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Dog Days of Summer Playlist: Volume 2

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Ian Hunter, Declan O'Rourke, Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott, The B-52's, Prince, Squeeze, Salt-N-Pepa, Iron & Wine, Benji Hughes, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Smashing Pumpkins, Music, Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder, N.W.A, Fleet Foxes, Julie Doiron, Fleetwood Mac, Empire of the Sun, David Bowie, A Tribe Called Quest, Billy Idol, Muse, Martha Wainwright, Mary J. Blige, Elmer Bernstein, Danielle Evin, Bob Dylan, Big Mama Thornton, Lykke Li, Andrew Bird, Golden Earring, mp3s, Diana Ross, Emmylou Harris, The Ventures, Artie Shaw, Skip James, Gillian Welch, Richard Swift, Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey, Phil Ramone, Nina Simone, Pink Floyd, Alice Coltrane, Diana Krall, Jeff Buckley, Seals & Crofts, Pixies, James Taylor, Dog Ears, The Wallflowers, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by the B-52's, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, The Wallflowers and Pink Floyd.

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Nine Questions for Madeleine Peyroux

Michael Bialas | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Festival, Jazz, Music, Madeleine Peyroux, Concert, Folks Festival, Colorado, Billie Holiday, Steely Dan, Jazz Music, Bob Dylan, Patsy-Cline, Bessie-Smith, Joni Mitchell, Paris-France, Hank Williams, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Born in Athens, Georgia, Peyroux spent her teen years in Paris, where she developed a love for jazz. But there are no musical boundaries for Peyroux.

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Bob Dylan, Skip Gates, and the New Celebrity Culture: Do You Know Who I Am?

Michael Wolff | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Wolff, Media, Henry Louis Gates, Bob Dylan, Celebrities, Media News
Michael Wolff

What if there are no celebrities anymore? That is, nobody who's universally recognizable. No truly iconic figures. No absolute stars.

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Obama Invites Dylan, Cop to Bong Summit

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Michael Jackson, Andy Borowitz, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Satire, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

After news that music legend Bob Dylan was picked up by a New Jersey policeman who failed to recognize him, the president has invited the two men to the White House for what aides are calling a "bong summit."

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Bob Dylan Stopped By Cops, Asked For ID In New Jersey Shore Town

AP | WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Writer | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Dylan Stopped by Police, Dylan Stopped by Cops, Bob Dylan, Dylan Asked for ID, Dylan Long Branch, Bob Dylan Police New Jersey, Bob Dylan Long Branch, New York News

(Associated Press) Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a New Jersey shore community when a resident called to repor...

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In Honor Of Woodstock, The Best Rock Documentaries and Concert Films By Farr

John Farr | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Muddy Waters, Martin Scorsese, KD Lang, Neil Young, Concert Films, The Who, Best Movies by Farr, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, The Talking Heads, Otis Redding, Elvis-Costello, The Beatles, Monterey Pop Festival, The Grateful Dead, Janis-Joplin, Buddy Guy, Jonathan Demme, Woodstock, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
John Farr

I've found that if you're equipped with a decent home theatre and quality speakers, it's hard to go wrong with a rock concert film.

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"Idiot Wind": A Mind-Expanding Playlist for Glenn Beck

David Wild | Posted 09.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Aerosmith, Glenn Beck Fox News, Coldplay, Garbage, Jeff Beck, Glenn Beck, Barbra Streisand, Bread, Cheap Trick, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Beck, Media News
David Wild

Glenn Beck started out as a Top 40 DJ, so on behalf of all the lefties out there who are busy ruining this great nation, here's my personal playlist for this fallen jockey who just keeps steering to the right.

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Born In The U.S.A.: My Ethical Workout Tape Playlist for CNN's Pride And Joy, Lou Dobbs

David Wild | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Cnn, Obama Birth Certificate, Neil Diamond, Birther-Movement, Lou Dobbs, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Media News
David Wild

I'm no Birther, so I thought that maybe I could try to talk a little sense to Mister Lou Dobbs in the only way that I know how: with a goofy but totally grooving playlist here on Huffington Post.

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Annie Leibovitz: Still One of the Greatest Artists Ever

George Alexander | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Sammy Davis Jr., The Rolling Stones, Art Capital, Magic Johnson, Tammy Wynette, Annie Leibovitz Photographs 1970-1990, Ron Kovic, Vanity Fair, Muhammed Ali, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Richard Pryor, Louis Armstrong, Richard Nixon, Sly Stone, Bette Midler, Financial Crisis, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Jesse Norman, Divine, Annie Leibovitz, Living News
George Alexander

Annie Leibovitz and the description "struggling artist" can't even be mentioned in the same hemisphere. So I thought.

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Bob Dylan's Conversion From Judaism Explained

New York Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Religion, Judaism, Bob Dylan Christian, Christianity, Bob Dylan Jewish, Books, Bob Dylan, What the Heck Are You Up to Mr. President, Kevin Mattson, Entertainment News

BOB Dylan made his dramatic conversion from Judaism to Christianity after wallowing in drugs and bed-hopping with female fans -- a switcheroo that app...

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WATCH: Pop Music Quiz - Singer-Songwriters

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Blunt, Singer-Songwriter, Pop Music, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Rhett Miller, Pop Culture, Neil Young, Elton John, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

I met with Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller to test this guy's Pop Culture I.Q. Here's the test I gave him -- five questions about singer-songwriters.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Third Eye Blind "Don't Believe A Word," plus The Jayhawks, Genesis, and Peanuts 1960's Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Victoria Williams, The Eagles, Third Eye Blind, Tim O'Reagan, Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Punk'd, Steve Hackett, Sally Brown, The Byrds, American Recordings, Chris Hillman, Linus Van Pelt, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Everly Brothers, Christopher Shea, Stephen Bishop, Johnny Cash, Bill MeléNdez, George Winston, Mark Olsen, Bill Bruford, Lee Mendelson, Charisma Records, Rhino Records, Weather Report, Entertainment News, Stephan Jenkins, Gram Parsons, Peter Frampton, Chester Thompson, Pop, King Crimson, The Village Voice, The Hawks, Def American, David Benoit, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Karen Grotberg, Twin/Tone, George Drakoulias, The Louvin Brothers, Bunkhouse Records, Sally Dryer, Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer, Frank Zappa, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Farm Aid, Americana, Lucy Van Pelt, David Guraldi, Peter Robbins, Alt-Country, Genesis, Kathy Steinberg, Bob Dylan, Mike Rutherford, Charlie Brown, The Jayhawks, Roots, Charles M. Schultz, Tony Banks, The Band, Yes We Can, Vince Guaraldi, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I wanted to create a video that actually represented Third Eye Blind," says Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter for Third Eye Blind.

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Mark Sanford Should Have Listened to Bob Dylan & Michael Douglas

Mark Joseph | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: I-Corinthians-13, Mark Sanford, The Bible, Heart of Mine, Fatal Attraction, Bob Dylan, Maria Chapur, Exodus, Michael Douglas, Proberts, Politics News
Mark Joseph

One of the weirdest things in the very odd Mark Sanford story was Sanford's strange quoting of the Bible in emails to his "soul-mate," Maria Chapur.

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See Apple, Say Apple

Lee Schneider | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Documentary, Reality TV, Bob Dylan, Food Inc., Martin Scorsese, The Fog of War, Food, Media News
Lee Schneider

While there's no doubt that reality TV has created greater acceptance for true stories, there's also a flip side. The influence of reality TV has made doc film-making too cautious and literal.

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Catherine Zeta Jones Dances And Stars Celebrate Michael Douglas (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Melanie Griffiths, Tobey Maguire, Kirk Douglas, AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards, Warren Beatty, Sharon Stone, Annette Bening, Kiefer Sutherland, Slideshow, Bob Dylan, Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Entertainment News

Michael Douglas received the 37th Annual AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards at Sony Pictures Studio Thursday night for his role advancing the art of film...

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Nanci Griffith Releases New Album, Plays At The Grammy Museum

Howie Klein | Posted 07.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nanci Griffith, Tim McGraw, Odetta, Grammy-Museum, Pete Seeger, Tom Morello, Grammys, Patti Smith, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Entertainment News
Howie Klein

The exhibit explores the 200-year history of music and politics in America, assembling over 100 diverse artifacts from government archives, private collections, and myriad musical artists.

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HuffPost Review: Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Record Companies, Music Business, Blu-Ray, Cd, Neil Young, Grammy, Miles Davis, 5.1 DTS, Dvd, The Beatles, Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, Compact Disc, Stephen Stills, Tony Stark, Major Labels, Graham Nash, The Squires, The Rolling Stones, David Crosby, Journey Through the Past, Nirvana, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, The Stray Gators, Iron Man, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Filmore East, Dvd-A, Woodstok, Sacd, Winnipeg, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In the world of box sets, it would be impossible to find something better than Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972).

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Asperger's Syndrome (AS) Or Typical Male Behavior (TMB)?

Emily Bracken | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Marriage, Mozart, Differences Between Men and Women, Autism, Doctors, Bill Gates, Asperger's Syndrome, Al Gore, Husband, Bob Dylan, Comedy, Communication, Asperger's, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

Now, I don't mean to belittle those with Aspies-as it's known in the lay-community, but to me, these "symptoms" sound a lot like the characteristics of your average, meat-eating American male.

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A Playlist Fit for a Dick: Songs for Cheney to Chill Out To

David Wild | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Van Morrison, The Beatles, Obama, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Dick Cheney, Politics News
David Wild

Here then is my playlist created to encourage our former Vice President to kick back and chill the hell out.

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New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Warren Hayes, Jim Keltner, Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanlet "Buckwheat Dural, San Diego, E, Warner Bros., Hombre Lobo, Parallel Worlds Parallel Lives, Mike Piersante, Lafayette, Music Row, Dan Bern, Memphis Minnie, Captain Beefheart, Jeff Taylor, Hans Christian Andersen, Doc Watson, Zydeco, Jr., Reggae, Marshall Crenshaw, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Elvis Costello, Dennis Crouch, CD Baby, Detroit, Kansas Joe McCoy, Sir Reginald Master Durall, Chevrolet, Jerry Boys, Billie Holiday, Switchfoot, Pbs, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Diy, Olivier Scoazac, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Country Music, Kay Electric Guitar, Sara Watkins, Charlie Haden, Greg Leisz, Mark Oliver Everett, Jenny Lind, New Found Glory, American Idol, Hugh Everett, Mike Compton, New Music Weekly, Dobie Gray, New Orleans, Americana, Jason Mraz, Arlo Guthrie, Lee Allen Zeno, Los Lobos, Stuart Duncan, John Mellencamp, Eels, Cool G Murder, Sebastian Steinberg, Tony Millionaire, Nickel Creek, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Cracker Barrel, Nashville, Bo Diddley, Jerry Douglas, P.T. Barnum, Joseph Darion, Kelly Ryan, JJ Grey, Nonesuch Records, Bing Crosby, Emil Richards, Dockside Studios, Alex Woodard, Bob Marley, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Wal-Mart, Louisiana, Kevin Menard, Chess Records, 420, The Roayl Danish Opera, Curtis Watson, Bob Dylan, Nova, Lawrence Coleman, Hammond B-3, Gin Blossoms, Jimmy Cliff, Fender Jazzmaster, Sound Emporium Studios, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Mullins, Steve Berlin, Billboard, T Bone Burnett, Matt Bair, Don Van Vilet, Loretta Lynn, Stewart Lerman, Bruce Springsteen, Knuckles, Wurlitzer, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

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Poem By Teenage Bob Dylan Up For Auction

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living

Read More: The Poetic Life, Bob Dylan Teen Poem, Poetry, Bob Dylan, Living News

Poem written by a teenage Bob Dylan for a summer camp newspaper in 1957. Christie's auction house is putting it up for sale in June. Little Buddy...

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A Fat Guy's Prediction: We Need Leadership or We Will Fall Off the Economic Wagon

Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Spending Habits, Debt, Magic Johnson, Wall Street Bailout, Dieting Tips, Addiction, Weight Loss Tips, Diet, Bailout, Dieting, Cincinnati, McDonald's, Weight Loss, Blood Money, Lexington KY, College Students and Credit Cards, Personal Finance, Payday Lending, Lottery, Lottery Winner, Economic Crisis, Saving Habits, Long Term Economy, Kentucky, Don McNay, Restricted-Calorie-Diet, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Saving Money, Bob Dylan, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Recession, Structured Settlements, Louisville, Credit, Yo Yo Dieting, Tax Refunds, Memphis Blues Again, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Business News
Don McNay

Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.

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Gangster Chic: Joey Gallo

Tom Folsom | Posted 06.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Hipster Style, Slideshow, Joe Gallo, Gangster, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Joey, Tom Folsom, Fashion, Gangster Chic, Crazy Joe Gallo, Style News
Tom Folsom

Crazy Joe Gallo was a charismatic beatnik gangster whose forays into Greenwich Village in the 1960s inspired his bloody revolution against the Mafia. Joey was the epitome of gangster chic.

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The IFC Premiere of Bob Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amanda Aardsma, Joel Stoffer, Together Through Life, Music Video, Entertainment News, Billboard, Bob Dylan, Ifc, Alfred Hitchcock, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2009-05-13-dylanvideo.jpgHowever one feels about the new video, when Dylan is up to something intentionally different or bizarre like this, it sends a little shockwave through the culture.

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Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fellow Travelers, James Lileks, Banjo, Joseph Stalin, Barbarossa, Ron Radosh, Pete Seeger, March on Washington, Folk Music, Woody Guthrie, Nicaragua, Bob Dylan, Mark Steyn, Kingston Trio, World War Two, Yalta, Billy Bragg, Communism, Doc Watson, Mao Zedong, Guitar, Leninism, Joan Baez, Franklin Roosevelt, Kim Il-Sung, Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, Medgar Evers, Amy Goodman, Entertainment News
Jesse Larner

As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I'm supposed to feel mystically uplifted by the dean of activist folkies. But I never could stand Pete.

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