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Icons shine at American Music Honors

Bruce Springsteen led a star-studded tribute to legends like Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty and Emmylou Harris

Salon

“He was not a great guitarist, he was not a great singer. He kind of stumbled all over the stage”: Early Bob Dylan promoter and confidante Terri Thal talks Dylan’s classic Gaslight Café demo as it comes up for auction

With Dylan interest at a new high, Thal shares her story of discovering the star and making his first ever recording

MusicRadar

Why A Complete Unknown should win the best picture Oscar

Despite being freewheelin’ with the facts, this Bob Dylan biopic has delighted fans old and new, with Timothée Chalamet proving more than just a Zimmerman mimic

The Guardian - UK

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“It dawned on me, ‘Wow! I think that we’re learning how to do this just how Bob learned how to play’”: How Timothée Chalamet went from a complete guitar novice to become Bob Dylan onscreen

Chalamet's guitar teacher Larry Saltzman reveals how the pursuit of authenticity and a $200 Yamaha acoustic helped the star nail his Oscar-nominated performance in A Complete Unknown

MusicRadar

Trump invoked all corners of American history. How might he use them to build his new 'Golden Age'?

In summoning people to his vision for the future, Donald Trump assembled a dizzying collage of time-honored and time-worn American myths, tropes and ideals

The Independent UK

‘The hair, the voice, the casual cruelty – they nailed it!’ Bob Dylan experts rate A Complete Unknown

Are the guitars right? Is Joan Baez sidelined? Who is this Sylvie Russo? And why is it an American shouting ‘Judas’? A Dylan tribute singer, two biographers, a superfan and more weigh in

The Guardian - UK

Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown is an enthralling depiction of the emergence of a singular musical genius and cultural disruptor, with Timothée Chalamet superb as a young Dylan

James Mangold's excellent Bob Dylan biopic will introduce a whole new generation to the icon's rough and rowdy ways

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“If you like someone’s work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to”: What can songwriters learn from Bob Dylan's view on absorbing influences?

What can songwriters learn from Bob Dylan's view on absorbing influences?

MusicRadar

“I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose”: Woody Guthrie's songwriting philosophy debated

Does Woody Guthrie's songwriting philosophy still stand?

MusicRadar

Unmasking the "contrarian" Bob Dylan

Filmmaker James Mangold spoke with Salon about the musician's not-so-oblique songwriting and the women in his life

Salon

“We were limited by venues, by the number of people in the band. We wanted to play louder. Everyone had been talking about going electric as Dylan had. None of us had the budget…” Maddy Prior’s history of Steeleye Span

From breaking out of local clubs to touring with Jethro Tull and attracting guest spots from David Bowie and Peter Sellers, the leading light of British folk looks back – and forward

Louder

“I’m making mistakes in the guitar a little bit but I went home and wept that night. It’s a song I’ve been living with for years and could relate to deeply”: Timothée Chalamet on playing guitar in the Bob Dylan biopic – and the song that made it all click

Chalamet discusses the nuances of Dylan’s guitar playing and the moment his portrayal of the legendary songwriter came together

Guitar World

"I went home and I wept that night": Actor Timothée Chalamet on filming the emotional scene in which Bob Dylan visits the ailing Woody Guthrie in hospital and plays him a song

Timothée Chalamet stars in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, due for release in the new year

Louder

The Deep Roots of Deportation

In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality.

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“The Yardbirds had no need to worry about Clapton’s departure – they had Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page onboard”: The history of the ’60s British blues boom –the movement that carried a tidal wave of guitar heroes across the Atlantic

With the death of John Mayall in July, we lost one of the architects of the '60s blues boom that transformed Britain’s music scene and restored America’s blues guitar pioneers to their rightful place. Here's how a grassroots scene changed the world

The Guardian - UK

From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos

Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these photographs of musicians struck a chord around the world

Louder

“Billionaires are making record profits off the blood, sweat, and tears of the working class.” Dropkick Murphys share rousing new single Sirens calling out grifters making money from hatred and division

“The billionaire profits while the worker bleeds, 1% of the wealth hoards from millions in need”

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13 Iconic Bob Dylan Life Moments That Deserve A Spot In His Biopic

Prepare yourself for the highly anticipated biopic with this list of the most iconic moments from the songwriter’s life. The post 13 Iconic Bob Dylan Life Moments That Deserve A Spot In His Biopic first appeared on Bored Panda.

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He taught John Lennon to fingerpick, shaping future Beatles classics, while the ’60s music press compared him to Bob Dylan – why Donovan is an under-appreciated acoustic guitar great

As legend tells it, he was the man who taught John Lennon to pick. And he sure could write a song. We pay tribute to the flying Scotsman of the Swinging Sixties, Donovan Phillips Leitch, with this lesson in his folk-informed style

Louder

Dropkick Murphys announce five UK shows for 2025

Boston's celt-punk godfathers Dropkick Murphys share UK tour plans for 2025

Guitar World

Americana is where country, blues, folk and bluegrass collide – and players like Steve Earle, Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams are masters of the craft

Expand your fingerpicking skills and master the techniques used by Americana greats in this in-depth lesson

The Guardian - UK

Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing like going out there singing your truth. That ain’t changed’

The activist singer-songwriter on fighting for trans rights, his 40 years in the music business and his forthcoming tour with his son

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Timothée Chalamet Channels Young Bob Dylan In New York City For “A Complete Unknown” Biopic

Timothée Chalamet was engrossed in his character of a young Bob Dylan, with a mop of curly hair and wearing a brown suede jacket. The post Timothée Chalamet Channels Young Bob Dylan In New York City For “A Complete Unknown” Biopic first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - US

‘Life is about creating yourself’: on Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine

The Dylan Center in Tulsa offers a read as endlessly fascinating, as vital to the American story, as its subject himself

Louder

"Sometimes Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend would go and buy us breakfast because we had no money": what happened when Bryan Adams interviewed Rod Stewart

Sir Rod Stewart tells Bryan Adams about his music, being on tour, trying to get paid when he was in the Jeff Beck Group, his model-railway passion, being “one of the lucky ones”, and more

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