ContactMusic — Veteran rocker Kristin Hersh has little sympathy for the ailing global record industry, insisting "Music should always have been free. "The music industry is suffering the biggest crisis in its history with profits plunging as a result of cheap downl... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — I generally don't read books by celebrities, but the past couple of years have seen outstanding memoirs by Patti Smith, Kristin Hersh, and Rosanne Cash, so I decided to take a chance Tina Fey's book Bossypants. I am a... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Here's a giveaway that's been very long in the posting... since Autumn, in fact, when Kristin Hersh's debut novel, "Rat Girl" was published in the U.S. and I started putting together this little contest to mark the occasion. Life got in the way, Kris... more info

Guardian Music — Having experienced depression, Viv Groskop feared that motherhood would make the condition worse. But, for her, family life has had the opposite effectBefore I had children, one question occupied me a lot: what is the connection between mental health... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Walker said... Kevin Rowland- My Beauty (1999) Thanks FC http://burningaquarium.blogspot.com jeffen said... 01 Ye Playboys and Playgirls - Dave Sharp and The Acoustic Terrorists 02 Maggie's Farm - Mike Seeger with Retrograss 03 I'll Be Your Baby Ton... more info

Guardian Music — The announcement that Bob Dylan has signed a six-book deal, and that Yoko Ono is close to signing John Lennon's letters over for publication inspired us to devote much of this week's podcast to the literature of rock. We invited Kristin Hersh into th... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Ok, so it wasn't technically last night, but hey, I'm not going to abandon my traditional playlist title due to tardiness. Indulge me.Last Thursday was the first ever REARVIEW 2010, a special DJ night at River Gods in Cambridge, MA where Ashley from... more info

Guardian Music — Throwing Muses singer Kristin Hersh's teenage memoir is all the better for having a former Hollywood star at its heartParadoxical Undressing is based on a diary that Kristin Hersh kept when she was 18 years old. And as such, she claims in the forewor... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Soul for Sunday/Song of the Day: Curtis Mayfield, "Right On for the Darkness" Brief discussion of the song and the album, 1973's "Back to the World" Links to more info and to buy or download the album. http://zerode.wordpress.com hana... more info

Guardian Music — Are we witnessing the death throes of pop music? Take a look around you and the signs are everywhereThese days, in any given seven-day period, you can find plenty of examples of something that historians will one day describe as the key moment when ... more info