ContactMusic — Jack White describes meeting Bob Dylan as an ''honour''.The singer says their friendship started as an ''accident'' after he went to watch the... more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of a new album, Born to Sing: No Plan B, Van Morrison talks to Blue Note's Don Was about learning his trade, mysticism in music and the distractions of the modern worldReading this on mobile? Click here to watch Van Morrison in interview"S... more info

Guardian Music — With the Wallflowers, Bob Dylan's son Jakob shares his dad's passion for songwriting. He's also picked up his cantankerous waysJakob Dylan stalks into the bar of Manhattan's Soho Grand Hotel wearing a broad-brimmed hat pulled down tight and a pair of... more info

Guardian Music — Controversial venue opens with Friday concert, attracting thousands of Jay-Z fans and a few diehard protestersNew York is already known for mega-venues like Madison Square Garden and tiny cult spaces like Joe's Pub and the Blue Note, but now a new na... more info

Guardian Music — We asked our readers to pick 10 essential Dylan tracks for newcomers. Here's what they came up with …Earlier this week we asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook to nominate the best Bob Dylan songs for newcomers.Here are the results: 10 tracks... more info

Guardian Music — Mean Fiddler impresario's return to stock market shortlived as firm behind Benicassim and Hop Farm festivals throws in towelThe stock market comeback of Vince Power, the self-styled king of gigs, ended in disaster on Monday as the ailing company behi... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, LondonFolk-rock outfits are stacking up like crazy. Thanks to Mumford & Sons, audacious exporters of banjo-pop back to the States, singalongs are rife, even more so than when Arcade Fire were leading them. It's not just... more info

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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — You'd think a band who'd played the 2012 Grammys alongside Bob Dylan wouldn't be nervous about their first Saturday Night Live musical appearance. more info

Guardian Music — Dylan says his brush with a dead Hells Angel has helped him 'fly above the chaos'. Well, his new album, Tempest, is very, very goodThe Oxford English Dictionary defines transfiguration as "a complete transformation into a more beautiful or spiritual ... more info