LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Press and Slate review the documentary Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. Vulture interviews author Jonathan Lethem about his move to California. The Telegraph profiles singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins, "the inventor... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VINYL OBSCURITY said... more obscure new wave pop from ROCK FICTION - S/T EP out of San Francisco 1984 just posted at http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Eclectic downloads said... Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (Deluxe Edition) (2004) Rubén González - Chanc... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jazzlover said... Andrew Hill - Blue Black (1975) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com Hunter said... VA.100 Hits - One Way Ticket. Absolutely The Best VA.The Best Of Panpipes Dan Wilson-Free Life Common Thread-The Songs Of The Eagles Mark Ashley - Gre... more info

NME — 'Duettes' is released on November 29 more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — WFMU's online auction is on, and runs through Oct 12th(-ish). Be sure to check out the offerings right here, including some late-breaking additions (hello, punk 7"s!). Today's featured items include: Tea for Three with Stephin Merritt of Magn... more info

Totally Fuzzy — simon2307 said... From 1973 a rare ? bootleg of Gram Parsons and The Fallen Angels. Buckaroo Still Feeling Blue That’s All It Took California Cotton Fields Cry One More Time A Song For You If You Don’t Love Him (with Emmylou Harris) Hang On Sloop... more info

KEXP Seattle — Earlier this summer, KEXP was proud to present the “Face the Music” series as part of the annual Seattle International Film Festival. We were especially excited about one film in particular, making its Northwest debut: Strange Powers: Stephin Mer... more info

Guardian Music — DIY is now a way to allow a more intimate relationship with a increasingly fickle audience in the context of a shrinking record industryThe drum pattern that opens the Ronettes' Be My Baby was once the most thrilling sound in pop. Now, used in tens, ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Even though we’ve covered a lot of the Seattle International Film Festival’s Face The Music films already on the KEXP Blog, still coming up is the live scoring of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by the Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt and Lemony S... more info

Guardian Music — Peter Gabriel's bleak new album of cover versions has divided fans and the featured bands. He tells Jude Rogers about Radiohead's reaction – and why he's releasing music each lunar cycleI am running late to meet Peter Gabriel, the sapphire-eyed for... more info