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‘There’s serendipity to my story’: Emmylou Harris on Gram Parsons, her garlanded career – and her dog rescue centre

Ahead of her final European tour, the US songwriter discusses her unlikely life as a country star, seeking advice from Pete Seeger – and why retirement isn’t on the cards just yet

The Guardian - UK

Bob Dylan introduced him to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and meditated with David Lynch. Donovan looks back...

Folk-rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch

Louder

'It’s not just about aesthetics. It’s about adding soul to your walls' – A Mid-Century Detail Brought Warmth to Joan Baez's '80s Living Room, and It's Trending Again for 2026

An archival image of the folk singer's living room shows the timeless power of wooden panelling – designers explain why the look is slated for a return

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‘Am I allowed my fantasies?’ Joan Baez ponders lifelong pacifism in Trump-inspired poem

POETRY: Last year, the acclaimed singer and civil rights activist Joan Baez published her debut poetry collection. Today, she shares a fiery new work exclusively with ‘The Independent’ that takes aim at the Trump administration and wrestles with her lifelong dedication to pacifism

The Independent UK

White House issues four-word response to Joan Baez poem about Trump’s brain being eaten by ‘little green worm’

Trump’s Secretary of Health, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said last year that a worm ate part of his brain

The Independent UK

‘A reaction to injustice’: The story behind Bob Dylan’s ‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll’

INTERVIEW: A new bootleg series of the revered singer-songwriter’s work between 1956 to 1963 contains two early recordings of his masterpiece of a protest song, ‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll’. Roisin O’Connor speaks with historian and Dylan expert Sean Wilentz about the true event that inspired the track, and…

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Monica Barbaro Received Some Kind Words From Top Gun: Maverick Co-Star Glen Powell, And These Two Are Such Friendship Goals

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Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner to star in One Night Only

Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner are to star in Will Gluck's next film One Night Only.

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“As soon as Jimmy Page came on, the roof came off the place! Afterwards, Plant was absolutely fuming”: The epic, ego-fuelled story of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath’s Live Aid reunions

In Juy 1985, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath reunited for Live Aid. Cue the spats and ego clashes

Louder

80s decor is trending – Joan Baez's cozy but muted living room is a masterclass in modernizing the decade's aesthetic (while maintaining its character)

Archival images of the singer's living room from 1980 show her pared-back approach to the era's excesses – an interior designer explains recreating the trend

Homes & Gardens

Joan Baez shares the pointer she would have given Timothée Chalamet for playing Bob Dylan

Folk music legend said she felt Chalamet’s depiction of Dylan was ‘too squeaky clean’

The Independent UK

A Complete Unknown to Havoc: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Timothée Chalamet is the perfect embodiment of the young Bob Dylan, and Tom Hardy unleashes his wild side in a shamelessly violent thriller about dirty cops

The Guardian - UK

11 notable songs about the Vietnam War

War has long inspired artists and musicians

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders rally in LA draws thousands to protest Trump: ‘We can’t just let this happen’

US Vermont senator’s tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been drawing record-breaking crowds since February

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“I tried to write songs with Paul McCartney, but it was impossible, because every idea I had sparked him off and every idea he had sparked me off”: Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch

Folkd rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch

Guitar World

“Tom would say, ‘Play your guitar with a car key.’ It was very experimental”: Little Feat's Fred Tackett recalls Tom Waits' left-field approach to guitar playing – and his one-of-a-kind studio sessions

Aside from his role in Little Feat, Tackett has recorded with a remarkable list of artists from Bob Dylan to Joan Baez and Cher

The Guardian - UK

Raw, romantic and radical: Joan Baez’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

With her Diamonds and Rust album turning 50, we rate the standout tracks from the strident American folk singer and political activist

The Independent UK

Joan Baez hits out at ‘incompetent billionaires’ running the US: ‘Our democracy is going up in flames’

‘You said I could say anything I want out here,’ said the music legend on the debut episode of ‘Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney’

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Guitar World

“I carry my finger pick around all the time now, because it reminds me that I want to keep playing guitar”: After playing Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro claims she is a guitar player for life

After learning the instrument for the once-in-a-lifetime role, Barbaro is now taking her guitar journey beyond the screen and into her day-to-day life

Guitar World

“I didn’t play guitar at all. The imposter syndrome was pretty rampant. It was incredibly challenging”: A Complete Unknown’s Monico Barbaro on how she went from never playing guitar to nailing Joan Baez's intricate fingerstyle technique

The actor reveals she had zero experience playing guitar before she landed the highly coveted role – and explains why the humble metronome was key to her learning-guitar-as-Baez journey

Marie Claire

How Monica Barbaro "Embraces Her Own Looks" on the 2025 SAG Awards Red Carpet

Even with a major first-time nomination, the star stayed true to herself.

The Guardian - UK

Why A Complete Unknown should win the best picture Oscar

Despite being freewheelin’ with the facts, this Bob Dylan biopic has delighted fans old and new, with Timothée Chalamet proving more than just a Zimmerman mimic

Tom’s Guide

'A Complete Unknown' streaming release date: Here's when it's coming to Hulu

If you haven't yet seen Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" in theaters, here's when and where you'll be able to stream it at home.

The Independent UK

How Oscar nominee James Mangold cracked the code of modern Hollywood

INTERVIEW: Few directors have had as varied a career as James Mangold, who has directed everything from the Wolverine spin-off ‘Logan’ to ‘Walk the Line’ to a Meg Ryan romcom. As his Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ becomes the one to beat at next month’s Oscars, Adam White speaks…

The Guardian - UK

Don’t look back: after decades of apathy, A Complete Unknown has turned me into a Dylan nut

I went into the cinema without expectation, I left feeling like a besotted teenager and have listened to little other music since

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