Impose Magazine — Out this past June, LA native Risa Rubin released a video album called Jewish Unicorn. The album itself explores regret, uncertainty, longing, and the disconnected and strained relationship Risa herself has with her twin brother, among many other emo... more info

Consequence of Sound — A southern jaunt in support of Divers. more info

Guardian Music — Electrowerkz, LondonNorwich’s otherworldly teenage friends veer between breathtakingly original… and too infantile for their own goodBacklit, the much-hyped Norwich teen duo Let’s Eat Grandma start their set in a blur of whirling ... more info

Stereogum — The Lonely Island’s mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is coming out in a little more than a week, and we already know that it’ll be packed with music-world cameos, including Seal, Usher, and Andy Samberg’s wife Joanna Newsom. Now ... more info

Consequence of Sound — The harpist extraordinaire also discusses the influence of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joanna Newsom recently wrapped up some extensive touring behind last year's excellent Divers, but she's not done supporting the album. On Friday night (5/20) she played "Sapokanikan" and "Anecdotes" on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and more recently s... more info

Stereogum — Not long ago, the comedian Marc Maron was complaining that he wouldn’t be releasing his comedy album on Drag City, the venerated Chicago indie, because he wasn’t “cool” enough for the label: Just got word I'm not cool enough for @dragcity... more info

Consequence of Sound — A dazzling late-night appearance in support of her latest album, Divers. more info

Stereogum — Joanna Newsom gave a characteristically spectacular performance on Jimmy Kimmel last night, doing Divers tracks “Sapokanikan” (on the show itself) and “Anecdotes” (as a web exclusive). No bananas though!? She’s already made appearances on C... more info

Stereogum — The Shins haven’t played live since 2013, but after teasing a new album back in February, they just announced their first concert in three years. James Mercer’s pop-rock project will play the End Of The Road festival in Dorset, UK this September ... more info