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Worcester Art Museum Offers Unusual Promotion For Bob Dylan's 72nd Birthday

ARTINFO | Posted 05.21.2013 | Arts
ARTINFO

On Friday Bob Dylan will celebrate his 72nd birthday, and to mark the occasion the Worcester Art Museum, whose current exhibition "Kennedy to Kent Sta...

Dog Ears Music: Born in May Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.17.2013 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's playlist includes music by Bob Dylan, David Byrne, Grace Jones, Kevin Shields, Cee Lo Green, Mary Wells, and more.

Freewheelin' His Way To The Academy Of Arts

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — Michael Chabon had long been mystified by that Bob Dylan lyric about "midnight's broken toe." The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, t...

Dog Ears Music: Mama Taught Me Better Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.10.2013 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's playlist includes music by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Pigmeat Terry, Ruth Brown, The Decemberists, and more.

Hangout and About, Part 2: Ryan Bingham Will Ring Your Decibels

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.09.2013 | Entertainment
Michael Bialas

Ryan Bingham might look, act and talk like a cowboy, and maybe that's where his crazy heart ultimately lies. But there's more to the singer-songwriter...

Respect for Native Americans: Sports Fans Should Heed Sly Stone's Advice

Tom Semioli | Posted 05.07.2013 | Sports
Tom Semioli

Native American groups continue their losing streak in the courtroom as well as in the court of public opinion, likely due to the fact that such behavior has been part of the American sports fabric for so many years that we have fallen ignorant to its harmful effects.

Rodriguez Diaries

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.03.2013 | Entertainment
Carol Smaldino

Life isn't only a happiness or tranquility fest, one where emotional regulation means calming and nothing more. It also means the amping up of motivation when there are obstacles to be faced, challenges to be met.

Not Becoming an Oldies Act

Don McNay | Posted 05.03.2013 | Business
Don McNay

It's more than not being afraid. It's the confidence to follow your gut instincts and vision, no matter what is the prevailing or conventional wisdom.

10 Albums Your Kid Should Know And Love

Kate Earl | Posted 05.01.2013 | Parents
Kate Earl

Whether it's playing air guitar to Led Zeppelin or listening to Stevie Wonder on vinyl while we do yoga together in the morning, I've always felt it was important to celebrate my favorite music with my son. Here are some of classics that we both love.

First Kisses of Rock + Lit

Tamsin Smith | Posted 04.23.2013 | Arts
Tamsin Smith

Radio Silence is full of great writers chronicling musically-induced epiphanies and musicians recounting ecstasies bred by verse and prose. Fans of both will feel giddy at this blurring of the lines between artist and audience.

Steve Earle Takes The Low Highway to the Mile-High City

Michael Bialas | Posted 04.23.2013 | Entertainment
Michael Bialas

Steve Earle was celebrating in Denver on Saturday night, and it had nothing to do with the Mile-High puff daddies hanging out near Colfax Avenue just ...

Bob Dylan Is Hitting The Road

The Huffington Post | Madeline Boardman | Posted 04.22.2013 | Entertainment

Bob Dylan is hitting the road ... again. The celebrated rocker has spent much of the last few decades touring, prompting fans and insiders to refer...

Spirit In The Room: A Conversation with Tom Jones, Plus The Adversary's 'De La Luna' Video Premiere

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.22.2013 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Hotels Where The Stars Live

trivago | Posted 04.19.2013 | Travel
trivago

A stay in any of these historical hotels is a fantasy in itself, but living in one -- surely a luxury reserved for the VIPs of the world. The hotel se...

The State of the State (Song) of the Golden State

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.18.2013 | Los Angeles
Michael Sigman

If you've heard "I Love You California" at all, chances are it's from a Jeep commercial. Has the moment arrived to dream up a more up-to-date theme?

Seeking Completion in an "Ordinary" Legend: Reflections on a Rodriguez Concert

Carol Smaldino | Posted 04.12.2013 | Entertainment
Carol Smaldino

While many of us have seen and will see Rodriguez as part of our forays into spiritual tourism, on a pilgrimage of sorts, his music and his essence kind of send us back to ourselves.

On This Day, Bob Dylan Made History

The Huffington Post | Matthew Jacobs | Posted 04.11.2013 | Entertainment

It could easily be said that, on this day in 1961, Bob Dylan lit the fire beneath the bright flame that would become his career. The legendary fol...

50 Years Of Blues History Chronicled In New Doc

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.08.2013 | Fifty
Michael Sigman

More than 50 years ago, Howlin' Wolf's ferocious music and gentler side were revealed to guitar whiz Bloomfield and Goldberg, his keyboard-adept buddy.

Out of the Ashes: The Other Spector

Cilla McCain | Posted 04.05.2013 | Books
Cilla McCain

To musicians like Bob Dylan or John Lennon, legendary music producer Phil Spector was the go-to genius who could help make their recordings phenomenal. To the public-at-large he is a deranged individual who should have never been allowed out of his castle. But to Nicole Audrey Spector, he is simply Dad.

WATCH: So Many Singers Sound Totally Ridiculous

Posted 04.03.2013 | Comedy

Isn't it kind of amazing how many singers have achieved immense popularity despite sounding totally ridiculous? Key of Awesome and CDZA teamed up ...

God Condemns Same-Sex Marriage? Really?

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.01.2013 | Religion
Warren J. Blumenfeld

One does not have to be a biblical scholar to know our society does not and has not followed many of the principles the Bibles dictate on issues of marriage. Let's look at some of the religious teachings, many pointing out that the institution of marriage was constructed very differently from what some today consider as "traditional."

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 03.26.2013 | Healthy Living
Jennifer Hamady

Certainly we can choose to hold onto the idols and ideas that give us meaning and a sense of awareness and place in the world. But we don't need to. And therein lies the great lesson for us all.

Is Former Stones' Manager The Ultimate Hustler?

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.19.2013 | Fifty
Michael Sigman

Stein is a colorful record biz icon who has played an integral role in the careers of such superstars as the Ramones, the Talking Heads, the Pretenders and Madonna.

Whose Dog Are You?

Donald Friedman | Posted 05.18.2013 | Books
Donald Friedman

It seems Alexander Pope's bitch, Bounce, whelped a number of pups, one of which he gave to the Prince of Wales in 1736 to guard his house in Kew. The poet engraved this epigram on the collar: "I am his Highness' Dog at Kew. Pray tell me Sir, whose Dog are you?"

Folktronica: Folk Singer Embraces the New for the Sake of Progress

Marcel Hidalgo | Posted 05.14.2013 | Arts
Marcel Hidalgo

Bob Dylan was smart enough to pull out an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 and "rocktify" his folk music. Now, Jason Garriotte appears to be following in the steps of Dylan by reaching a different type of folk and changing the aspects of the experience.