• Swedish Scientists and Undercover Bob Dylan References Competition Equals Awesome

    If you've ever read any legitimate scientific journals, you know that the material held within is over the heads of even the most educated readers (educated in outside topics, of course). If you read any articles from some professors at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, you may understand at least one bit: the Bob Dylan lyrics hidden within. At least five researchers at the school have apparently been competing in an inside-joke competition for years according to a report from Swedish newspaper The Local.
  • 'Forrest Gump' Soundtrack To Be Reissued in Triple Vinyl Set For 20th Anniversary

    Rolling Stone reports that the classic soundtrack to the Academy Award-winning film Forrest Gump will be getting its own triple-LP reissue to mark the film's 20th anniversary. Among the artists included on the soundtrack are Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, The Doors, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
  • 8 Artists Jack White Should Produce: Lorde, Foo Fighters, And More

    When news broke this week that Jack White was possibly interested in producing the next Libertines album, it made perfect sense, since The Libertines' garage rock sound is just the sort of thing that White is known for. Here are some other artists that we'd like to see Jack White produce.
  • Bob Dylan Announces Fall Tour Dates Of North America [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Bob Dylan has just announced the next leg of his Never Ending Tour, which is set to kick off on Oct. 17 in Seattle and end on Dec. 2 in New York City. In eight cities on the North American tour (Seattle, Los Angeles, Oakland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, New York City), Dylan will be performing brief residencies. You can check out the complete tour schedule below.
  • Bob Dylan To Release Complete 'Basement Tapes' Sessions In Six-Disc Box Set

    Bob Dylan and The Band's legendary The Basement Tapes is one of the most revered albums in rock history, a rough collection of basement-recorded originals, covers, and traditional songs that helped popularize Americana music. Though the original 1975 version of the album features 24 tracks, today it was announced that Dylan will be releasing the complete, 138-track sessions as a part of his Bootleg album series on Nov. 4
  • Steve Lowenthal Talks New Book 'Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey'

    "This is not rock 'n' roll. It's not pop music. It's not folk music; it's this sort of transcendental guitar music," Steve Lowenthal emphatically tells me over the phone. And, indeed, his new book, Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, details the style (and story) of perhaps this country's most influential "American primitive" guitarist.