ENNIO MORRICONE

As Bob Dylan, garbed in another of the natty Pimp-My-Confederate-General ensembles that have served as his working clothes these past few years, steps onto the stage of the Playhouse on Sunday into a jolting “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”, there is the small matter of him having just this afternoon officially clocked up his first Number One album in the UK for almost 40 years with Together Through Life.

Middle-aged Moz on throbbing, souped-up form

Genius violinist embraces his inner folkie

The band set to close BBC Electric Proms festival

Kanye West and Bruce Sprigsteen also win big at the US music ceremony

Grindhouse OST features classic tracks as well as obscure one-hit wonders

Norman Blake spins a ton of northern soul

Neo-realist classic of the Algerian Revolution more relevant than ever

Leone's ferocious four-hour gangster epic, first time on DVD

Fourth LP from purveyors of Hispanic-Americana