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October 28, 2019
Shorties (The Continued Influence of T. S. Eliot's Manifesto, Musicians on John Cage's 4' 33", and more)
The New Yorker explored the continued influence of T.S. Eliot's manifesto "Tradition and the Individual Talent" 100 years after its initial publication.
Contributors to Mute Records' STUMM433 box set (which collects covers of John Cage's "4'33"") discussed the music at VICE.
Lee Ranaldo:
For my version of 4'33", I defined the performance during three walking sections in Midtown Manhattan, with trucks idling, cars passing, stray bits of conversation, and rain falling.
Director Albert Magnoli remembered working with Prince and making the film Purple Rain at The Current.
Vox examined how horror fiction is depicting climate change.
Stream a new song by Surf Rock Is Dead.
The New Statesman pondered the importance of the cultural critic in the digital age.
NPR Music reconsidered 1969's influential rock albums.
The Guardian interviewed author Emma Forrest.
Questlove discussed his new cookbook, Mixtape Potluck, with Morning Edition.
The Los Angeles Review of Books podcast interviewed author Leslie Jamison.
Stream a new Men I Trust song.
The Nation interviewed author Yiyun Li.
Stereogum reconsidered Le Tigre's self-titled debut album on its 20th anniversary.
Guernica interviewed author Kimberly King Parsons.
The Rolling Stone Music Now podcast interviewed Jeff Tweedy.
Electric Literature recommended books featuring fierce feminist witches.
Stream a previously unreleased R.E.M. demo.
Stereogum reconsidered the Dismemberment Plan's Emergency & I album on its 20th anniversary.
also at Largehearted Boy:
previous Shorties posts (daily news and links from the worlds of music, books, and pop culture)
Atomic Books Comics Preview (the week's best new comics and graphic novels)
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
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
