Bob Dylan

Lana Del Ray would die to Buckley's music

Music Gossip

25 Jan 2012

Lana Del Ray wants to die to Jeff Buckley's music. The 'Born To Die' singer says the late musician's songs - which include a cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' - would be the perfect soundtrack for when she leaves this Earth. She said: "I'd…

5 Things: the changing faces of Bob Dylan

Our five favourite versions of the man born Robert Zimmerman

19 Sep 2011

Folk Dylan Became the poster boy for protest music with album and song The Times They Are a-Changin’ in 1964. Electric Dylan Enraged the folky masses by plugging in for ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ in 1965. Allen Ginsberg pushed a broom in the…

Bob Dylan set for 2011 UK tour

Dates in Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff and Bournemouth

14 Sep 2011

Rock stars, like canines, maintain strange relationships with the tally of the passing years. The job is viable till the moment the performer hits 60, at which point the shade of pensioner-hood lowers like showers on a Bank Holiday weekend. We’re…

Bob Dylan and Jack White's Hank Williams tribute

Music Gossip

4 Aug 2011

Bob Dylan, Jack White and Norah Jones have recorded previously unreleased Hank Williams songs. The tracks -inspired by song ideas and lyrics in notebooks left behind in a leather briefcase by the country artist after his death aged 29 in 1953 - are…

Bob Dylan thrills at London Feis concert

Music Gossip

20 Jun 2011

Bob Dylan performed a set full of his classic tracks at his only UK concert of 2011 on Saturday (18.06.11). The 70-year-old music legend only spoke to the audience at the London Feis event to introduce his band during the encore, but it didn't…

Liam Gallagher slams Bob Dylan

Music Gossip

2 Jun 2011

Liam Gallagher has slammed Bob Dylan. The Beady Eye singer doesn't enjoy most of the music by the legendary musician - who turned 70 last month - branding him "miserable". He told The Times newspaper: "I know all about him and that, but he's a…

Bob Dylan a 'huge hero'

Music Gossip

24 May 2011

Bob Dylan has been hailed a "huge hero" by Kings of Leon. The legendary 'Blowin' in the Wind' folk singer celebrates his 70th birthday today (24.05.11) and a host of stars have all paid tribute to his influence, with stars such as Slash, Arcade Fire…

Bob Dylan performs first concert in China

Music Gossip

7 Apr 2011

Bob Dylan performed his first ever concert in China last night (06.04.11). The 69-year-old musical legend was granted permission to give the concert at the Worker's Gymnasium in central Beijing after having his music vetted by censors, though some of…

Bob Dylan allowed into China

Music Gossip

11 Mar 2011

Bob Dylan has been cleared to perform in China. The folk musician has surprisingly been given permission by the government to play a concert in Beijing as it had been thought he wouldn't be allowed in to the heavily censored communist state because…

Bob Dylan to headline London Feis

Music Gossip

9 Mar 2011

Bob Dylan will headline the inaugural Irish music festival London Feis this summer. The 'Blowin' in the Wind' rocker will make his only UK appearance in 2011 at the event which will celebrate 21 years of the best Irish and International music on…

Trembling Bells, Rachel Sermanni and John Grant among Celtic Connections highlights

Mavis Staples and Tribute to Bob Dylan also on diverse programme

23 Dec 2010

Chicago’s music scene is the first stop in this very international round up, specifically the music of distinguished gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples. In the 60s Staples released a string of hits on the Stax-affiliated Valt label. Last year, aged…

Bob Dylan lyrics sell for 422k at auction

Music Gossip

13 Dec 2010

Original Bob Dylan lyrics have sold for $422,500. New York auction house Sotheby's had predicted the handwritten document - featuring the words but no musical notation for the legendary singer's 1964 classic 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' - would…

Bob Dylan plays Hop Farm

Music Gossip

5 Jul 2010

Bob Dylan performed his only UK show of the year on Saturday (03.07.10). The veteran singer headlined the Hop Farm festival in Kent, South East England, delighting thousands of fans - across several generations - with a 90 minute set crammed with…

Ben Sidran - Dylan Different

12 Jan 2010

(Bonsai Music) Jazz covers of Bob Dylan’s songs are pretty much a rarity, but veteran singer and pianist Ben Sidran takes the bull by the horns in this project. The fact that these are vocal interpretations in Sidran’s laconic, Mose…

Christmas singles 2009 roundup

The Xmas Factor

2 Dec 2009

The dull predictably of The X Factor now means that some putty-faced goon will get a Christmas number one single every year from now until the apocalypse, followed in the top ten by an army of insentient reality TV drones. Yet, in the face of this sad…

Field of Dreams - Festival History

28 May 2009

Jay-Z, Glastonbury 2007 The announcement that Jay-Z was to headline Glastonbury was seen by some – mainly the weekend-hippie middle classes who have adopted their annual pilgrimage as self-serving statement of their true nature whilst working for…

Bob Dylan's McCartney ambition

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7 May 2009

Bob Dylan wants to duet with Sir Paul McCartney. The 'Blowin' in the Wind' singer - whose latest LP 'Together Through Time' is number one in the UK album chart - has named the former Beatles star as the artist he most wants to collaborate…

Bob Dylan - The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 3 May

5 May 2009

It’s impossible to deny Bob Dylan’s place in musical history. His music has profoundly influenced pop culture since the 60s. Even just being in the presence of greatness has a certain allure, and it’s definitely not lost on the packed Playhouse crowd…

Sounds of this summer at the Big Top

30 Apr 2009

The Isle of Wight will be filled with the sound of music during its upcoming festival, with four more acts being added to the line-up for Saturday 13th June. The Big Top will showcase the likes of Mercury Rev, the Buffalo natives whose eccentric…

Bob Dylan pens musical

Celebrity Gossip

30 Apr 2009

Bob Dylan is writing a musical. The 'Blowin' in the Wind' singer is working on a low-budget production with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. The 67-year-old musician first collaborated with Hunter on his 1988 album 'Down In The Groove' and 10…

Bob Dylan's imperfect music

Celebrity Gossip

25 Apr 2009

Bob Dylan claims he's never written a "perfect" song. The music legend - whose acclaimed back catalogue includes 'Blowin' in the Wind', 'Like a Rolling Stone' and 'It Ain't Me Babe' - insists he has never created flawless mainstream music unlike many…

Bob Dylan's toilet trouble

Celebrity Gossip

18 Mar 2009

Bob Dylan's neighbours claim a portable toilet on the singer's property is releasing toxic fumes. The legendary singer-songwriter has allegedly ignored nearby residents' calls to remove the outhouse from his Malibu home, with one family claiming the…

Bob Dylan’s Art

22 Jan 2009

‘My father, who was plain speaking and straight talking had said, “Isn’t an artist a fellow who paints?” when told by one of my teachers that his son had the nature of an artist. It seemed I’d always been chasing after something, anything that moved – a…

Also Released - Music

16 Oct 2008

Grace Jones - Hurricane (Wall of Sound) She’s been a bitchy Bond girl, Andy Warhol’s muse and a terrifyingly cool 70s disco diva. She’s back after a 20 year pause, with an album worked on by Brian Eno and Sly & Robbie. The Cure - 4:13 Dream…

Autumn Music Preview 08 - Future music

18 Sep 2008

Limbering up well in advance for the run-up to Christmas (yes, it’s only September and we’ve already dropped the C-word), all manner of superstar acts are crawling out the woodwork to release long awaited albums. Oasis pave the way with their seventh…