Aurgasm — bumbershoot This year Seattle’s Bumbershoot marked its 40 years anniversary with an outstanding lineup of both critically acclaimed and up-and-coming musicians. Legendary Bob Dylan, folk goddess Neko Case, funky soul performer Jamie Lidell and the... more info

Guardian Music — Between the malarial devil and the sickle-cell sea; It's Not Dark Yet for Bob Dylan; What to do in an earthquake: find a cowWhy has mankind not developed resistance to malaria? No doubt our remotest primate ancestors developed resistance to the prot... more info

DrownedInSound — It’s 1978. Tom Waits is still a Nighthawk at the Diner, yet to embark on his game-changing Frank’s Wild Years Trilogy. Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are about to trade one-take / lo-fi folk for synth-gospel. Bruce Springsteen dominates the airwaves... more info

Guardian Music — An appeal for songs that came out of a love for written verse brought out the best in our readers, just as the poetry clearly did for these musicians in the first placeIt's a sure sign a songwriter has progressed into the canon when an academic deems... more info

Guardian Music — Why can't Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney write great songs any more? Cornwall's radical Reverend Trelawney; The butter on those parsnipsWhy can't Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney write great songs any more? Dylan and McCartney would admit that their great... more info

All About Jazz — Major Tour is Set, as Barefoot Truth Explodes on Pandora Radio, Exceeding Spins for Bob Dylan's Iconic 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' by 1.2 Million Relix Magazine Predicts: Band is "On The Verge" Roots Rock band Barefoot Truth will embark on a major ... more info

All About Jazz — On October 2, 2010, music will fill the O. Henry School's auditorium in Chelsea in tribute to beloved music teacher, Jerry Sheik, who passed away on June 1st. Performers are his former students, now renowned musicians, who have gone on to work with b... more info

Guardian Music — This Dylan fan and history professor has done his research, but his analysis of the singer fails to strike a chordSean Wilentz's book comes trailing such claims to glory – Philip Roth digs it! Martin Scorsese reckons it's as "thrilling" as a Dylan ... more info

Guardian Music — When she tore up the pope's picture as a protest against child abuse, people thought she was loopy. But Sinead O'Connor – former pop star, priest, newly married mother of four – won't say 'I told you so'You can't mistake Sinead O'Connor's house. ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Atlantic explains how Bob Dylan changed the '60s as well as American culture. Flavorwire lists 10 interesting modern literary takes on pulp fiction. The Guardian profiles former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins. The Local interviews Momus abou... more info