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

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

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

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

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

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

The Independent — During his long career, Bob Dylan has marched against the Vietnam War, campaigned for the civil rights movement, and written progressive anthems which highlight such social blights as poverty, racism, criminality and nuclear proliferation. more info

Guardian Music — Rihanna, put some clothes on! Bob Dylan, do your own paintings! Readers, tell us your favourite album covers! It's all nag nag nag this week …Causing a fuss this weekBrian Wilson: "No Beach Boys reunion!"INXS: "We've got a new singer!"Bob Dylan: "T... more info

Popdose — Bob Ross would never have done something like this more info

CNN Showbiz — The paintings in Bob Dylan's "The Asia Series," which are currently on display at the Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan, have come under fire for their resemblance to widely available pre-existing photographs. more info