A Deeper Shade of Soul — I get that the music business (the record business expecially) is struggling and may be at a loss in how to deal with their challenges. I'm not an apologist for the record business. I could write a long list of mistakes I believe they've made and o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Together Through Life - cover art The first track from Bob Dylan's forthcoming release, Together Through Life, has been posted as a free download on BobDylan.com. Titled "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'", the song will be available for free from midnight,..... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Baltimore Magazine points out that the cover of the new Bob Dylan album, Together Through Life, is an homage to author Larry Brown. Michael Chabon talks about writing with the Ogden Standard. Most people don't think of writing as... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — "You don't have a clur (sic) about music. How can you say a washed-up old man like Bob Dylan is better than Nickelback?" more info

Pop Crunch — Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News Grammy-winning British singing star Adele discusses her debut album, 19, and performs a cover of Bob Dylan’s folk classic “Make You Feel My Love” in this video clip from The TODAY Show Friday. more info

All About Jazz — Bob Dylan can do whatever the bejeezus he wants. He's made more albums than America has had presidents, he's transformed rock in the process, and in his later years he's almost singlehandedly sustained the fashion relevance of the bolo tie. No one... more info

Guardian Music — A demo tape featuring Hendrix playing acoustic versions of songs from Electric Ladyland is to go under the hammer. Not to be confused with Acoustic Ladyland, the dreadful jazz-punk bandJimi Hendrix was not just a fearsome guitar god who set his instr... more info

Chicago Tribune — At the concert held prior to Barack Obama 's inauguration, Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger performed "This Land Is Your Land" at the Lincoln Memorial—a testament to the fact that the legacy of Woody Guthrie (pictured above) lives on in powerful ... more info

JamBase — Words by: Lindsay Colip The Lonely H :: 03.07.09 :: Kimo's :: San Francisco, CA The Lonely H by Steven Walter Nobody told The Lonely H that it's not 1973... and thank god. Longhaired, blue-jeaned, Budweiser belt buckled and jewelry adorned... more info

Idolator — OK, he's not that old, and he's probably a reasonably intelligent guy. But what do you expect people to say when the man who took the Cougar out of the Mellencamp takes on the music biz claiming that—surprise!—things were better back in his day? ... more info