Machine Gun Kelly has officially confirmed the obvious — that it was Bob Dylan narrating his recent album announcement trailer. But in Dylan-esque fashion, MGK declined to give a straight answer as to how the collaboration came about. When asked point blank about Dylan’s cameo on Today, MGK quipped, “A …
Read More »Joan Baez on America Under Trump: 'It Feels Like Torn Fabric'
P ull into the tree-cloaked driveway of Joan Baez’s home south of San Francisco and roam around her house and the first thing you’ll notice are oversize portraits she’s painted of Volodymyr Zelensky, Martin Luther King Jr., Anthony Fauci, Gandhi, and the late congressman John Lewis. For years, Baez would …
Read More »Noted Machine Gun Kelly Fan Bob Dylan Narrated MGK's New Album Trailer
In the spiritual sequel to his legendary 2004 Victoria’s Secret commercial, Bob Dylan has provided narration for a new trailer announcing Machine Gun Kelly‘s next album, Lost Americana. “Lost Americana is a personal excavation of the American dream — a journey to find what’s been lost,” Dylan drawls in the …
Read More »Troubadour Eric Andersen on New Album and Why 'A Complete Unknown' Was a Tad 'Sugarcoated'
It’s taken a few months, since he lives in the Netherlands, but Eric Andersen finally found time to watch A Complete Unknown. And the troubadour legend, who haunted those same Village clubs during that same time, was…a bit underwhelmed. “It seemed a little sugarcoated,” he says. ”It was a little …
Read More »Watch Bob Dylan Perform a Stunning 'All Along the Watchtower' With Billy Strings
Bob Dylan invited Billy Strings onto the stage Thursday night when the Outlaw Music Festival touched down at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Washington. They performed a slow, stripped-down version of “All Along the Watchtower” where Dylan once again sang in a remarkably clear and lucid voice. Strings has been …
Read More »It's the Perfect Time For a Pulp Reunion
It’s a comeback that fans have spent years praying for: the return of Pulp. Thirty years after Jarvis Cocker sang “Let’s all meet up in the year 2000,” the beloved Britpop band are finally back. Even after their wildly successful reunion tours in 2011 and 2022, nobody dared to hope …
Read More »Watch Bob Dylan's Shocking Cover of Ricky Nelson's 'Garden Party'
The Outlaw Music Festival touched down Thursday night on the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, and Bob Dylan once again delivered a wildly unpredictable set that stunned even his most hardcore fans. The biggest surprise came at the very end when he broke out Ricky Nelson‘s …
Read More »Bob Dylan Covers the Pogues, Resurrects 'Mr. Tambourine Man' at Stunning Tour Launch
The 2025 incarnation of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan‘s Outlaw Music Festival Tour launched Tuesday evening at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix. And much like last summer, Dylan sent shockwaves through his fan community by shredding his standard Rough and Rowdy Ways set list, and breaking out surprise …
Read More »Eric Church's 'Evangeline vs. the Machine' Is Dazzling, Challenging, and a Masterwork
“Play your own fucking songs!” a bearded man yelled at Eric Church during the country singer’s headlining performance at 2024’s Stagecoach festival. Church, seated on a stool with his guitar in his hands and a gospel choir behind him, was midway through a freewheeling set — of hymns, covers of …
Read More »Barbra Streisand Unites With Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande for New Duets Album
Barbra Streisand‘s upcoming album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, is a collaborative effort that will feature duets with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Sting, Hozier, Laufey, Sam Smith, Tim McGraw, Josh Groban, Seal, and Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. It arrives in stores on June 27, but …
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