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

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Doug Paisley at Joe's Pub in 2014 (more by PSquared) Canadian alt-country singer Doug Paisley will tour this year in continued support of 2014's Strong Feelings, including two stops in the NYC-area. The first is Westchester's Clearwater Festiv... more info

Stereogum — Richard Thompson writes songs about obsessive love and messy relationships like no other. “Vincent Black Lightning 1952,” “Cold Kisses,” “Beeswing,” and practically every song on 1994’s Mirror Blue exemplifies this. Thompson’s female ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Richard & Jeff (photo by Zoran Orlick) Folk legend Richard Thompson (of Fairport Convention, Richard & Linda Thompson, and other notable projects) is releasing a new solo album this year, produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. On getting..... more info