Guardian Music — The announcement that Bob Dylan has signed a six-book deal, and that Yoko Ono is close to signing John Lennon's letters over for publication inspired us to devote much of this week's podcast to the literature of rock. We invited Kristin Hersh into th... more info

Mercury News, California — You may not recognize the name Daniel Lanois, but you have almost certainly listened to his work.The 59-year-old Canadian multi-Grammy Award recipient has produced albums for a who's who list of rock icons: U2, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harri... more info

Guardian Music — From the Kinks' Lola to David Bowie's Major Tom, here are your songs about characters who are not quite as they first seemI thought you might struggle to come up with songs about mistaken identity. Not so. It wasn't as tough as I thought. In fact, th... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Jamey Johnson eats critics polls for breakfast. At least that’s the logical conclusion from the just-published critics poll in Nashville Scene, where Johnson received nearly twice as many votes as the runner-up. After looking at the results himself... more info

Scotsman.com — FOREVER YOUNG: A 70th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL **** more info

Totally Fuzzy — GeeDee said... * Gov't Mule - 2009/11/12 Alcatraz, Milan , Italy * Gov't Mule - 2005/04/04 Alcatraz, Milan , Italy * Grateful Dead - To Terrapin: Hartford '77 [3CD] [FLAC + @320] * Chris Potter - Underground [2006] * Robert Johnson - Steady Rollin' M... more info

Guardian Music — Folk might now be mass-marketed as the Tory rock-lite of Mumford & Sons, but 40 years ago Roy Harper made a record that was ambitious in arrangement and ferocious in sentiment Listen to Hors D'OeuvresA new year brings with it a whole new list of anni... more info

Guardian Music — Cloud-based Music Unlimited launches in Europe and will hit US by the end of March, competing with the likes of SpotifySony Music has expanded its streaming service Music Unlimited to Europe and plans to launch in the US by the end of March.The servi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Jason Thrasher "Produced for Jim Dickinson". The liner notes of the new North Mississippi Allstars album Keys to the Kingdom make it crystal clear that Luther and Cody Dickinson wanted this album to be a celebration of the legacy of their fa... more info

Guardian Music — Cameron Diaz says she bought cannabis from Snoop Dogg at school, but who else has shared their stash with a fellow star?Cameron Diaz's recent claim that she bought cannabis from Snoop Dogg at school hasn't just put an indelible stain on Snoop's other... more info