New Music Monday: 29 October

This week we’re getting a total mainstream bombardment, with a new release from the most popular boy band ever [tag]Backstreet Boys[/tag] with “Unbreakable” at one side and with what can be considered one of the most controversial and awaited releases of the year in the form of [tag]Britney Spears[/tag]’ latest album “Blackout,” at the other. Luckily there’s also a dose of retro, to help cope with this series of pop extravaganza, with “Long Road Out…

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Listen to Sufjan Stevens, Cat Power, Jim James & Calexico: Bob Dylan covers

If you’ve been living in a cave or something like that, then you should know that a [tag]Bob Dylan[/tag] biopic titled I’m Not There is set to run on the big screens next month. You can’t really make a movie about Bob Dylan without a proper soundtrack and the current excellent cover songs performed by various artists ranging from indie to pop to rave do well in paying tribute to the legendary artist. “I’m Not…

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Download: Josh Ritter – ‘To the Dogs or Whoever’

[tag]Josh Ritter[/tag] is the type of artist, as opposed to today’s mainstream stars, who doesn’t sit in long hours studio sessions, just to let the computers do his work. He likes to walk in a studio and just start recording whatever comes to his mind, singing with his heart and mind; the end result can be seen in his latest album, The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter, a very raw and passionate release. Did I…

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Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” trailer

“I’m Not There” is a the on screen biography of one of todays biggest, living rock legends, [tag]Bob Dylan[/tag]. What’s makes this different from all the other biopics, is the fact that the character of Bob Dylan will be played by 6 different actors, all for different periods of his life. So Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw will each play Dylan, a brilliant move or just…

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Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello team up for fall tour

[tag]Bob Dylan[/tag] and [tag]Elvis Costello[/tag] are set to tour together in an 13 dates long string of gigs, all around the US. The tour featuring the two iconic figures will kick off in Duluth, Georgia on September 22, before coming to a epic halt in Rochester, NYC on October 9. Presale tickets can be bought Bob Dylan’s website. Dates after the jump.

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John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ on canvas

[tag]John Lennon[/tag]’s former wife Yoko Ono has given permission for one of John’s greatest song “Imagine” to be immortalized as pop art. Imagine is a utopion themed song, that first appeared in 1971, as part of John Lennon’s album Imagine. In 2004 it was voted the third best song in the world by Rolling Stone Magazine, after “Satisfaction” by [tag]Rolling Stones[/tag] and “Like a Rolling Stone” by [tag]Bob Dylan[/tag]. The lyrics from this legendary song…

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