new M. Ward album later this year

“Post-War”

matador news

Matador Records | News April 2006
yo la tengo is playing the sounds of science at prospect park this summer. And a bunch of other things going on, too. Matador is going to do the vinyl/mp3 combo now, as well.

and if you wanted to listen to Daniel Johnston…

eMusic Dozens from the guy who directed the D. Johnston movie

A pretty good Daniel Johnston article

A filmmaker turns his lens on a troubled songwriter

a few things

I guess he could work at my library:
Dan Bejar says he’s “good at alphabetizing stuff”

The Silver Jews hit Europe

Some Saunders here

a date is set

The Village Voice Announces Date for 6th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL(TM) at Coney Island Saturday, July 15, 2006
unclear if it’s worth going; no bands announced yet.

Summer Hymns

Happy news!! Summer Hymns still exist, have some new recordings coming out later and a new website.
Here it is:
summer hymns

I’m going to go get their new song from myspace now.

George Saunders and experimental fiction

Kansas City Star | 04/23/2006 | Experimental fiction’s critics need ‘Persuasion’

Neil Gaiman is busy

according to this article inTIME Europe Magazine:

*There is a stage version of The Wolves in the Walls in Scotland.
*Coraline will be a movie (animated by the James and the Giant Peach people), as well as a Stephin Merritt musical

some origami fish attempts

As mentioned earlier, I’ve been trying…

Here are the so-far results: