When Max Records auditioned for the "Where the Wild Things Are" (out Friday) role of Max, the precocious boy in a dirty white wolf suit who sails to an island full of fearsome horned monsters and becomes their even more fearsome king, he arrived with one advantage -- and it wasn't his first name.
Vera Lynn, who made her name entertaining troops in World War II after recording her first song 70 years ago, has become the oldest living artist to have a number one album.
Long before U2 and Bono blazed their own paths, and decades before the Christian music industry became a half-billion-dollar annual business, a hippie musician with long blond locks paved the way.
In the late 1960s Bob Dylan sang about "cruisin'down the highway in a Greyhound bus."
How does it feel? To be on your own? A complete unknown? Bob Dylan might know.
Roy Clark and harmonica player Charlie McCoy also join Mandrell in being honored
Dylan and Springsteen can be heard in a White House once ruled by Pat Boone
Bill James has told me -- more than once -- that if he had a Hall of Fame vote, he would probably vote for the maximum of 10 players every year, or as close to 10 as he could justifiably go. As he wrote: "I would always prefer to vote for 10, because if everyone votes for 10, only two or three will be elected. If people leave spaces empty the expectation goes down dramatically."
The case: routine. One man's summary of the facts: anything but.
France's First Lady admits she often disturbs husband Nicolas Sarkozy
When Max Records auditioned for the "Where the Wild Things Are" (out Friday) role of Max, the precocious boy in a dirty white wolf suit who sails to an island full of fearsome horned monsters and becomes their even more fearsome king, he arrived with one advantage -- and it wasn't his first name.
Vera Lynn, who made her name entertaining troops in World War II after recording her first song 70 years ago, has become the oldest living artist to have a number one album.
Long before U2 and Bono blazed their own paths, and decades before the Christian music industry became a half-billion-dollar annual business, a hippie musician with long blond locks paved the way.
In the late 1960s Bob Dylan sang about "cruisin'down the highway in a Greyhound bus."
How does it feel? To be on your own? A complete unknown? Bob Dylan might know.
Roy Clark and harmonica player Charlie McCoy also join Mandrell in being honored
Dylan and Springsteen can be heard in a White House once ruled by Pat Boone
Bill James has told me -- more than once -- that if he had a Hall of Fame vote, he would probably vote for the maximum of 10 players every year, or as close to 10 as he could justifiably go. As he wrote: "I would always prefer to vote for 10, because if everyone votes for 10, only two or three will be elected. If people leave spaces empty the expectation goes down dramatically."
The case: routine. One man's summary of the facts: anything but.
France's First Lady admits she often disturbs husband Nicolas Sarkozy
Despite rumors of illness, the Apple chief appeared in good health at his San Francisco press event -- but his software could sure use some work
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and made key recordings with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died
In print advertisements, which comes first -- the word or the image?
The actor's band rocks a NASCAR event – but in real life, he has no need for speed
If Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, scheduled for May 3 this year, is known as the Woodstock of Capitalism, then perhaps this is the equivalent of Bob Dylan playing a private show in his own house: Some 15 times a year Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett invites a group of business students for an intensive day of learning. The students tour one or two of the company's businesses and then proceed to Berkshire headquarters in downtown Omaha, where Buffett opens the floor to two hours of questions and answers. Later everyone repairs to one of his favorite restaurants, where he treats them to lunch and root beer floats. Finally, each student gets the chance to pose for a photo with Buffett.
Music: it's an essential part of a director's armory, providing an aural canvas that enhances and underlines the visual effects on-screen.
"This here ain't no protest song or anything like that, cause I don't write no protest songs."
The Aussie actor, dead at 28, never seemed comfortable with the conflicts posed by his career, recalls Belinda Luscombe
What’s a Golden Globes show without stars? Not much, if dismal ratings are any indication.
Cate Blanchett, who won the best supporting actress Golden Globe for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, released a statement of gratitude after her win.
Not since Spinal Tap has there been a sharper satire of cinematic mythomania
They have been described by critics as the definitive heavy metal band, they released eight studio albums in just 10 years and have sold more than 300 million records worldwide. And now, one of the best rock acts of all time is back.
Just about every inspired film emerges out of some kind of obsession. The singular haunting beauty of "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' thrilling deep-vision meditation on the music and many lives of Bob Dylan, is that obsession isn't just its fuel -- it's the movie's spirit and subject, its driving force.
Until recently it seemed that Bob Dylan's ballad "Girl From the North Country" would be the last vestige of northern Minnesota's mining culture. The onetime world capital of iron ore had buckled under competition from foreign mines, with layoffs beginning in the 1980s and culminating in the 2001 bankruptcy of its second-biggest mine.
Todd Haynes's fictionalized version of the icon's life is a compendium of not-so-hot ideas. But Cate Blanchett does a great Dylan
When GQ hits newsstands next week, it's not one, but three handsome covers vying for attention. For the magazine's annual Men of the Year issue (out Nov. 27), former president Bill Clinton, James Bond stud Daniel Craig and hip hop star Kanye West took top honors. Rounding out the expansive list is "icon" Tom Hanks, "father of the year" Seth Rogen, British import James McAvoy and "breakout of the year" Casey Affleck. Surprisingly enough, GQ includes some ladies: Cate Blanchett is recognized for her turn as Bob Dylan in I'm Not There and Hayden Panettiere is the "obsession of the year."– Kristin Boehm
The stars stepped out this year in their Halloween best (See Britney, Christina and more in our photo gallery) but we'd like to single out some choice selections from Chloe Sevigny and Josh Harnett. Both partied at an Imperia Vodka bash at New York's Gramercy Park Hotel sporting some questionable looks – possibly as a hipster Joan of Arc and Bob Dylan, respectively. Whose costume is weirdest? Click here to take our poll.–Brian Orloff
The '60s Fab Five lend their music to two quirky new movies. Richard Corliss is both bored and enthralled
Unable to resist a dare, Cate Blanchett says she tackled her role as Bob Dylan in the upcoming biopic, I'm Not There, as just that - a challenge.
Toronto - Too many movies, not enough time. That's the dilemma confronting anyone, whether a critic or just a film fan, lucky enough to attend the annual Toronto International Film Festival.
Living fast and dying young has long been part of rock 'n' roll lore.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley are among those expected to hit the red carpet at this year's Venice Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday.
Back in the early 1960s, Bob Dylan informed us that the times were a-changin'. He was right, at least ethnically; America was, back then, a very different place.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- With apologies to Bob Dylan, it is not all over now for baby blue.
Stuck in a strange city with time to kill? Take one of our quickie tours to see the highlights of town in three hours or less.
Over the years, Jac Holzman has worked with dozens of musicians. CNN asked him about three in particular.
Jac Holzman was in love with Love.
Two wars, a generation apart; two wars in which the early promise of success faded; two wars that dealt political wounds to the men in charge, and a far heavier toll on those who did what the leaders asked.
Movies about inspirational teachers never go out of style.
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Fashions come and go, and then come back again. This season it's all about legs. Here's how to stay one step ahead of the pack.
In the 1960s and '70s they burned their bras and draft cards, marched on Washington, founded Earth Day and vowed never to trust anyone over the age of 30.
(CNN) -- Killer tunes or re-heated Meat Loaf? Everything you need to know about the world's hottest pop band and their new album, "Sam's Town."
It will come as no surprise to most Dylan fans that there's nothing obviously modern about "Modern Times." Recorded with his touring band, it takes much of its musical inspiration from the golden age that predated even his own earliest recordings. There's plenty of good-time rock & roll; two romantic, jazzy swingers; a dash of roadhouse blues; plus a couple of haunting, electric folk songs.
Brigitte Nielsen can call it legal now.
Bob Dylan, bard of the baby-boomers, turned 65 a few weeks ago. The milestone passed without much fanfare, but it was an unmistakable reminder that the generation that had hoped to stay forever you...
Bob Dylan, bard of the baby-boomers, turned 65 a few weeks ago. The milestone passed without much fanfare, but it was an unmistakable reminder that the generation that had hoped to stay forever young is nearing retirement age.
Tips from T Bone Burnett: Less is more. Be true to yourself, and to God. Let the music speak for itself.
Some of Billy Bragg's influences: soul music, Bob Dylan, Margaret Thatcher.
Nothing makes a long car ride longer than losing your radio signal in the fourth quarter of a tied ball game. And when the oldies station is cranking out hit after golden hit on a Saturday night, nothing sucks the life out of the party like 17 minutes of commercials. Even if you tune in and hear a great new song Monday morning, you can bet you'll be sick of it after you've heard it 37 times--and it isn't even lunch yet.
Rock and folk music legend Bob Dylan has signed on with XM Satellite Radio as host of a weekly program.
It's a year that could be called "Bob Dylan Revisited."
Maybe it's the facility with language, or the practice at telling tall tales. One way or another, a career as a rapper sure seems to prepare MCs for starring roles in movies that earn big box office bucks and-quite often-raves from critics.
You've heard of extreme skiing, but how about extreme ski resorts?
He may not want to hear this, but Kanye West reminds me sometimes of P. Diddy, now simply Diddy: Both made their reps as producers before graduating to star rhymers in their own right, and both know the value of a prominent sample.
There's nothing like a Terry Gilliam film.
Amazon.com wants your short stories.
THESE DAYS EVERYONE IS slapping his name on a bottle of wine: Greg Norman, Bob Dylan, even Joe Montana. (A 1999 Montagia cabernet sauvignon, anyone?)
After the hit series "Friends," Lisa Kudrow has to sweat the TV business.
Amazon.com will celebrate its 10th birthday on Saturday with a big bash featuring performances by Bob Dylan and Norah Jones.
The song broke in the summer of 1965, a fired gun of a drum shot followed by words out of a fairy tale: "Once upon a time, you dressed so fine ..."
I'm going to turn 40 on Sunday.
''Different day, same s---,'' intones 50 Cent near the beginning of "The Massacre."
Tom Brokaw has signed a two-book deal with Random House, the publisher announced Monday, although what the former NBC anchor will actually write and when the books will be published remain unknown.
Faster than a speeding snare roll: It's Ringo Starr, superhero.
Martin Scorsese has been working on a film about Bob Dylan for two years and there's one important person he hasn't spoken to about it: Bob Dylan.
Dennis Quaid has a hard time working for a boss who is much younger than he is in the new film "In Good Company." But in real life, he doesn't have a problem with it.
Eight years ago, Madeleine Peyroux's debut album, "Dreamland," was showered with praise.
Learning how to be cheap, or just cheaper, won't make you a miser.
I'm in a monthly face-to-face book club. I post to an Internet book group. I try to read, on average, a book a week, and if I don't have a book in my hand while I'm waiting in line or seated in a doctor's office, I get antsy.
Want to know what your music-obsessed loved ones want from Santa?
The title of the new U2 album is "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."
Indecency is out! The FCC hit aging shock jock Howard Stern with nearly $500,000 in fines, prompting Clear Channel to remove his show from six stations. And Victoria's Secret is scrapping its TV fa...
Box sets are the ultimate rock 'n' roll tribute -- or the ultimate doorstop.
Dixie Chick Natalie Maines is expecting her second child.
Norah Jones, watch your back.
Spoon Kill the Moonlight Merge With all the roguish swagger of the Strokes and none of the attendant hype, Spoon's new-wave keyboards and angular guitar hooks sound like a high-speed collision betw...
J-Live All of the Above Coup d'Etat Somebody notify the patent office. There are so many inventions flying around here that J-Live seems to be minting a new microgenre of hip-hop with every other t...
"Cruisin'" by Booker T & the MG's, from That's the Way It Should Be (Columbia)
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Dennis Bovin, vice chairman of investment banking at Bear Stearns, remembers when "biker" was another word for outlaw. The proud owner of two Harleys--a 1200 Sportster and a 1,365cc FXR3 factory cu...
Whether by honest conviction or dire necessity, we'd become a pair of capitalists, even if one of us was out of work. Not filthy rich, not even plump with prosperity, but our minds fixed on money, ...
"I Count the Tears" by Rosanne Cash, on Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus (Forward/Rhino)
"I Shall Be Released," by Elvis Presley Available in the boxed set Walk a Mile in My Shoes--The Essential '70s Masters (RCA)
With an extra-large rate hike last month, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is trying to pull off some delicate maneuvering. Economists are watching to see whether the economy will follow his lead and co...
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"The wind of change is blowing through the continent," said British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in a speech to the South African Parliament in 1960, "whether we like it or not."
"You had to be there" is the phrase to keep in mind when listening to any recording of the Grateful Dead. Their music--lazy, meandering, unfocused--rarely makes for exciting albums, and unless you ...
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