Largehearted Boy: Shorties (St. Vincent, Doves, and more)

April 21, 2009

NPR is streaming the new St. Vincent album, Actor, in its entirety (the disc is released May 5th).

The Guardian lists the six finalists for the Orange Prize for fiction.

PopMatters interviews the members of Doves.

Entertainment Weekly's The Music Mix lists the 50 most heartbreaking songs of all time.

Carversite is devoted to the life and works of author Raymond Carver, and even includes mp3 audio of the author.

At Ballardian, Michael Moorcock pays tribute to fellow author J.G. Ballard.

The Times Online examines Bob Dylan's legacy in poetry.

Amazon MP3 is selling the new 13-track Depeche Mode album, Sounds of the Universe, for $3.99.

Joyland and Backhand Stories feature unpublished short fiction.

PopMatters asks its 20 questions of author Augusten Burroughs.

Robyn Hitchcock visits The Current studio for an interview and live performance,

Nate Powell's latest comic, Cakewalk (a collaboration with writer Rachel Bormann) is available online.

The Ballard News-Tribune profiles local cartoonist Peter Bagge.

NPR's Books We Like excerpts from Mary Gaitskill's story collection, Don't Cry.

The 2009 Pulitzer prizewinners and finalists have been named.

nyctaper shares mp3s of Of Montreal's April 15yh NYC performance.

IGN lists Depeche Mode's ultimate playlist.

Daytrotter features in-studio mp3s from Parenthetical Girls.

Cloudspeakers is a new online music aggregator.

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