Guardian Music — Why can't Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney write great songs any more? Cornwall's radical Reverend Trelawney; The butter on those parsnipsWhy can't Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney write great songs any more? Dylan and McCartney would admit that their great... more info

All About Jazz — Major Tour is Set, as Barefoot Truth Explodes on Pandora Radio, Exceeding Spins for Bob Dylan's Iconic 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' by 1.2 Million Relix Magazine Predicts: Band is "On The Verge" Roots Rock band Barefoot Truth will embark on a major ... more info

All About Jazz — On October 2, 2010, music will fill the O. Henry School's auditorium in Chelsea in tribute to beloved music teacher, Jerry Sheik, who passed away on June 1st. Performers are his former students, now renowned musicians, who have gone on to work with b... more info

Guardian Music — This Dylan fan and history professor has done his research, but his analysis of the singer fails to strike a chordSean Wilentz's book comes trailing such claims to glory – Philip Roth digs it! Martin Scorsese reckons it's as "thrilling" as a Dylan ... more info

Guardian Music — When she tore up the pope's picture as a protest against child abuse, people thought she was loopy. But Sinead O'Connor – former pop star, priest, newly married mother of four – won't say 'I told you so'You can't mistake Sinead O'Connor's house. ... more info

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