Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court judge called an unauthorized spin-off of J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye" a "rather dismal piece of work" on Thursday and questioned whether the book harmed the famed novelist. more info

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Guardian Music — (Sony)Earlier this week, the Onion offered a musical newsflash. "Jack White Teams Up With NBA Commissioner David Stern in Latest Side Project" ran the headline, above a story that White was about to release an album called Confederation of ... more info

A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye cannot publish it in the United ... more info

BBC News - UK — A US judge bans publication of a book by a Swedish author promoted as a sequel to JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. more info

BBC News - UK — A judge in the US has temporarily blocked the publication of a book billed as a follow-up to JD Salinger's 1950s novel The Catcher in the Rye. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Billboard profiles the Dirty Projectors. The Dirty Projectors' last two releases, "The Getty Address" and "Rise Above," were lo-fi concept albums built around inscrutable song structures. Given the Brooklyn-based indie band's track record, "Stillness... more info