LargeHeartedBoy — The Atlantic explains how Bob Dylan changed the '60s as well as American culture. Flavorwire lists 10 interesting modern literary takes on pulp fiction. The Guardian profiles former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins. The Local interviews Momus abou... more info

Totally Fuzzy — FourSteps said... Ken Nordine. Like many men, I am envious of his voice. I can imagine the harem of women that I could enslave with such a smooth voice. Word Jazz seems so easy, a similar concept to rap but less self-involved. Just tell short stories... more info

Topix — Irwin Silber, who as founding editor of the small but influential magazine Sing Out became a towering figure in the 1960s American folk music renaissance that brought Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and numerous others to prominence, has died at age 84. more info

All About Jazz — Pianist-singer Mose Allison is perhaps rock's least likely muse. A Southern blues singer-pianist, Mose's lyrics are sophisticated and riddled with puns while his voice has a distinct twang. But it's this subversive originality and "who cares" approac... more info

Popdose — I don’t think I’ve used the word ‘astonishing’ in relation to an album in a long time. But the new Ryan Bingham album, Junky Star (Lost Highway), merits that kind of acclaim. Another thing that I never do is compare any songwriter to Bob Dyla... more info

Stereogum — This stripped down “Temecula Sunrise” comes from the forthcoming Bitte Orca Expanded Edition, a double CD collection that includes additional “Live At Other Music” acoustic tracks, B-Sides, and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “As I Went Out One Mo... more info

NME — McCartney follows the likes of Brian Wilson and Bob Dylan in receiving the award more info

Guardian Music — Folk-country icons to revisit classic Beatles, Stones and Bob Dylan songs on covers record produced by Rick RubinCrosby, Stills and Nash are "about one-third" through their first album in more than 10 years, an LP of classic-rock covers. Under the gu... more info

All About Jazz — Historian Sean Wilentz posits the archetypal singer-songwriter as a confluence of our nation's history. The author is beginning a residency at the Huntington. "No one ever seems to go in or out of that building," says Sean Wilentz, pointing out Pr... more info

ContactMusic — BOB DYLAN has failed to win over art critics in Denmark after a series of his paintings went on display at a museum in Copenhagen - one expert has dismissed the singer as... more info