Bob Dylan

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

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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…

Bob Dylan book shines light on star qualities

28 Sep 2007

A new book will be published next month which looks at the contribution Bob Dylan has made to popular music. Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Star will give a new insight into singer’s career, put into context using theories of fame. The book deals…

Dylan lyrics to be studied in schools

7 Sep 2007

Bob Dylan will feature in the curriculum for students in schools across the UK, with the musician’s lyrics to be studied as part of National Poetry Day. Pupils are expected to dissect I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall and Three…

Bob Dylan - CD review

Bob Dylan

4 Sep 2006

BLUES FOLK ROCK Dylan’s long-gestating 32nd studio album may not, as the man pointed out in a recent, much publicised interview, sound half as good on CD as it did in the studio, but there is plenty here to warm the hearts of those who rallied behind…