Detroit Free Press — A rock 'n' roller who both respects tradition and loves to try something new, Neil Young explores amazing sonic territory on "Le Noise" (**** out of four stars, Reprise). The album title is a play on the last name of his collaborator, Danie... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fusion 45 said... Sal's Boutique Danny O’Keefe – So Long, Harry Truman http://www.fusion45.com themusicologist said... musicology #587 Flow #6 (Bunny Clarke – Move Out Of My Way) So…following on from the inspirational Terry Callier it has to... more info

Stereogum — Back in February Bob Dylan performed “The Times They Are A-Changin’” for President Obama and the First Family as part of a celebration for music from the Civil Rights era. That was a while ago, sure, but we just got Obama’s impressions on it ... more info

Stereogum — The expanded version of Bitte Orca came out yesterday. The 2-CD package comes with a few bonuses, like unreleased acoustic tracks from their performance at Other Music, b-sides and this cover of Bob Dylan’s “As I Went Out One Morning.” They’v... more info

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Undercover, Australia — When I first heard Neil Young was teaming with Daniel Lanois I must admit I was expecting an album more aligned to previous Lanois production works like Bob Dylan ‘Time Out Of Mind’ U2 ‘The Unforgettable Fire’, or Peter Gabriel ‘So’. Not ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — While most of the Dylan news of late has surrounded the upcoming, October, release of ninth entry in the official bootleg series (The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964), last month the new Dylan biography Bob Dylan In America was published by Doubleday. We ha... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Dirty Projectors covered Bob Dylan’s “As I Went Out One Morning” for the expanded edition of their much acclaimed 2009 album, Bitte Orca. The expanded edition was released officially today, and it’s already out there. Dirty Projectors put the... more info

Guardian Music — (Pias)Robbins might possess one of the more impressive CVs in Hollywood, but he's no rock star and it's clear his performance skills are not necessarily transferable. The feeble singing voice might be excused if it at least carried some presence, whi... more info

Guardian Music — Typical of the 'high, lonesome sound' of the Ozarks, Almeda Riddle's singing always puts the song first, never getting in front of itOver the weekend, a friend sent me a film named Now Let's Talk About Singing, a documentary about the folk singer Al... more info