Seamus Heaney praises Eminem's verbal energy
Former Oxford Professor of Poetry Seamus Heaney has praised Eminem for his verbal energy and sense of what is possible in lyrics.…
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Bonnaroo NE cancelled
Organisers have cancelled the Bonnaroo NE festival, planned for Enterprise Park, citing licensing problems like those that forced Field Day to move, though the Tennessee Bonnaroo goes ahead.…
Lavigne joins anti-war mission
Avril Lavigne says war is wrong and voices disrespect for Bush, explaining her cover of Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' on the Warchild 'Peace Songs' CD.…
Woman to play Bob Dylan in biopic
A planned Bob Dylan biopic will reportedly cast different actors in seven sections, with a woman playing the singer in the mid-1960s, according to director Todd Haynes.…
US sets up Library of Congress recording registry for music
The Library of Congress has created a National Recording Registry to preserve culturally significant recordings, with the first fifty additions including Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.…
Classic albums to be rereleased on Next Level CD
Major labels plan to release classic albums on Super Audio CD, with EMI remastering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Sony planning fifteen Dylan albums.…
Q's 100 songs that changed the world
Q magazine's list of 100 songs that changed the world puts Elvis Presley's That's All Right at number one, followed by The Beatles and Sex Pistols.…