Obscure Sound — Congolese-American artist Molombo melds psych-rock and Afro-pop with stylish cohesion on new single “Starstruck.” Taking inspiration from Bob Dylan’s “Only a Pawn in Their Game,” the single enamors with its social commentary emphasis — se... more info
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Former President Jimmy Carter has all kinds of music-world connections. He’s a distant relation of country music’s Carter Family, and he’s historically been close with people like Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and the Allman Brothers. At least t... more info
Antimusic Rock — Bryan Ferry announces Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023. The 81-track collection is the first-ever career-spanning release more info
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This past weekend’s Newport Folk Festival opened with Beck covering Bob Dylan in a surprise set, and it ended with Conan O’Brien playing music with his friends. O’Brien is having a great year, with a new HBO travel show and a a viral Hot One... more info
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This year’s Newport Folk Festival is currently in the midst in Rhode Island. The lineup has Hozier, Elle King, Gillian Welch, Brittany Howard, Orville Peck, and more. And Beck gave a surprise covers-heavy performance on Friday. more info
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How does it feel? Glimpses of director James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown — for which Dylan personally annotated the script, and for which star Timothée Chalamet did his own singing in character as Dylan — have been trickli... more info
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The new reunion-era Blur documentary
To The End
is out today in theaters across the UK and Ireland, with the live album Live At Wembley Stadium to follow next Friday, and Damon Albarn is making the press rounds to promote them both. Speaking to ... more info
Antimusic Rock — Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release The 1974 Live Recordings more info
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Even as an octogenarian, Bob Dylan is a mainstay of the road, so it’s wild to think there was a time he ceased touring altogether. After his motorcycle accident in 1966, Dylan essentially retired from the road. But eight years later, he made his... more info