L.A. Times - Entertainment — Take note, Gustavo Dudamel: For most stellar artists, celebrity tends to have both positive and negative influences."The actor Tony Curtis once told me that fame is an occupation in itself," Bob Dylan writes in "Chronicles: Volume One," "that it is a... more info

Starpulse — Pop star Jewel jumped at the chance to mentor wannabe singers on new TV talent search "Platinum Hit" because it gives her the chance to do what Bob Dylan did for her. The hitmaker will join forme... more info

ContactMusic — Pop star JEWEL jumped at the chance to mentor wannabe singers on new TV talent search PLATINUM HIT - because it gives her the chance to do what BOB DYLAN did for her.The Still Standing hitmaker will join former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi on t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bob Dylan reportedly has signed a six-book deal with Simon & Schuster for two more volumes of his acclaimed “Chronicles, Vol. 1” autobiography, which was tied to his “Theme Time Radio Hour” program that ran for three years on Sirius... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Stars including Kings Of Leon, Pink, Bob Dylan and Bon Jovi have joined the campaign to raise money for victims of the Australian floods by donating tracks to a new charity album. more info

ContactMusic — Stars including KINGS OF LEON, PINK, BOB DYLAN and BON JOVI have joined the campaign to raise money for victims of the Australian floods by donating tracks to a new charity album.The state of Queensland has been left devastated after heavy rains caus... more info

Guardian Music — Post-punk masterminds Gang of Four are back with their first new recorded material since their 2004 return to action. But why does it come packaged with a sample of their blood?During one of Gang of Four's US tours 30 years ago, their singer Jon Kin... more info

Guardian Music — Bob Dylan's take on heartbreak is rooted in physical pain – but Paul Simon's need for spiritual solace pulls him on throughThere have been many attempts in rock'n'roll to distil the experience of heartbreak – not the wider misery exactly, the wa... more info

Guardian Music — (Pastiche)Singer/guitarist Sarah Gillespie doesn't often take her foot off the gas, in which respect she mirrors her arranger and sax-partner Gilad Atzmon's appetite for politically charged intensity. But Gillespie, who joins Bob Dylan's lyrical bit... more info

Guardian Music — Pop svengali behind hits for the Monkees and the ArchiesIt irked Don Kirshner, who has died of heart failure aged 76, that he was never inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "My body of work is as big as anyone's and nobody knows the half of ... more info