Stereogum — Music often plays a large role in director Gus Van Sant's films, but his latest also happens to feature a whole bunch of actual musicians in minor roles. Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot, based on the memoir of the same name by cartoonist John C... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beth mixed songs from her solo album Fake Sugar with Gossip classics like 'Standing in the Way of Control.' Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Case's first solo album in five years is due out this summer and features contributions from Mark Lanegan, k.d. lang, her New Pornographers bandmate AC Newman, Beth Ditto, and more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neko's new album features appearances by Beth Ditto, Mark Lanegan, k.d. Lang, Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers, Archers of Loaf), Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices, Nada Surf), Laura Veirs, Joey Burns (Calexico), as well as New Pornographers bandmate... more info

Uncut — Laura Veirs, Mark Lanegan and Beth Ditto guest on the LP, out June 1 Laura Veirs, Mark Lanegan and Beth Ditto guest on the LP, out June 1 The post Hear the title track from Neko Case’s new album, Hell-On appeared first on Uncut. more info

Stereogum — Last year, the former Gossip singer Beth Ditto released her solo debut Fake Sugar , a strong and underrated album of sleek and modernized blues-rock. Today, she's followed it up with the driving, riff-happy standalone single "I'm Alive." It's a cove... more info

Core News — “Loud and Proud, part of the Gay Britannia season presents a two hour curated music show from Beth Ditto, featuring Alternative spirited tracks that have challenged mainstream stereotypes and championed ideas of gender and sexual orientation from t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Beth Ditto's Fake Sugar, Jason Isbell's The Nashville Sound, Palehound's A Place I’ll Always Go, and Ride's Weather Diaries are all new albums I can recommend this week. Fleet Foxes' Crack-Up and Steve Earle's So You Wannabe An Outlaw... more info

New York Times — The frontwoman for the disco-punk trio Gossip talks about stepping out alone, Southern slang and the end of her fashion line. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Tracy K. Smith has been named U.S. Poet Laureate. Beth Ditto discussed her favorite albums at The Quietus. The Black Aether interviewed author Victor LaValle about his new novel The Changeling. Daniel Wolff discussed his book Grown-Up Anger: The Conn... more info