BOB DYLAN: I have to say that Part one of No Direction Home was pretty good, though hearing “Blowin' In The Wind” covered by the Staples Singers and Trini Lopez in the…
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Read MoreJIMMY PAGE has been made an honorary citizen of Rio de Janeiro for his work with underprivileged kids in the Brazilian city. Run by the British charity Task Brasil, Casa Jimmy offers…
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Read MoreTHE dB's: If you missed yesterday's feature, remember to keep scrolling past today's entry!THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS' frontman A.C. Newman talks to Pitchfork about the new album — which made number 44 on…
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Read MoreDING! Bun's out of the oven, Cletus! Us magazine, which broke the story, reports the young'n would be called Preston Michael Spears Federline, ensuring a lifetime of PMS jokes.THE DECEMBERISTS: You Ain't…
Read MoreIGNORANCE IS BLISS: Knowing very little about country music, Johnny Cash or even how to sing probably helped Joaquin Phoenix turn in an Oscar-worthy performance as the Man in Black in Walk…
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