True Blood Soundtrack to Include M. Ward, Lucinda Williams, Beck, Many More
HBO’s True Blood features more than swampy Bayou vampires and tortured human/undead love stories—it has some good music music too. And on May 25, the second installment of the series’ soundtrack, True Blood – Music From the HBO Original Series Volume II, will be released on Elektra Records. May 25 will also see the release of the show’s second season on DVD.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBob Dylan Barred From China, Cancels Some Asian Tour Dates
Bob Dylan was hoping to perform for the first time in mainland China this summer during an Asian tour that also includes stops at a few cities in Japan. But he won’t be able to play in Shanghai, Beijing or anywhere in China, according to The Guardian: Apparently, the Chinese ministry of culture, which has to approve all foreign musical acts before they can perform in China, doesn’t take kindly to Dylan’s former status as a counter-culture icon.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, Pete Doherty to Play UK's Hop Farm Fest
Bob Dylan will join Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Pete Doherty at the UK’s Hop Farm Festival this July. The initial lineup for the festival. which is held on 90 acres of former farm land in the Kent county, was just announced via the event’s website. The third annual weekend-long festival begins July 2, with Dylan closing the festitivites.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOriginal Bob Dylan Paintings for Sale in London
Painting may be a favorite hobby of the retired and the elderly, but it's not often that the doodlings of a senior citizen fetch $150,000 a pop. Then again, most of those paintings aren't by Bob Dylan.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole and More to Perform at White House Civil Rights Concert
This year, to celebrate February as Black History Month, the Obamas have planned something special—and we’re all invited. On Feb. 10, Barack and Michelle will host In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, including performances by Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole and John Legend. Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah have been tapped to emcee the event, which will be broadcast on PBS at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11 (the night after the actual concert).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsA Very Personal, Highly Idiosyncratic Musical Overview of the Aughts
This is not about American Idol, Kenny Chesney, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Beyonce, Wilco, or The Arcade Fire. If, for the past ten years, you’ve followed popular music beyond the narrow confines of Top 40 radio, you already know the big albums and the major musical trends of the decade. This is not about that. The Aughts were ushered in by a cavalcade of short-lived (sometimes all too literally) rap stars, pre-fab boy bands, and pop divas, and they will be ushered out by a cavalcade of rap stars and pre-fab artists who made their names by covering classic rock and... read more
Found in: Blogs, Andy Whitman on MusicThe 12 Best Music Books of the Decade (2000-2009)
You've already seen our list of the decade's best books. Today we get more specific... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart
It strikes me that the way one hears this album is very much dependent on the assumptions one brings to the holiday table. Some reviewers give Bob a pass for his charitable inclinations. And certainly donating the proceeds to charity is a noble gesture. Other reviewers have given him a pass because, hey, it’s a Christmas album. ‘Tis the season to be jolly. Still others have reveled in the contrast between the polished schlock (backing choir consisting of the heavenly host) and the gruff bark of Dylan’s “singing.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, Andy Whitman on Music20 Most Awesomely Bad Moments in the "We Are the World" video
When all these music superstars got together, their hearts were in the right place, their cause as sound as ever, and, over the years, their epic song has raised over $63 million to aid Africa. But that doesn't mean we can't make fun of them... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart
With visions of dollar signs dancing in their heads, record companies greet the holiday season... read more
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