Guardian Music — Nobody really expects innovation from Bryan Ferry. Strangely, that means his album works better as mood or background music than Brian Eno's doesLate-period albums – the records stars make in their 50s and 60s – come with higher expectations than... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Continuing their efforts to reward music fans who still patronize independent record stores, a coalition of small retailers will be offering exclusive releases on Nov. 26 from rock, pop, R&B and country artists including U2, Metallica, Bob Dylan, Bru... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Bob Dylan is no easy cover. His distinctive voice, both vocally and lyrically, make it nearly impossible for many artists to capture the proper temperament. There are even some Dylan lyrics that just sound, well, wrong coming from the throats of anyo... more info

Detroit Free Press — Bob Dylan & His Band: The Never Ending Tour brings Dylan and his grizzled 69-year-old voice to Ann Arbor with the top-shelf band that provides the real sizzle: Charlie Sexton (guitar), Stu Kimball (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), George Receli (drums) ... more info

Radio Exile — Bob Dylan may be Sony Legacy’s golden goose. Remaster campaigns, the Bootleg Series and an artist who is still producing quality work as he nears his septuagenarian years: that’s pretty much the gold standard of a career artist. Preserving the le... more info

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