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Watch Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt Sing New Songs For Lola The Dog

4157 days ago
Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields mastermind and notably witty curmudgeon Stephin Merritt apparently loves Scrabble. This makes total sense. In fact, he loves Scrabble so much that he wrote and published a book of 101 short poems inspired by each of the crucial 10... more info

Jon DeRosa streaming new album 'Black Halo' ft. Stephin Merritt, playing release shows in NYC (tonight) and LA

4179 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — For the recording of Black Halo DeRosa returned to Brooklyn to work with his musicians and long time collaborator and producer Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, Soko, Gospel Music). The two returned to Los Angeles for further tracking and vocals,.... more info

Shorties (Joshua Ferris Won the Dylan Thomas Prize, An Interview with Stephin Merritt, and more)

4387 days ago
LargeHeartedBoy — Joshua Ferris has won the Dylan Thomas Prize with his novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour. The A.V. Club interviewed Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt. 15 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation... more info

Here Are Some Game Tips From Scrabble Enthusiast Stephin Merritt

4396 days ago
Stereogum — Magnetic Fields songs often hinge on witty, erudite turns of phrase, so it’s not that surprising that band mastermind Stephin Merritt plays a lot of Scrapple. It’s a bit surprising, though, that he’s devoted an entire book to the two-letter wor... more info

Gay-E-X-P 2014

4522 days ago
KEXP Seattle — I swear KEXP gets gayer every year. Granted, the station was pretty gay to begin with. So many of the artists you hear on a regular basis on KEXP are members of the LGBT community: The Magnetic Fields, Sleater-Kinney, Bob Mould, Antony & the Johnsons... more info

The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt writes 'Scrabble'-themed poetry book

4629 days ago
NME — ‘101 Two-Letter Words’ inspired by the board game’s obscure short words more info

Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields writing a book of Scrabble-based poetry

4629 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes, Gothic Archies and other projects certainly has a way with words. He'll be using that talent for a book of poetry titled 101 Two-Letter Words. Illustrated by Roz Chast, the book... more info

Live Video: Future Bible Heroes

4835 days ago
KEXP Seattle — Fearlessly dabbling in the gaudy with their electro pop sound, Future Bible Heroes began as a project of The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt and DJ Christopher Ewen, but gradually evolved into a substantial group of talented musicians. Eleven y... more info

Shorties (A Martin Amis Radio Documentary, The Meat Puppets Daytrotter Session, and more)

4851 days ago
LargeHeartedBoy — BBC Radio 4's Meeting Myself Back documentary series profiles author Martin Amis. Stream the Meat Puppets Daytrotter session. The Airship interviews Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields and Future Bible Heroes. All Things Considered interviews Michael ... more info

KEXP Suggests: Future Bible Heroes @ Tractor Tavern 7/12

4872 days ago
KEXP Seattle — The acerbic, poetic Stephin Merritt is simply too prolific for just one band: when not writing for Magnetic Fields, he also dabbles in side projects like The 6ths, Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes, who are performing this Friday, July 12th at ... more info

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