Impose Magazine — Folk Implosion was an American indie rock/lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It’s probably the most prominent of Barlow’s side projects, which was started as a way to explore different territory than that being ca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The guests this time include LOU BARLOW (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr), DALE CROVER (Melvins), DAVID YOW (the Jesus Lizard/Scratch Acid), MURPH (Dinosaur Jr), KEVIN RUTMANIS (Cows/Melvins) ALEXANDER HACKE (Einstürzende Neubauten)... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — An Elliott Smith tribute album featuring contributions from Waxahatchee, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, Julien Baker, Amanda Palmer, Belly/The Breeder’s Tanya Donelly, and Swervedriver’s Adam Franklin is due out this fall, and today Yu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tanya Donelly, Lou Barlow, Juliana Hatfield & more also contribute. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Cat Power at Station to Station in 2013 (more by Lukas Hodge) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Cat Power (solo), Willy Mason @ Webster Hall Cat... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Widowspeak's All Yours, the band's third album, is simply gorgeous. Against Me!'s live album 23 Live Sex Acts, Diane Coffee's Everybody's A Good Dog, Joan Shelley's Over and Even, Lou Barlow's Brace the Wave, and Painted Palms' Horizons are... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Longform podcast interviewed author Renata Adler. Read an excerpt from Grace Jones' memoir I'll Never Write My Memoirs. Lou Barlow listed inspirational lyricists at the Boston Globe. The Oyster Review recommended books to inspire your next trip. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lou Barlow's new, mostly-acoustic solo album, Brace the Wave, isn't out till next week but you can listen to the album right now, via NPR, below. Lou's upcoming solo tour hits NYC on September 9 at Rough Trade. Tickets for... more info

Stereogum — Over the decades, Lou Barlow has made a whole lot of music with a whole lot of bands, including Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion. But he’s only rarely released music under his own name; his new album Brace The Wave is his first solo LP sin... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Ann Beattie talked books and reading with the New York Times. NPR Music is streaming Lou Barlow's new album Brace the Wave. Booksellers recommended fall reading at Lit Hub. NPR Music is streaming The Arcs' new album Yours, Dreamily. Electric... more info