LargeHeartedBoy — Margaret Atwood on what inspired her historical novel Alias Grace. Stream a new song by Michael Cera and Sharon Van Etten. The OTHERPPL podcast interviewed the National Book Foundation's Lisa Lucas. The Boston Globe profiled Patti Smith. Vol. 1 Brook... more info

Chorus.fm — Michael Cera scored the upcoming film, Dina, and has debuted a video today for a song from the documentary called “Best I Can.” The track features Sharon Van Etten. more info

Stereogum — Michael Cera tends to come off as a music fanatic that occasionally moonlights as an actor. He played with Sex Bob-Omb in the film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and the indie-rock supergroup Mister Heavenly (featuring his friend Nick Thorburn) in the r... more info

Stereogum — Hercules & Love Affair, the disco-house project led by Andy Butler, is returning next month with the new album Omion. We've heard "Controller," featuring the Horrors' Fadis Badwan, the title track, featuring Sharon Van Etten, and "Fools Wear Crowns,"... more info

Stereogum — Last night, the ascendant young singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers played her second straight show at the new New York venue Brooklyn Steel. And at the end of the night, Brooklyn badass Sharon Van Etten put in a guest appearance, joining Rogers onstage ... more info

Obscure Sound — Tigers and Thieves just released their captivating new track “Charminar” today. It’s the second single this summer from the act, who are based right outside of Philly. Recorded with mixing engineer/producer Brian McTear (Local Natives, Dr. Dog,... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Andy Butler's disco-house project Hercules & Love Affair returns with the new album Omnion, and we've already posted "Contoller," which features the Horrors frontman Faris Badwan, and the title track, which features Sharon Van Etten. Now ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Publishers Weekly profiled author Gordon Lish. The Replacements are releasing a live album, For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986. Stream a new Lee Ranaldo song that features Sharon Van Etten. BookPage interviewed Rachel Khong about her debut novel Goodby... more info

Stereogum — Lee Ranaldo, the guy who used to conjure up whirlwinds of electrifying guitar noise in Sonic Youth, has a new solo album on the way. The upcoming Electric Trim features Ranaldo's band the Dust, which includes his former Sonic Youth bandmate Steve She... more info

Stereogum — Andy Butler’s disco project Hercules & Love Affair recently shared a new song called "Omnion," which features none other than Sharon Van Etten. The song is the title track of a new Hercules & Love Affair album, which is due out next month, and toda... more info