USA Today Music — Shimmer and bang from Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands, 'Massacre Blues' from Bob Dylan, sublime harmonies from the Fleet Foxes ... more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of his 70th birthday, the singer and guitarist Martin Carthy talks about tradition, family – and why subversion is at the heart of English folk musicThe cliff walk along North Yorkshire's wild, wonderful coastline is at last lined with p... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At several points during my recent conversation with Robbie Robertson in preparation for the profile that appears in Sunday’s Arts & Books section, the former lead guitarist and chief songwriter for the Band brought up that group’s long touring c... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, LeedsEven if Adele Adkins's record-breaking 11 weeks at the top of the album chart ends on Sunday – and it looks like the Foo Fighters will finally halt the longest reign ever by a female artist – it's an amazing achievement. Clutching a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Independent excerpts from Robert Shelton's newly expanded biography of Bob Dylan, No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan. The A.V. Club Twin Cities interviews Chuck Klosterman. American Indians in Children's Literature is a blog that ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Crystal Fighters are an English/Spanish electronic band who formed in Navarra, Spain in 2007. 'Star of Love' is the name of the first album by Crystal Fighters. It was released to critical acclaim in the UK on 4 October 2010 via the band’s own... more info

E! Online — Ah, the Webby Awards. When the Old Spice dude rubs (perspiration-free) elbows with late-night's finest. Who in turn cozy up alongside music icons like Bob Dylan. Who is forced to suffer the... more info

Guardian Music — Maureen Dowd took a widely noted whack at Bob Dylan yesterday, for allegedly agreeing to submit his set list to censors in the People's Republic of China before he played his first-ever gig there. She seemed upset that he didn't play "Blowin' in the ... more info

Guardian Music — Those who wanted pop's once-political poet to condemn China's treatment of Ai Weiwei haven't been paying attention to his career"Don't you understand It's not my problem." (Positively 4th Street)Bob Dylan was criticised last week for failing to speak... more info

Guardian Music — Half the tickets for 8,000-seat venue went unsold as Dylan's setlist was vetted by government officialsBob Dylan played his first ever concert in Vietnam on Sunday, following two unprovocative gigs in China. Four decades after his songs became anthem... more info