L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rufus Wainwright's Saturday set at the Orpheum in Los Angeles caught one of the finest singer-songwriters working today at his most flirty and commanding. more info

Dlisted — Apparently, Rufus Wainwright has told this story for years, but this is the first time I've heard it and it's never too late to hear one of the reasons for why Bea Arthur will forever be our Patron Saint of Bitchiness. During a time in Rufu... more info

Soul Sides — It may not be obvious but I’m a big Rufus Wainwright fan. Mostly. I add that qualifier only because after obsessively listening to his first three albums in the early ’00s, I more or less lost tabs on him for the remainder of the decade, inclu... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rufus Wainwright has teamed with Mark Ronson to release "Out of the Game," Wainwright's seventh studio album -- and one of his best ever, says Times pop music critic Randall Roberts more info

ContactMusic — Singer Rufus Wainwright was burdened with an ominous sense of impending doom just hours before terrorists crashed planes into New Yorks World Trade Center in 2001 The songwriter was attending a New York Fashion Week event on the evening of 10 Septemb... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Rufus Wainwright album, Out of the Game (out May 1st). The New Yorker features an excerpt from Ian McEwan's forthcoming novel, Sweet Tooth. Tone Deaf interviews Mountain Goats bassist Peter Hughes. The Brooklyn Baker (the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Out of the Game succeeds because Wainwright remains stubbornly himself: pouring vibrato into each long vocal line, reaching for the higher note in a chorus, unfolding song lines that only make sense once he's luxuriating in them. Rufus Wainwrig... more info

Guardian Music — The singer talks over lunch about music, marriage and fatherhoodI have horrifying cholesterol levels," says Rufus Wainwright, noting burrata on the menu at La Petite Maison in Mayfair and wondering whether to order the rich, creamy cheese. "I should ... more info

Guardian Music — Underwhelmed with the festival bills this year? Could be because Finland's Flow has been slyly snapping up the best talent – Frank Ocean, Hudson Hohawke and Bobby Womack are the latest additions to a ridiculous bill. Tickets are on sale to UK buyer... more info

Gigwise — US singer/songwriter to tour tracks from new album 'Out Of The Game' - tickets more info