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March 26, 2014
Shorties (2014 Lollapalooza Lineup Announced, Gary Shteyngart on His Next Novel, and more)
The 2014 Lollapalooza lineup has been announced.
The New York Times reported that Gary Shteyngart's next novel will be an international thriller.
"At its heart 'Hotel Solitaire' is a family drama set in the high-stakes world of global finance, moving from upstate New York to Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai," Mr. Shteyngart said in an email. "It's about how power is disseminated in the world today and what happens when a spreadsheet jockey trades in her Excel for a Glock 22."
Style of Sound listed the top 100 most influential music blogs in the world.
The ">Other People podcast interviewed author D. Foy.
The Los Angeles Review of Books interviewed Siri Hustvedt about her new novel The Blazing World.
LA Music Blog shared a streaming playlist for spring.
The New York Times profiled author Leila Aboulela.
SPIN profiled singer-songwriter Angel Olsen.
CNN interviewed Neil Gaiman about his new Sandman comic.
Drowned in Sound listed (and is streaming) the best shoegaze and psychedelic songs of the year so far.
The Colorado Springs Independent profiled author Peter Heller.
Flavorwire interviewed Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn.
Finn and guitarist Tad Kubler also took questions from the Reddit community.
Michael Gibney talks to All Things Considered about his new memoir, Sous Chef.
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also at Largehearted Boy:
previous Shorties posts (daily news and links from the worlds of music, books, and pop culture)
100 Online Sources for Free and Legal Music Downloads
Atomic Books Comics Preview (the week's best new comics and graphic novels)
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
daily mp3 downloads
Largehearted Word (the week's best new books)
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Books of the Week (recommended new books, magazines, and comics)
musician/author interviews
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
Short Cuts (writers pair a song with their short story or essay)
weekly music release lists
WORD Bookstores Books of the Week (recommended new books)
