L.A. Times - News — “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin will be appearing on Thursday at Comic-Con 2014. (Sandro Campardo / Keystone/Associated Press) “Game of Thrones” scribe George R.R. Martin, “24″ star Kiefer Sutherland and “special surpri... more info

The Telegraph — Director John Carney's musical romance begins terribly, says Tim Robey, but is ultimately hard to resist more info

Mercury News, California — For the new movie 'Begin Again' from 'Once' filmmaker John Carney, longtime Hollywood vocal coach Roger Love helped Keira Knightley master the musical side of her role as a shy singer/songwriter. Earlier, Love helped Jeff Bridges win a 2009 Oscar for... more info

Time — John Carney tells TIME about the connection between the two films more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Originally due out this spring, Tennis will now release their new album, Ritual in Repeat, on September 9 via Communion Records. The record was produced by Pat Carney of The Black Keys, with additional help from Spoon's Jim Eno... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Today is Jay Carney's last day as White House press secretary for the Obama administration, and for one of his final interviews he sat down with Stephen Colbert to share his frustrations and regrets about the job. more info

KEXP Seattle — Just last November, husband-and-wife duo Tennis shared their EP Small Sounds and now they’re back with a full-length album called Ritual in Repeat. It was produced by Richard Swift (the Shins), Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), and Jim Eno (Spoon) a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Gretchen Robinette; words by Klaus Kinski Guided by Voices @ Bowery Ballroom 5/23/2014 On Friday (5/23), garage rock legends and future liver transplant recipients Guided By Voices waltzed into the Bowery Ballroom for a sloppy and extremely... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Guided By Voices stan and White House press secretary Jay Carney introduced the band at a sold-out show in Washington, D.C. Carney has gone on record about his love for the band in the past, most notably in a Washington Post story where h... more info