Jakob Dylan

January Jones joined Jakob Dylan and David Arquette last night at a party thrown by Oceana honoring World Oceans Day at LA's Sunset Tower. She's a spokeswoman for the environmental organization and also recently narrated a short piece highlighting its cause of protecting the world's bodies of water. January was decked out in a strapless BCBG dress for the occasion and, apparently, the long night ahead of her! She was spotted hopping out of a taxi in front of her house this morning in the same outfit after presumably sleeping elsewhere. January doesn't seem to be lacking for attention in the romance department since she's been linked to guys like Jeremy Piven and Adrien Brody over the past year.

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The prodigal son returns: Jakob Dylan's new album was produced by T-Bone Burnett and is aptly titled Women and Country. The mellow tracks on his sophomore record are both countrified and feature beautiful guest vocals from folks like Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. I knew automatically that I'd prefer "Nothing but the Whole Wide World" because it has Case on it, and I was dead-on: it's my favorite. Coming in at a close second is "Everybody's Hurting," a soulful, string-filled dirge. "Truth For a Truth" makes Dylan sound like he's always been a country star, with bluesy lyrics and again, gorgeous female back-up.

Save your soul: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings' latest is I Learned the Hard Way, and the retro sound isn't just due to the Motown-like vocals — the band prefers to use recording methods and instruments from the 1960s and 1970s for an authentic soul/funk result. The title track, with its ooohs and lush chorus, sounds like a throwback hit you'd hear on the oldies station. Throw on "Better Things," and just try to resist moving your shoulders and getting a little groove in your seat.

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Jakob Dylan, the spitting image son of Bob Dylan and lead singer of The Wallflowers, has found a buyer for his 5,065-square-foot home in Los Angeles' Brentwood area, which has been on the market since last Halloween. The seven-bedroom, eight-bath home, which he purchased for $3.180 million in 2000, was originally listed at $11 million, but has been reduced to just under $9 million. It was built in 1936 and is a stunning example of Spanish style architecture, with a sprawling family room, original tile, original woodwork, and seven unique custom fireplaces. But, of course, Dylan has put his own rockstar spin on it, turning one of its two guest houses (yes, two) into a recording studio. Life is tough. Come along on the full tour.