Stereogum — For the last three three years I've been digging into the history of Van Morrison's classic LP Astral Weeks for my debut book Astral Weeks: A Secret History Of 1968, which is out now via Penguin Press. The story behind the album is every bit as uniqu... more info

Rolling Stone — Van Morrison reinvents jazz, blues standards and deep cuts from his catalog on the new LP, You're Driving Me Crazy, out April 27th via Sony Legacy Recordings. The soul singer collaborated with Hammond organ/trumpet virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco on t... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Van Morrison is not a big believer in the lure of scarcity. On Monday night the veteran singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland played the first of two concerts at the Wiltern Theatre — his second engagement in Los Angeles in less than a y... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Van Morrison is not a big believer in the lure of scarcity. On Monday night the veteran singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland played the first of two concerts at the Wiltern Theatre — his second engagement in Los Angeles in less than a y... more info

Uncut — They'll play Wrest Park in Bedfordshire on August 31 Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Americana Music They'll play Wrest Park in Bedfordshire on August 31 The post Van Morrison and The Waterboys sign up for big outdoor show appeared first o... more info

Obscure Sound — Hank Midnight, the alias of NYC singer/songwriter Hank Mittnacht, impresses mightily on new track “Radio Love” — where entrancing vocals guide a twangy guitar and dancing woodwinds that would make Van Morrison proud, courtesy of Jiwe Damudillar... more info

JamBase — Watch folk icon Richie Havens perform covers from Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and more on what would have been his 77 birthday. more info

JamBase — Spafford brought their most extensive tour yet to a close with a homecoming gig that featured covers from the Grateful Dead, Rusted Root and Van Morrison. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Promptly on the heels of his latest album, “Roll With the Punches,” released in September, Irish rocker-poet Van Morrison will release yet another studio collection, his 38th, on Dec. 1, when he issues “Versatile,” a session c... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Promptly on the heels of his latest album, “Roll With the Punches,” released in September, Irish rocker-poet Van Morrison will release yet another studio collection, his 38th, on Dec. 1, when he issues “Versatile,” a session c... more info