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April 13, 2020
Shorties (An Interview with Lars Iyer, The Best Post-Punk Albums of All Time, and more)
3:A:M interviewed author Lars Iyer.
PopMatters concluded its list of the best post-punk albums of all time.
John Darnielle discussed the new Mountain Goats album with NPR Music.
The Guardian profiled author Max Porter.
Paste and The A.V. Club recommended the week's best new albums.
The Irish Times and Guardian profiled author Anne Tyler.
Stream a new song by Alison Mosshart.
Emma Straub talked to Fast Company about running a n independent bookstore during a pandemic.
Stream a new song by Fools (Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear).
The Daily Beast recommended uplifting memoirs.
Neil Young shared another fireside acoustic performance.
CBC Books shared a spring reading list.
Eleanor Friedberger covered two Destroyer songs.
The New Yorker interviewed Fran Lebowitz.
Stream a new song by Meg Baird.
The New York Times shared a new essay by Celeste Ng.
Aquarium Drunkard interviewed musician Mary Lattimore.
The Japan Times recommended books by Japanese authors for lockdown reading.
The OTHERPPL podcast interviewed author Megan Boyle.
Steve Wynn reflected on Dream Syndicate's history at American Songwriter.
The New York Times interviewed cartoonist Tom Gauld.
The New York Public Library recommended books for Immigrant Heritage Week.
Ben Lerner talked to the New Yorker about his story in this week's issue.
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)
Flash Dancers (authors pair original flash fiction with a song
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
