Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, 10,000 Maniacs released Blind Man’s Zoo. It was all happening. The post 10,000 Maniacs Released “Blind Man’s Zoo” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In all the '90s retrospectives that have been going around lately, not too many people have been talking about 10,000 Maniacs, the hugely popular early-'90s college rockers, or about frontwoman Natalie Merchant, who launched a big solo career with th... more info

Guardian Music — The Beatles, Father John Misty, Prince and 10,000 Maniacs among the artists exploring the writing process with musicHere is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of your suggestions last week. Thanks for taking p... more info

KEXP Seattle — I figured it might be nice to have a post featuring a band that needed no introduction for a change, so today I bring you In My Tribe, the album that properly launched 10,000 Maniacs into the spotlight thirty years ago (give or take a couple months),... more info

MSN Music — "MTV Unplugged" premiered rather quietly in the fall of 1989 as an acoustic showcase for serious musicians (like 10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn) who didn't go in for the glitz and glam most closely associated with the network. Within a year, tho... more info

Stereogum — Three years is a perfectly respectable amount of time to wait between projects, but the announcement that Natalie Merchant is embarking on a summer tour still has the feel of a comeback. It'll be the first string of dates she's played since she went ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It's been 20 years since former 10,000 Maniacs singer Natalie Merchant released her debut solo album, Tigerlily, and she'll be celebrating that anniversary in a few ways. One way is that she's re-recorded the album (and re-arranged the tracklist)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Natalie Merchant Former 10,000 Maniacs singer Natalie Merchant is about to release her sixth solo album next week (5/6) via Nonesuch Records. It's self-titled, her first since 2010, and first of entirely original music since 2001. You can stream it..... more info

Popdose — We continue the letter "T" with Tears for Fears, 10,000 Maniacs and Tesla. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It seems like only yesterday that Pop & Hiss was hanging out at dimly lighted upstate New York bars watching a hot new alt-folk-rock band called 10,000 Maniacs, and trying to figure out the words to "Lilydale" because the lead vocalist, Natalie Merch... more info