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Toronto - Malka Marom is a fascinating Canadian-Israeli artist, journalist and producer whose interests and talents cross a spectrum that only some artists dream of experiencing. As a child she had a leading role in the first movie ever filmed in Israel.

The long playing record was introduced by Columbia Records in 1948; it is now all but dead and gone, but for those of us who were around in especially the 1960s and 70s, it was and will remain a major part of our lives.

So how is 71-year-old music icon Bob Dylan on stage these days? Still playing on 'Like a Rolling Stone'? Still 'Mr. Tambourine Man', a 'Jokerman' whose songs are a lyrical 'Hurricane' and who continues 'Blowin' in the Wind'?

As he was wrapping up his concert in Madison, Wisconsin Monday night, Bob Dylan predicted that Barack Obama would win Tuesday's presidential election in a "landslide."

Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife is a star in the world music scene. His inspired blend of traditional and modern sounds, and his anti-establishment stance have garnered comparisons with Bob Dylan. But as he reveals, there's more than meets the eye.

Jonah Lehrer, who wrote a book published last March called 'Imagine: How Creativity Works,' has admitted he got too creative in compiling it: Lehrer has acknowledged that some of the quotes from Bob Dylan in the book are made-up.

Veteran folk singer Pete Seeger is to release a cover version of Dylan's "Forever Young", with all proceeds going to Amnesty International. If the song charts, Seeger will become the oldest person to score a Billboard chart hit.

Singer-songwriter and social activist Billy Bragg has released an album of contemporary protest songs...and one Christmas song.

Fans of Bob Dylan's can celebrate the legendary rocker's 70th birthday today with a free eBook, Revolution in the Air by Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin.

American music icon Bob Dylan will unveil a new set of paintings in Copenhagen beginning next month, the National Gallery of Denmark announced on Monday.