All About Jazz — By Nick Deriso A Bob Dylan song reimagined into something like the Beach Boys, and also something like the Beatles—and nothing like folk music—propelled the Byrds to their first No. 1. Oh, and started the folk-rock movement. Among other thi... more info

Guardian Music — The frontman for the Duke and the King tells Phil Hogan about kidnapped violinists, Indian spirits – and heart surgerySimone Felice – former drummer with rough-assed mountain men the Felice Brothers and now fronting his own four-piece, the Duke a... more info

Topix — Bob Dylan has nothing on Ira's nasal tunes. To those unfamiliar with the eccentric "This American Life" host's soul-affirming radio work , this may not be such a big deal. more info

Guardian Music — Elton's gospel-tinged team-up with pop legend Leon Russell is a credit to them both, says Alexis PetridisIt was easy to miss Leon Russell's cameo appearance on last Saturday's X Factor, dedicated to songs by the judges' musical heroes. For one thing,... more info

Time — Princeton professor Sean Wilentz has forgone his usual subjects -- the historian has written books such as The Age of Reagan and The Rise of American Democracy -- to focus instead on something entirely different: Bob Dylan. more info

Detroit Free Press — Mayday Parade: with Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Artist vs. Poet, Go Radio and the Victorious Secrets, 5 p.m. Oct. 28. St. Andrew's Hall, $18. Bob Dylan & His Band: 8 p.m. Oct. 28. Hill Auditorium, $35-$55. more info

Popdose — Occasionally there is an event in the music world that transcends the mundane. The release of Bob Dylan's publishing demos from the early '60s is such an event. more info

Scotsman.com — AMERICAN gospel, Argentinian tango, Cuban songs, Romanian gypsies and a Swiss cajan band will rub shoulders with tributes to Bob Dylan, Walter Scott and WB Yeats in the next p more info

Guardian Music — Writing lyrics isn't easy for the Swans frontman. Here he discusses writer's block, his time in prison and why he's always got a friend in Jim MorrisonOn lyrical themes in Swan's latest album, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky: "I've suffe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Fiend said... The Daily Flash - Psychedelia from Pseattle 1966-1967 (homemade retrospective of excellent Pacific Northwest pysch-folk-rock band that sounded more Haight-Ashbury than Tacoma incl. singles, demos, & live recordings - most of it o... more info