Guardian Music — Richard Thompson explains his choices as curator of this year's Meltdown festival and reveals the acts he's most looking forward to seeingAN EVENING OF POLITICAL SONGRoyal Festival Hall, 17 June I'm always interested in politics, I'm a bit of an anar... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fermo said... Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) Genre: Jazz fusion/funk http://electronicjazzproject.blogspot.com reservatory said... greg copeland - revenge will come - geffen (1982) peter kowald quintet - s/t - 'pmf' (1972) rock-a-mambo - african retro ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - What does 16-year-old Justin Bieber have in common with musical icons Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana and Britney Spears? more info

Guardian Music — Montreal collective reveal more details about forthcoming LP, The Suburbs. But will it be a double album?Arcade Fire have announced more details of their third album, The Suburbs. With the title track already available as a limited-edition 12in singl... more info

411 Mania — In honor of Bob Dylan's birthday, Ten Deep ranks his ten best songs! From "Like a Rolling Stone" to "Tangled Up in Blue" see what made the list in this week's edition of 411 Music Ten Deep! more info

The World Forgot — I’ve been absent from this hallowed hall for far too long now.  I do apologize, but I’ve been busy.  I’m attempting to cobble together a massive playlist for an upcoming wedding reception and that (along with the latest album from The Nationa... more info

Reuters — With those lines, Andrew, a popular musician in India's northeastern town of Shillong who goes by one name, kicked off an annual festival to commemorate Bob Dylan with a concert featuring the music icon's best offerings. more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Johan Stolpe If you've listened to his BNM'd new album The Wild Hunt, then you know that the Tallest Man on Earth main man Kristian Matsson sounds a little bit (okay, maybe more than a little bit) like Bob Dylan. He doesn't, however, sound l... more info

Pitchfork — Denim institution Levi's has launched a series of free downloads called Levi's Pioneer Sessions. This one's got a simple concept: Current artists covering older songs. The first download in the series is up now, and it's Nas doing his take on Sli... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan (1941) Country singer Billy Gilman (1988) Rapper Heavy D (1967) "Boogie Nights" star John C. Reilly (1965) "The English Patient" ac... more info