Pitchfork — -- Every year, The Village Voice (full disclosure: my old employer), hands out the Obie Awards, recognizing achievement in off-Broadway theater. This year, Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merrit won an Obie for the music and lyrics he wrote for th... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Pinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #30 - Ace of Spades Here's the Playlist: Ace of Spades, The Replacements, Barefoot & Pregnant - A Compilation Time Has Come Today, Angry Samoans, Back from Samoa Blank Generation, The Heartbreakers, What Goes ... more info

Pop Candy — Hey hey! How's your world? Last night I got out to see a special screening of Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. The documentary talks lot about how the band formed, why it works, how the songs come together, etc., but my favori... more info

Pitchfork — As previously reported, filmmakers Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara (of Chickfactor magazine) spent a decade filming Stephen Merritt and his Magnetic Fields, getting behind-the-scenes access to a famously private man. Later this year, the resulting documen... more info

Bradley's Almanac — A gift for one of my Boston-based readers, courtesy of the now-officially-underway Independent Film Festival and Warner Bros. Records' new all-vinyl online record store, Because Sound Matters.This Sunday evening, the IFFB will be hosting the New Engl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — elephantandowl said... The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Sebadoh - III http://elephantandowl.blogspot.com The NJ Underground said... Best Coast @ Meat Locker (photos, recap, setlist) God Loves A Challenge @ Webster Hall http://thenjunderground.com... more info

The Playlist — On an usually hot Sunday in typically balmy mid-March Austin, Texas we made a horrible call. In retrospect, it's a no brainer decision, but we chose unwisely. Our choices were either the eponymous documentary about Motörhead frontman and living r... more info

Pitchfork — On May 6, downtown Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge will host a benefit show for New Zealand punk originator Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year. The big news: Reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum will make an extremely rare... more info

DrownedInSound — More Spotify based musical relevance this week, featuring Hot Chip, MGMT, Clipse, Foals, The Futureheads, The Magnetic Fields, The National and more! Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Stereogum — As you likely surmised after watching Ben Gibbard’s cover the Magnetic Fields, our show’s sponsor Samsung kindly hired a a video crew to memorialize the good times at Range Life. As a result I found myself with a mic in my hand having a chat with... more info