Bob Dylan announces ‘Shadow Kingdom’ live-streamed concert

Todd Haynes reinvented the music biopic not once but twice, first with the controversial glam rock epic Velvet Goldmine (1998), a pastiche of the life and times of David Bowie, and then with 2007’s I’m Not There, a dazzlingly surreal look at the many faces of folk poet Bob Dylan, sanctioned by the man himself.

Director Todd Haynes is no stranger to musically-inclined films.

Berliner Zeitung read: “Nico: Death of a Star from Berlin Reveals the Secret Love Drama of Alain Delon. ”‘I think she was ashamed her whole life’ – Nico pictured in 1965Even in death, Nico’s story was framed in the context of one of the many famous men who drifted through her life.

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Bob Dylan has shared a brief insight of his forthcoming Shadow Kingdom livestream event, which is set to premiere on July 18.The 30-second, black-and-white clip, shared on Dylan’s Instagram account, shows him performing his 1971 song ‘Watching the River Flow’ onstage with an extensive backing band.The words “The Early Songs of Bob Dylan” appear onscreen, hinting that the digital concert may centre on the older material in the veteran singer-songwriter’s back catalogue.

Babymetal have announced a director’s cut of their latest concert film, 10 Babymetal Budokan, alongside the news that it will be released as an album later this year.The original cut of 10 Babymetal Budokan was streamed last week, comprising footage shot over ten performances at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena.

Savannah Guthrie was overcome with emotion on Monday's Today as she broke some heartbreaking news live on air.MORE: Savannah Guthrie stuns in swimsuit selfieThe mother-of-two told viewers: "We are back this morning with some news that has left our entire Today show family heartbroken."We lost a beloved member of our team suddenly over the weekend, his name was Ric Romo and he worked at NBC since 1979. VIDEO: Today's Savannah Guthrie breaks heartbreaking news live on air"More than 30 of those

Johnny Cash live album that was recorded in 1968 is finally set to be released.Recorded by the late Owsley Stanley at the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco on April 24, 1968, the 28-song set – which included a pair of Bob Dylan covers – saw Cash performing with his then-new wife June Carter Cash and his backing band The Tennessee Three.‘Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968’ is now set for release on September 24 via the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn September 24, an previously unreleased 1968 live album by Johnny Cash that was recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, the Grateful Dead’s legendary concert documentarian (and lysergic sherpa), will be issued by the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG.“Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, at the Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968,” is a 28-song concert — featuring two Bob Dylan covers — recorded in San Francisco by “Bear,” the famously secretive sound

Conan O’Brien shared a joint with weed-wielding comedian Seth Rogen on live television Tuesday. The smoky stunt was one of the late-night talk show host’s swan song shenanigans leading up to the finale of his TBS series, “Conan,” which will air its last episode Thursday after 11 seasons. (He’s been a late-night fixture for 28 years if you include his run on NBC.)“This is the kind of thing you do when you know it’s over for you,” O’Brien, 58, joked before lighting up the doobie that Rogen, 39,

The Pretenders‘ Chrissie Hynde has announced a UK tour where she will sing songs from Bob Dylan’s extensive back catalogue, as well as some other favourites.The tour announcement comes weeks after Hynde released ‘Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan’, made up of nine covers of Dylan’s songs including ‘Murder Most Foul’ and ‘Every Grain of Sand’.“A few weeks into lockdown last year, [Pretenders bandmate James Walbourne] sent me the new Dylan track ‘Murder Most Foul’.

Courteeners have announced they’ll be performing a concert at Scarborough Open Air Theatre set to take place later this year.The Manchester band will play the 8,000-capacity North Yorkshire venue on September 8, with support coming from The Coral.The show will precede two huge shows Courteeners have planned for later in the same month: Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival on September 10, and a huge hometown show at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford cricket stadium on September 25 – which sold out in just

Usain Bolt has announced he secretly welcomed twins during the pandemic with his girlfriend Kasi Bennett.The 34 year old, who previously fought with Love Island's Kem Cetinay for a football shirt, took to his Instagram feed to share the news with his 10.1million followers.The star posted a gorgeous family photo where he could be seen wearing a pristine white shirt while partner Kasi, 31, donned a beige dress with a plunging neckline and a chiffon-style cape.The couple couldn't help but smile as

First off, many great music docs are built off the back of lesser music docs. For example, Martin Scorsese‘s “No Direction Home” borrows a lot of footage from Bob Dylan‘s self-made doc, “Eat The Document,” and Peter Jackson does the same with his new Beatles doc.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe answer, our friend, is streaming on the web.

Variety reports.Inspired by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud’s book ‘Spotify Untold’, the series stars Vikings actor Edvin Endre as Ek, Ulf Stenberg as business partner Per Sundin and Gizem Erdogan as Petra Hansson.While the show’s exact plot is yet to be revealed, Carlsson and Leijonhufvud’s book told the tale of Spotify’s early challenges – including convincing major labels to sign up, feuds with Steve Jobs and widely publicised challenges from the likes of  Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan.The

Katherine Ryan and her partner Bobby Kootstra have revealed the gender and name of their newborn.The comedian, 37, who had been documenting her pregnancy, took to her Instagram earlier today on 14 June to announce the arrival of their second child. Hours later, her other half Bobby took to his own social media page to share his joy over the addition to their expanding family.

Noel Gallagher has said that he is contemplating selling the rights to his back catalogue in 2025.A number of major artists have sold the rights to their music, either in part or in full, in recent times, including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Neil Young.Gallagher was asked in a new interview with Apple Music Hits’ Matt Wilkinson – where he was promoting ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 – 2011-2021’, a ‘Best Of’ album by his High Flying Birds project – if he would ever consider selling the rights to

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt is remarkable how few people know that the same person produced Bob Dylan’s three defining early albums (as well as “Like a Rolling Stone”), the first two Velvet Underground albums, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s debut “Freak Out” and pivotal music by jazz legends Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor (including tracks with John Coltrane), among many others.It was Tom Wilson, a visionary music producer who died in 1978 at the age of 47.He was even the man who in