Stereogum — Eddie Vedder played an intimate benefit show for EB Research, the charity he’s been vocally supporting lately, last month at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters. The Pearl Jam frontman played songs by John Lennon, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, ... more info

Stereogum — Early this week, the Canadian broadcast network CBC announced that it had severed its relationship with the broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi, amidst allegations that Ghomeshi had non-consensually beat up four different women during sexual encounters. Ghomes... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend CBC announced that they’d ended their relationship with longtime broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi, a longtime pillar of the Canadian indie music scene. The CBC’s statement: “The CBC is saddened to announce its relationship with Jian G... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Musician, performance artist and crowdfunding genius Amanda Palmer has announced she'll be releasing a book she wrote called "The Art of Asking or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help". Today she released the cover photo... more info

Topix — Rob Zabrecky had the world by the tail in the mid-1990s. As lead singer of new waveinspired pop group Possum Dixon, he was one of the prime instigators in transforming once-sleepy Silver Lake into the indie-rock capital of the universe. more info

Prefix — The Third Day of The 2013 Newport Folk Festival featuring Beck, Bombino, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Michael Kiwanuka, The Lumineers.   ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/newport-day-3-the-fort-adams-portrait-sessions-the/ more info

Nialler9 — The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week. Highlights:  Longitude Festival, Grizzly Bear, Beach House and more in Iveagh Gardens, Jeffrey Lewis, Amanda Palmer, last ever Altars Of Plagues Dublin show,  Space Dimension Controller. If ... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Friday's Highlights1. The Weather - not a drop of rain and very little mud to wade through - perfect!2. The Hives - Hate To Say Told You SoGo TryCheck out this awesome remix3. Amanda Palmer covering Dresden Dolls' Girl AnachronismAmanda Palmer got a ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Seven writers (including Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes) reflect on failure at the Guardian. The Guardian interviews singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer. NYRB Classics is offering a collection of the first 300 books it published at half price. The Chi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles author Lauren Beukes. "She looks angelic. Appearances can be deceptive. This is South African author Lauren Beukes, and she's written a brilliant but brutal sci-fi thriller about a time-travelling serial killer. It should be the... more info