LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian talked screenwriting with author Gillian Flynn. The Todd Barry Podcast interviewed singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Author Emma Straub discussed Nashville, both the city and television series, at Jezebel. Musicians weighed in on stage... more info

Stereogum — Todd Barry’s podcast usually features comedians, but every now and then he’ll invite a musician to join him for a conversation. Back in June we heard A.C. Newman and Barry reminisce about their friendship, and in the podcast he released today, Ba... more info

Stereogum — Sharon Van Etten gave us the sweepingly beautiful album Are We There this past spring, and the Juan Maclean put out the Album Of The Week-honored In A Dream yesterday, so they’re both strong artists in top form, but who could have predicted they’... more info

Stereogum — Australian surrealist crooner Jack Ladder and his band, the Dreamlanders (including one of Stereogum’s favorite weirdos, Kirin J. Callinan) will return with their fourth album, Playmates, this fall. Album opener “Come On Back This Way,” one of ... more info

NME — The singer performed the track from latest album 'Are We There' on Jimmy Kimmel Live more info

Stereogum — Sharon Van Etten stopped by Jimmy Kimmel on Friday night to perform two songs from her fantastic new album Are We There. She did emotional and low-key performances of “Tarifa” and “Break Me.” You can watch video of both below. Are We There is... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Dani Shapiro discussed memoir writing at the New Yorker. MOJO is streaming the new Gemma Ray album Milk for Your Motors. YAY!LA interviewed author Jim Ruland. SPIN interviewed singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. The Guardian shared a guide to Chicago... more info

Core News — “BBC Radio 6 Music heads to Green Man Festival this weekend to host the Mountain Stage featuring a number of great live music acts including Beirut, Mercury Rev, The War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Neutral Milk Hotel, First Aid Kit, Anna Calvi and ... more info

Stereogum — On Eight Houses, the new album from the Brooklyn duo She Keeps Bees, the band’s fellow borough resident Sharon Van Etten shows up to add guest vocals to two songs. One of those songs is “Is What It Is,” and we’ve already posted that one. The ... more info

NME — 'I'm still not used to playing festivals,' said the singer-songwriter more info