Stereogum — Richard Thompson can write a tale of wayward romance like no other, and “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” features two of his most well-known, tragic characters. My mom worships Thompson, and so Red Molly and James became the badass Bonnie and Clyde... more info

The Telegraph — Martin Chilton picks his favourite 15 songs from the former Fairport Covention guitarist more info

Mercury News, California — Best Coast, Richard Thompson, Patti Smith, Leon Bridges and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band among acts set to perform. more info

Stereogum — The subjects of our two most recent Counting Down features — in which we provided a detailed breakdown and ranking of a musician’s discography — were Richard Thompson and Motörhead, which makes Marc Maron’s latest WTF segment a welcome coinc... more info

Stereogum — For four decades, the great British songwriter Richard Thompson has puzzled and enchanted, menaced and soothed, and remained an enigma far too slippery to attract anything larger than his devoted cult following. Drawing from a mixed bag of influences... more info

Stereogum — Guitar duets seem like a rare gem of the past, and finding a new one is a gentle reminder of the stripped-down beauty the acoustic format conveys. English collaborating guitarist James Elkington (who has worked with Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, and... more info

The Telegraph — Los Lobos star David Hidalgo talks about his love of Richard Thompson and what it's like to work with John Lee Hooker and Dolly Parton more info

Stereogum — British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson has put out 25 records in the past five decades, and that’s without counting his live albums or collaborative LPs. Just one year after Acoustic Classics, Thompson returns next week with the Jeff Tweedy-pro... more info

Stereogum — Singer-songwriter Richard Thompson is an elder statesman of British folk at this point, having amassed an impressive discography since his start with the Fairport Convention in 1967. And he’s still going strong, with a new Jeff Tweedy-produced reco... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The books of Mad Men. Stream a new Richard Thompson track from his forthcoming album Still. The poetry of jihadists. American Short Fiction interviewed author Terese Svoboda. Forbes interviewed Michaelangelo Matos about his new book The Underground I... more info