AP - Bob Dylan has been cleared to perform in Beijing amid worries that the Chinese government would block his planned shows given the American folk icon's antiestablishment reputation.

AP - A publicity official for China's Ministry of Culture has confirmed it is reviewing an application from Bob Dylan to stage concerts in the country, a year after the American folk legend's planned concerts in Beijing and Shanghai were canceled.

I think of Weezer as the James Franco of music. They’ll try anything at least once, so there’s no point in getting excited or frustrated or puzzled by their next move. It’s too exhausting. So here’s Weezer doing the State Farm jingle. It’s on the official State Farm YouTube channel, so they proba...

What is stranger? Weezer recording a TV jingle or a Barry Manilow song?

According to the Amherst Bulletin, a guy with backstage credentials for a nearby Bob Dylan concert walked into Antonio’s, pizza place close to the venue, and ordered $3,900 worth of pizza. The place closed at 2 a.m. but he promised them a big tip, so they stayed until 5:30 in the jingle-jangle morning making the [...]