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Thursday, October 20, 2005
  • Bob Dylan's "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack" CD
    Bob Dylan's "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack" CD

    Unraveling the Bob Dylan Myth

    Today, a closer look at "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan," Martin Scorsese's documentary which originally aired on PBS and the BBC, and is now available on DVD. We're joined by Tim Riley, the author of several books including "Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary" and a music commentator at WBUR in Boston. Also on the show: A lifelong Dylan fan, Robyn Hitchcock's 2002 album "Robyn Sings" is an album of Bob Dylan covers including a live recording of his recreation of Dylan's Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1966 concert. Today the the durable English singer-songwriter-guitarist talks about his all-time favorite album.

Tim Riley on Dylan

Rock critic and author Tim Riley joins us to look at the new DVD "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan."
» Tim Riley's blog

Robyn Hitchcock

Songwriter Robyn Hitchcock discusses his all-time favorite CD.
» Robyn Hitchcock's Web site

Best Live Performances of 2008

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.