Bob Dylan winning the Nobel prize for literature have shortened dramatically and the first posthumous award is to be made, we want your nominationsIt's Nobel prize season, and the range of possible winners is ever-expanding. Bob ... more info

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Bob Dylan named as one of the favourites for the Nobel Prize For Literature

4853 days ago

NME — The singer is fourth favourite to win the prestigious accolade more info

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Pentangle's Bert Jansch dies

4853 days ago

Guardian Music — Pioneering folk guitarist dies following two-year battle with cancerBert Jansch, a leading figure in the British folk revival of the 60s and one of the most respected musicians of his generation, has died aged 67 following a long battle with cancer.A... more info

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Bert Jansch - Guitar Great Bert Jansch Dead At 67

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ContactMusic — Legendary folk musician Bert Jansch has died at the age of 67 following a long battle against cancer The Scottish star who was once dubbed the British Bob Dylan passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning 05Oct11 He underwent heart sur... more info

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Nobel prize odds a-changin' for Bob Dylan

4854 days ago

Guardian Music — Late surge in betting sees singer-songwriter's price shorten from 100/1 to 10/1 to win literature's highest honourA late gamble on Bob Dylan has sent the singer-songwriter soaring up the odds to become the fourth favourite to win the Nobel prize for ... more info

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Hear Bon Iver Cover Dylan’s “With God On Our Side”

4855 days ago

Stereogum — At a Portland show a few nights ago, Bon Iver busted out an impressionistic six-minute cover of Bob Dylan’s protest-era classic “With God On Our Side.” Give it a listen at TwentyFourBit. It seems pretty likely that Justin Vernon just wanted to ... more info

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Great rock-docs need blood on the floor

4857 days ago

Guardian Music — As three forthcoming films attest, music biographies are at their most compelling when warring egos are intrinsic to the taleWho actually watches rock documentaries? It's a persistent question, invited yet again by three prestigious new studies of Ge... more info

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The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams – review

4857 days ago

Guardian Music — (Egyptian/Sony)Using lyrics salvaged from Williams's notebooks, a dozen voices offer homage to the long lost king of country. Bob Dylan, who found penning all dozen numbers too daunting, provides the template with "The Love That Faded", a forlorn wal... more info

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Sebastian Cabot and Bob Dylan in the Squared Circle

4857 days ago

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Greetings, audio sports fans! Today we have a stellar matchup between two heavyweights of the arts. WFMU Erzatz Sports is proud to present: the challenger, Sebastian Cabot, weighing in at...well...nobody exactly knows. His acting skills will be pitte... more info

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'Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams' finds good company in Bob Dylan

4857 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The singer-songwriter's long-in-the-works tribute to Hank Williams nears release, with kindred spirits like Holly Williams, Merle Haggard and Jack White tapping into the country legend's unreleased archive.Singer and songwriter Holly Williams, the gr... more info

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