Pitchfork - Forkcast — As previously reported, Merge will be releasing a deluxe edition of the iconic Magnetic Fields album 69 Love Songs which features six 10" slabs of vinyl for your listening pleasure, liner notes by Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler, and, if you pre... more info

DrownedInSound — Not content with returning their tenth studio album in recent weeks, The Magnetic Fields have just announced that they're going to release their SEMINAL 1999/2000 triple album, 69 Love Songs on DELUXE VINYL. Just in case you aren't aware of this albu... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Wall Street Journal interviews author Don DeLillo. Mr. DeLillo, who grew up in the Bronx as the son of Italian immigrants, says his Catholic upbringing inevitably creeps into his work: "It has an effect in ways I can't be... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for both She & Him shows happening at Bowery Ballroom. $75 tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Tegan & Sara show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale (@... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for both She & Him shows happening at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Tegan & Sara show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lots of new albums coming out, so that means lots of tours. On sale now: After Hot Chip’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 4, the after party will be at Brooklyn Bowl, with a live set by We Are Wolves and a DJ set by Hot Chip. Tickets Them C... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about remembering famous people from the past. Now we want put your memory to the test againLast week you really could feel the strain as RRers scoured for songs that were really, truly, actually on topic. That you pulled it off is ... more info

411 Mania — Prince shows the sports fan in him, an in depth look at the lyrical mastery that is "Pants on da Ground," a tribute to Kate McGarrigle, Carl Barat talks The Libertines, Vampire Weekend set indie records, movies about Magnetic Fields, The Tallest Man ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to see The National at Radio City Music Hall will stay on Fan Club presale (password = BloodBuzz) until Thursday night, and they go on AmEx presale today at 11am. Florence & The Machine are playing Terminal 5 with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Magnetic Fields @ Loews Theater, Jersey City in Oct. 2008 (more by Chris La Putt) "We did soft rock on I, hard rock on Distortion, and folk à la Judy Collins on Realism," [Stephin Merritt] says. "They were conceived as... more info