Guardian Music — Journalists would have us believe it's public-school leavers v the salt of the earth in the battle of the charts. Is that really the case?Baroness Warsi was right to speak out. Mumford-phobia really has passed the dinner-party test. The unanimous app... more info

ContactMusic — PAUL SIMON was desperate to include BOB DYLAN's "weathered" vocals on his latest album - and struggles to understand why his pleas for a collaboration went unanswered.The singer was convinced the Blowin' in the Wind legend was a perfect match for the... more info

Guardian Music — It's the Bobby D sample track we've all been waiting for (that's Bob Dylan to the rest of us)Here are some "interesting" facts about rapper/producer Akira the Don, aka Adam Narkiewicz. Firstly, he was born in West Bromwich and now lives in Wales. Sec... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Aquarium Drunkard interviews Lucinda Williams about her new album, Blessed (out March 1st). Henry Miller's ex-wife Hoki Tokuda talks to the Los Angeles Times about the author. The Montreal Gazette profiles the Luyas. Influenced by Laurie Anderson and... more info

Altsounds — Previously available as a limited time offer, Bob Dylan In Concert - Brandeis University 1963 is being reissued in response to overwhelming popular demand for a wide release. The new Columbia/Legacy edition features liner notes penned exclusively fo... more info

Guardian Music — (XL)There can be few albums more eagerly awaited than the next release from south-west London's purveyors of intimacy, the xx. But while the Mercury prize‑winning trio's second album is still very much under construction, various x's have been limb... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... ... removed ... * listen mate, I gave you a second chance after you were banned before, you just blew it by once again trying to sneak in a 2010/2011 release. Just how stupid and ignorant do you think I am, to think I wouldn't no... more info

CNN Showbiz — Bob Dylan sure sounded bad, even for him, croaking through "Maggie's Farm" at the Grammys on Sunday. Mick Jagger wasn't much better. more info

Guardian Music — In this extract from his new history of the genre, Dorian Lynskey looks at the ingredients needed to make a great protest songThe phrase "protest song" is problematic. Many artists have seen it as a box in which they might find themselves trapped. Ba... more info

Guardian Music — The Grammys will never be hip, but between Gaga's egg and Cee Lo's muppets they were in danger of becoming essential viewingThis time we knew for sure which came first: the chicken or the egg. Lady Gaga emerged from an egg-shaped cocoon to lead a tro... more info