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from Phawker BY MIKE WALSH Let me make this clear up front: I'm not a Dylan-head, Dylan-ite, Dylan-phile, Dylan-ologist, or any other kind of extreme Dylan fan. In fact, I never bought a Dylan record or CD until just a few years ago. I never saw the need. Growing up in the 60's, …

from Toledo Blade At 70, Dylan remains full of surprises Music legend brought favorites, new versions of oldies to Toledo By Rod Lockwood Bob Dylan represents one of the most fascinating artistic dichotomies possible in the 21st century. His music sounds like it …

EGYPTIAN RECORDS/CMF RECORDS/COLUMBIA RECORDS RELEASING THE LOST NOTEBOOKS OF HANK WILLIAMS, AN ALBUM OF PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED HANK WILLIAMS LYRICS SET TO MUSIC & PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY BOB DYLAN, JACK WHITE, NORAH JONES, ALAN JACKSON & OTHER TOP ARTISTS NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE! …

Bob Dylan and his band will tour Europe in October and November. Mark Knopfler and band will also perform. Dates have been published on the bobdylan.com Tour page. Just announced: Three shows in London, 19-21 November! Tickets now on sale!

On Father's Day, four years ago this week, The Traveling Wilburys boxed set, Collection, stormed the worldwide album charts. The Collection includes an exquisite documentary entitled, "The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys," featuring previously …

Bob Dylan and His Band will play U.S. concerts this summer. Tickets are on sale now for all shows! Visit the bobdylan.com Tour page for details. Leon Russell will be performing at all U.S. shows beginning July 24, with the exception of August 5 in Kettering and August 21 in Boston. In Kettering, The Carolina Chocolate Drops will …

by Michael Gray from Japan Times Bob Dylan, the single most important artist in the history of popular music, will be 70 years old on Tuesday, May 24. He was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in the flinty, scruffy city of Duluth, Minnesota, which teeters on the hills that plummet down to the shores of Lake Superior -- a lake so large it has tidal …

from Poet's Path MARK SPITZER "BOB DYLAN'S TARANTULA: AN ARTIC RESERVE OF UNTAPPED GLIMMERANCE DISMISSED IN A RATLAND OF CLICHES" "Dylan? He's the best living American poet there is, man!" --Andrei Codrescu. For the most part, critics and reviewers have always stigmatized …

New York City's great cinema, Film Forum, will be exhibiting two classic Bob Dylan documentaries starting May 18. Dont Look Back was filmed on Bob Dylan's 1965 UK tour by director D.A. Pennebaker. The Other Side of the Mirror showcases Bob Dylan's 1963-5 …

Larry "Ratso" Sloman has solicited some comments about Bob Dylan for AARP magazine. Here are a few, with more to come: MAYA ANGELOU The truth is, Bob Dylan is a great American artist. His art, his talent, is to speak to everybody, and so when I say American, I think he's a great African American artist, he's a great Jewish …

from SpotifyClassical.com ***** In 2008 when I was interviewed by local independent music magazine So Rock! – I worked as label manager for an indie folk label by then - I said that musically I had two regrets: “I have never seen Bob Dylan, and never met anyone that love him more than I do.” …

Allow me to clarify a couple of things about this so-called China controversy which has been going on for over a year. First of all, we were never denied permission to play in China. This was all drummed up by a Chinese promoter who was trying to get me to come …

Rolling Stone is celebrating Bob Dylan this month with a cover story and dedicated Bob Dylan section on RollingStone.com. Visit rollingstone.com/dylan to see their favorite Dylan songs as well as picks from Bono, Bob Weir, and Marcus Mumford plus photo galleries and lists ranging from The Best Dylan …