L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the third excerpt from his new book, rock critic Robert Hilburn sits down with a couple of today's titans to gauge the future. After John Lennon's death in ... more info

USA Today Music — Twenty years after singing the somber Ring Them Bells, he has attached them to a sleigh, painted them silver and given them a ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — It's beginning to look a lot like Chritmas, especially among this week's music releases. Bob Dylan's Christmas In the Heart is in stores tomorrow, along with Aretha Franklin's This Christmas, the Jackson 5's Ultimate Christmas Collection, and Neil Di... more info

Live Daily — Plus: David Archuleta [ tickets ], Five for Fighting [ tickets ], more * * * Bob Dylan [ tickets ] "Christmas in the Heart" (Sony) O' come all ye faithful and get an earful of Bob Dylan's 33rd studio set, the holiday offering "Christmas in th... more info

Guardian Music — The Byrds' I Come and Stand at Every Door is a hypnotic and haunting song, told from the viewpoint of a child incinerated at HiroshimaThere's no intro, just a chiming chord and straight into the vocal: "I come and stand at every door, but no one hear... more info

Rollo & Grady — Darker My Love – Photo by Heather Culp Recommended Los Angeles Shows for October 12th – October 18th Monday, October 12th Great Lake Swimmers and The Wooden Birds @ El Rey Theatre Tuesday, October 13th Thee Vicars and Dirt Dress @ Silverlake Lou... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Sorry I’m a bit late with this update of whats on sale. Lots of interesting stuff, including Sonic Youth at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Devendra Banhart at Town Hall, and Passion Pit at the very large Terminal 5. Lenny Kravitz and K’naan at Irvi... more info

Rollo & Grady — Respectable list. I would have gone with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot over A Ghost Is Born; Kid A over In Rainbows. Kate, Bruce and Bob wouldn’t have cracked my top 100 list of albums. Uncut’s Top 20 Albums Of The ’00s: 1.) The White Stripes – ... more info

This Scene Is Dead — Following my previous Dakar & Grinser post with yet another cover version tonight. This time around we have a Bob Dylan cover to lay down, and an equally fantastic version it is too by Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen a.k.a Magnet. I must ad... more info

Guardian Music — (Warner Bros, two CDs)Has the music industry ever seemed madder than it did following Nirvana's rise to stardom? Wrongfooted by Nevermind's success, US major labels began a goldrush, desperately signing anything "alternative", regardless of how uncom... more info