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Thursday 28 January: The site has suffered from a succession of IT problems...

New Dylan exhibition: confusion on opening date

Wednesday 20 January: Thanks to Gordon Macniven: “Your readers should treat the "6...

At last! A classical music chart for grown-ups

Friday 15 January: Classical music CD charts? Listeners who lament the dumbing down...

New Dylan exhibition – paintings on canvas - opens in London on 6 Feb

Wednesday 13 January: Thanks to Johanna: “I thought this newest exhibition of Bob's...

Johnny Rotten, ex-Sex Pistol: closet Mozart fan!

Monday 11 January: Key popular musicians tend to have eclectic tastes – few...

Classic English rock albums celebrated on new postage stamps

Friday 8 January: A new range of postage stamps, launched yesterday, celebrates classic...

Is Bob Dylan a closet Handel fan?

Thursday 7 January: Fulfilling a long-held ambition, in 2009 I attended London concerts...

Magnificent Miles Davis exhibition in Paris: only 10 days left

Wednesday 6 January: If you want to catch WE WANT MILES, the magnificent...

Bach and Beethoven, Dylan and Van the Man, and Brad Mehldau: the pick of my 09 gigs

Tuesday 5 January: I saw rather more gigs in 2009 than is good...

ElvisFest about to hit BBC

Friday 1 January: Thanks to Martin Cowan: It seems that to mark The...

Vic Chesnutt RIP

Wednesday 30 December: Thanks to Martin Cowan for his email sent Saturday: “Just...

Bob Dylan - Changing Times: enjoyable. (Part 4 transmits Wednesday @ 1900 GMT)

Tuesday 29 December: Inter-cutting all 10 tracks with comments by writers Howard Sounes...

Der Rosenkavalier: not my cup of tea

Monday 21 December: On reflection, struggling into town through snow and ice on...

Tempting new three-part BBC radio series to track the changing Dylan

Thursday 17 December: Over the Xmas holidays, BBC 6 Music, the rock radio...

Verdi’s Otello in London last night: my top gig of 2009

Friday 4 December: Verdi’s Otello at the Barbican last night was a fine...

The Complete MILES DAVIS Columbia Album Collection: Release of the Decade

Wednesday 2 December: A week after receiving it, I’m still drooling over it...

Brava! Cecilia Bartoli in London last night

Wednesday 25 November: Cecilia Bartoli in London last night was a sheer delight...

Bob and Miles from Sony: Bootleg Series v Miles boxes

Monday 16 November: Thanks to Chris Gill: “Good to know that there’s at...

Bob Dylan and Miles Davis: Sony’s big box sets compared

Friday 13 November: As far as Bob Dylan and Miles Davis, its major...

The Flying Dutchman in South Australia: what a treat!

Thursday 12 November: Thanks to Andrew Robertson in Adelaide: Last night we were...

Hugues Aufray a Paris: non, merci - trop cher

Wednesday 11 November: Having only recently discovered Hugues Aufray’s French-language translations/cover versions of...

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