DJmag — Asquith, Blawan and Pariah also join the names heading to Rajasthan...  more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Book Riot recommended books about being sick, disease, and the history of medicine. Stereogum reconsidered Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs album on its 20th anniversary. September's best eBook deals. Stream two new songs by Foxes in Fiction. Margaret ... more info

DJmag — DJ Lag, The Black Madonna, Deena Abdelwahed and HAAi are among the first acts announced for the Indian festival...  more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt has composed a score to Tod Browning's 1925 silent film 'The Unholy Three,' which stars Lon Chaney, and he'll be performing it with the film at NYC's Town Hall on Saturday, May 18. For the live... more info

Stereogum — It's been a couple years since Palehound's last album, the excellent A Place I'll Always Go , but Ellen Kempner has stayed busy covering the Magnetic Fields and releasing a 7" and hitting the road a lot, and today she's back with a fresh song. more info

Stereogum — 69 Love Songs is ambitious all by itself. A few dozen songs from anyone would be a significant feat no matter what, but part of why Stephin Merritt has become a touchstone for many artists and endured for so long is because he writes at a humungous v... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Listen to new songs by Sarah Shook, hard rock supergroup Deadland Ritual, Wintersleep, Magnetic Fields covers by Worriers and Palehound, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A new tribute album to '69 Love Songs' comes out this week and also features Sidney Gish, Palehound, Illuminati Hotties, Jeffrey Lewis, and more. Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — The Illuminati Hotties cover of The Magnetic Fields’ “The Way You Say Good-Night” is up on Bandcamp. You Can Sing Me Anything: A Tribute to 69 Love Songs by Living Statue Records more info

Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs turns 20 years old next year. It stands as one of Stephin Merritt's most popular and beloved songwriting exercises, and a lot of artists have cited it as a huge inspiration over the last decade. That means it probab... more info