Rolling Stone — If you’ve ever wondered what Christmas Eve at Bob Dylan’s house might be like, the video for his rollicking Christmas in the Heart polka song “Must Be Santa” offers a window into what happens when Dylan and his guests have a little too much e... more info

Live Daily — San Francisco Bay Area residents should count their blessings; not every metropolitan area was rewarded with two stops on Leonard Cohen [ tickets ]'s tour. Having performed three nights at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland back in April, the acclai... more info

Streetkiss Music — La scène indépendante française est comme une malle remplie de trésors... C'est précisément dans cette malle que j'ai découvert Vanessa Chassaigne et ses chansons d'amour et de plage... L'amour est son fer de lance, sa rai... more info

BBC 6 Music — Saharan band beats Kings of Leon and Bob Dylan for music award more info

NME — Mali band awarded second annual prize more info

Scotsman.com — A BAND of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region were today acclaimed for having the best album of the year, beating established acts such as Kings Of Leon and Bob Dylan. more info

Detroit Free Press — Looking at the audience just before Bob Dylan hit the stage at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Friday night for a sold-out performance, his first show at the venue in almost 18 years, it was immediately apparent that the 68-year-old poet and rock star... more info

Detroit Free Press — BOB DYLAN & HIS BAND: Dylan's Never Ending Tour chugs along, this time arriving on the heels of his quirkiest album in years, a delightful collection of Christmas chestnuts. more info

New York Post — There aren't many sing ers around who can handle Bob Dylan and Cole Porter with equal authority -- which makes Paula West's annual fall sojourn at the Oak Room a must-see. West, who somehow languishes in relative obscurity while nontalents are l.... more info

Live Daily — On paper, the mere thought of 68-year-old Bob Dylan [ tickets ] croaking his way through a set of Yule-tide standards could have inspired the brains behind the "Golden Throats," those collections of hilariously bad recordings, to start compiling a ho... more info