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The 35th annual Montreal Jazz Festival ended just this past Sunday. Having begun on June 26, the event welcomed in some of the industry’s best musicians to perform for crowds and celebrate the wonderful genre of jazz. Legendary crooner Tony Bennett made an appearance in the largest hall, as did the likes of Lady Gaga and Elvis Costello. -
Lost Bob Dylan Demos from 'Nashville Skyline,' 'Self Portrait' and 'New Morning' Found in West Village
Record collector Jeff Gold has come across a cache of 149 Bob Dylan acetates, which were found stored in the building where the songwriter rented a room for recording purposes during his stay in the West Village of Manhattan. The acetates were pressed live by Dylan while he experimented during the recordings of the albums 'Nashville Skyline,' 'Self Portrait' and 'New Morning.' -
Bob Dylan, ‘Like A Rolling Stone’: Lyrics Sell For $2 Million
Bob Dylan may have scribed “Like a Rolling Stone” nearly half a century ago, but the track obviously still hits home for many of his followers. The lyrics to the iconic 1965 fan-favorite were sold earlier this afternoon for an astounding $2 million at a Sotheby’s auction. -
5 Artists Who Became Songwriters After They Debuted: Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, and more
Just because someone's an excellent performer doesn't mean they're an excellent songwriter as well. Some artists are talented enough to have debuted as both excellent performers and songwriters, such as the Beatles, but some artists were only comfortable writing their own material after they were established as performers. Here are five artists who eventually became great songwriters after they debuted. -
8 Song Titles That Are Homages To Other Songs: The Smiths, Radiohead, and more
In choosing song titles or band names, it's not uncommon for an artist to reference other works of art, such as books or films, and sometimes they even reference other songs. Here are eight song titles that are homages to other songs. -
6 Great Albums Named After Their Worst Song: The Smiths, Bob Dylan, And More
When an album is named after a particular track, there's an unspoken expectation that this track will be somehow exceptional, and one of the album's best. However, these six albums were named after songs that ended being their weakest. -
7 Pairs Of Albums With The Same Title: Which Is Better?
A while back, I wrote an article comparing songs that happen to have the same title. Though two songs sharing the same title is fairly common (I could rewrite that list many times over with new songs), two albums sharing a title doesn't happen nearly as much. Let's unfairly compare some albums whose only similarities are their titles. -
Bob Dylan announces new album, shares cover of Frank Sinatra's 'Full Moon and Empty Arms' [LISTEN]
Seventy-two years old and still going, Bob Dylan has managed to write more material during his time on the road. Now, he's announced a new album, the follow up to 2012's Tempest, set to arrive later this year, according to Rolling Stone. -
6 Incredible Songs That Took Lyrics from Other Songs: Radiohead, The White Stripes, and more
There's a very fine line between homage and plagiarism, but these six artists walked that line masterfully when writing the lyrics to these songs. Here are six incredible songs that took lyrics from other songs. -
8 Great Punk Covers of Classic Songs: Minor Threat, Big Black, and more
If an artist does a cover version of a song, but doesn't really change anything about it, then there's not really a point in doing it at all (listen to Seal's version of "Let's Stay Together" and tell me why it had to be made). However, these eight bands took songs by non-punk bands and put their own noisy punk spin of them. -
7 Artists Who Released Multiple Classic Albums in One Year: Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, and more
It’s rare enough for an artist to release just one classic album over the span of their entire career, but somehow, these seven artists managed to release multiple classic albums over the span of a single year. -
6 Bands That Were Backing Bands for Other Artists: The Eagles, the Band, and more
The ideal career for most bands it to achieve success by playing their own songs, but some bands have very successfully performed as backing bands for other well-known artists. Here are six bands who did just that.
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