The priests cd
Shorties (Animal Collective, Over the Rhine, and more)
Yesterday’s additions to the “best of 2008″ online book lists include the Washington Post’s best books, the New York Times’ notable crime fiction, and the Times Online’s best sci-fi/fantasy books.
Yesterday’s additions to the “best of 2008″ online music lists include Womanfolk’s top albums, the Observer Music Monthly’s best songs, and Sasha Frere-Jones’ best albums & songs.
Billboard offers five “easy” steps to stop online music leaks.
Shelf Life interviews author Ann Patchett about book tours.
I loved the article you wrote for The Atlantic about book tours, and the point you make about people coming to see you about the previous book, not the one you’re out promoting. Another piece of the puzzle must be that you yourself are already thinking about the next book. What kind of challenge does that present for you?
“It doesn’t, because I think that what a lot of people don’t understand is that when you do a book event, it’s a performance. It’s really much more about acting than it is about writing. And I don’t mean it’s about being false, but you know what I’m thinking is, ‘I’m here and I want to put on a really good program.’ But I’m not learning about writing, I’m not thinking through my craft, I’m not developing ideas for new books or coming to terms with old books.”
Animal Collective’s Dave “Avey Tare” Portner talks to Billboard.
Instead of drawing on direct influences, Animal Collective makes albums with a connection to places in mind. “We usually try to connect to outdoor environments, and there was something about this that was harking back to the time where we would be outside, in backyards, listening to music on a boombox,” Portner says. “Because that’s how we really grew up and got attached to listening to music together.”
Washington Post book critic Michale Dirda hands down the 10 commandments of book giving.
The Los Angeles Times profiles Over the Rhine.
The music of Over the Rhine, which takes its name from the Ohio River town, invites conversation through the incisive lyrics Detweiler and Bergquist write and their inspired blend of rootsy Americana music, attention to craftsmanship, offbeat subject matter and forthright philosophy.
Narrative Magazine offers an excerpt from Maud Newton’s forthcoming novel.
IGN lists the best doom metal bands.
Tampa Calling lists 10 depressing Christmas songs.
Ryan Adams talks of his prolific recorded output with the Sunday Star-Times.
“Well, I’ve always put out a lot of r
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