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Shane MacGowan, Pogues singer who made Irish music punk, dies at 65

Songwriter’s bittersweet ballad ‘Fairytale of New York’ has become a modern Christmas standard.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shane MacGowan: a timeless voice for Ireland’s diaspora in England

During a concert in Dublin in 2022, Bob Dylan paused between songs to pay tribute to another singer-songwriter who was in attendance that night. “I want to say hello to Shane MacGowan”, said Dylan, praising MacGowan as one of his “favourite artists”.

The Conversation

‘The ultimate betrayal’: more details emerge in Hall & Oates lawsuit

In court filing, Daryl Hall alleges ‘surreptitious’ plan by John Oates to sell song catalogue, with Oates calling the claims ‘inflammatory, outlandish, and inaccurate’

The Guardian - UK

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10 cover versions that are way more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)

The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version

Louder

The 22 most expensive guitars of all time

Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

Guitar World

32 Movies That Have Fantastic Soundtracks

From great scores to curated needle drops, these movies have some stellar soundtracks.

Cinemablend

"Hardly likely to convert Dylan doubters, but it's an interesting curio all the same": Bob Dylan: The Complete Budokan 1978

Dylan's 1979 live album Bob Dylan At Budokan expanded, featuring two full shows from the famed Budokan arena in Tokyo

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Musician Jackie DeShannon on her incredible career: ‘It was really difficult being a woman’

The 82-year-old singer-songwriter, known for hits like What the World Needs Now Is Love, reflects on a storied career filled with highs and lows

The Guardian - US

Todd Haynes on May December, controversy and being rejected by Bowie: ‘All my movies feel headed for disaster’

The Oscar-nominated director behind ‘Velvet Goldmine’, ‘Carol’ and ‘I’m Not There’ tells Adam White about his provocative new film: a scorching melodrama about sex, narcissism and tabloid infamy starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman

The Independent UK

Music Review: Bob Dylan's 'The Complete Budokan 1978' box set is a welcomed release, flute and all

Bob Dylan with flute and saxophone isn’t for everyone

The Independent UK

A swift history of the concert film, from The Last Waltz to the Eras Tour

I felt I was missing something when I went on a Sunday night in late October to see Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour at my local independent cinema. I was: it was the audience.

The Conversation

"It’s absurd that I have Bruce Springsteen's number. It's like me as a seven year-old having Batman's phone number": How a pizza date with The Boss played a part in The Gaslight Anthem's triumphant return

The Gaslight Anthem are back after a long hiatus, and Brian Fallon reveals that Bruce Springsteen played a pivotal role in inspiring the New Jersey quartet's second coming

Louder

“Here’s my record. And if you ever want to write a song together…”: Bob Dylan said he loved Duff McKagan’s last album. So Duff McKagan asked him to collaborate

Duff McKagan reacted to Bob Dylan’s praise by suggesting they write a song together, plus he reveals he wants to make an album with Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell

Louder

Are ‘my shame’ music docs such as ‘Robbie Williams’ the final act of celebrity narcissism?

This week sees Netflix release its intimate tell-all portrait of the former Take That star, while ‘Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin’ is out in cinemas. Are we witnessing a whole new art form? It’s certainly tempting to view it that way, writes Chris Harvey

The Independent UK

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“His solos and fills always captured the mood, emotions and significance of the songs. They were never just good licks”: Robbie Robertson’s 10 greatest guitar tracks

With a little help from Warren Haynes, GW sifts through the late Band legend’s discography for the ultimate Robertson guitar playlist

Guitar World

“People have said, ‘Oh, man, you gotta play the Gibson, that’s the real deal.’ But there’s something about the Ibanez… I prefer the evenness of it”: John Scofield on working with Miles Davis, covering Bob Dylan and the agony of writing music

The jazz improv virtuoso returns with Uncle John's Band, an album that finds him covering Bob Dylan, Neil Young and, of course, the Grateful Dead

Guitar World

“I was expecting to toss it into the pile of unsuccessful builds from the 1960s guitar boom. Boy howdy, was I wrong!”: Meet the Martin GT‑75 Moth – the iconic acoustic company’s 1967 semi-hollow electric experiment

An electric guitar from the venerable acoustic brand is a rare thing indeed, but then this was the ‘60s, Bob Dylan had just taken up a Stratocaster, and the times they were a-changing

The Guardian - UK

Days of The Jackal: how Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business

The long read: Andrew Wylie is agent to an extraordinary number of the planet’s biggest authors. His knack for making highbrow writers very rich helped to define a literary era – but is his reign now coming to an end?

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‘She never pandered to fashion’: why Kirsty MacColl’s vivid pop career was no fairytale

Deemed ‘difficult’ in the 80s music industry, the Pogues’ vocal foil never quite found the audience she deserved. As a box set is released, collaborators gather to recall her wistful, witty songwriting

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Ranking the greatest Beatles songs, from No. 1 to No. 189 (updated with Now and Then)

We ranked every song the Beatles wrote, including their last one.

Louder

"I jammed with Hendrix and Clapton in a loft in New York": Roger McGuinn's stories of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison and more

The Byrds' Roger McGuinn played with Jim Morrison, was part of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder revue, gave John Lennon granny glasses and Brian Wilson speed, and he's got some tales to tell

Louder

"So bad that it makes you forget how good the songs are": the story of the incomprehensible Bob Dylan musical that was killed by Bob Dylan fans

The Times They Are A-Changin' hit Broadway in 2006: one critic called it "utterly wrongheaded", another "a stoned nightmare", and it closed within a month

The Guardian - UK

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise review – intimate doc about the folk legend and activist

Recovered memories of abuse are alluded to but not explored in this often painful look back at the sensational life and career of a true icon of counterculture

The Guardian - UK

Holding the Note by David Remnick review – erudite portraits of musical greats

A collection of the New Yorker editor’s pieces on the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Aretha Franklin displays enviable knowledge and scope

The Guardian - UK

Len Chandler obituary

American folk singer and civil rights activist who performed with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger

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