Nothing Bob Dylan does should be a surprise anymore, but he still finds ways to amaze. Once you've appeared in a Victoria's Secret ad, all bets are off, huh? Now Dylan is set to debut as a DJ, hosting an hour-long show each week on XM Satellite Radio.

According to XM, the show "will feature an eclectic mix of music hand-selected by Dylan. In addition, Dylan will offer regular commentary on music and other topics, host and interview special guests including other artists and will take emails from XM subscribers."

"Songs and music have always inspired me. A lot of my own songs have been played on the radio, but this is the first time I've ever been on the other side of the mic," said Dylan in an XM press release. "It'll be as exciting for me as it is for XM."

Dylan joins fellow Traveling Wilbury Tom Petty on the digital airwaves. Petty just signed on for a second season of his own show on XM's "Deep Tracks" station, "Tom Petty's Buried Treasure,"a show that promises to "blend landmark songs, offbeat cuts and live-in-concert classics recorded by legendary artists with Petty providing informed and passionate commentary on what is his first love, the music."

Petty offers a reason similar to that expressed by Dylan for the endeavor: "I love doing the show because I can turn people, especially younger people, onto really great, timeless music."

The two classic rockers join the likes of Snoop Dogg (who hosts "Da Chuuch") and Trick Daddy (who hosts "Dunk Rider Radio") on XM's schedule, likely the only time those four artists will be mentioned in the same post.

I can take or leave Howard Stern, but if satellite radio is going to continue to offer programming like this, it may be worth the investment.