LargeHeartedBoy — Hazlitt interviewed author Paul Auster. The Los Angeles Review of Books interviewed Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields about writing. The New York Times shared a primer of resistance poetry. Stream a new How To Dress Well song. The Los Angeles... more info

DrownedInSound — Merritt has lifted the curtain JUST enough to draw us that bit more into his world more info

Stereogum — Stephin Merritt added to his massive discography this month with a new Magnetic Fields triple-album called 50 Song Memoir. He's already released videos for "'85 Why I Am Not A Teenager," "'81 How To Play The Synthesizer," and "'83 Foxx And I," and to... more info

Nialler9 — Magnetic Fields and Kristen Hersh (Throwing Muses) are lined up for one and two National Concert Hall’s Perspectives Series shows respecively this summer. American songwriter Kristen Hersh plays NCH on Friday July 23rd to perform a solo conce... more info

Chorus.fm — The Magnetic Fields have released a video for “’85 Why Am I Not a Teenager.” more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The album features one song about every year of the first five decades of Stephin Merritt's life. Continue reading… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The longlist for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. Signature recommended books about music and New York City. Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merrit discussed albums he enjoys at The Quietus. Broadly interviewed Camille Paglia abou... more info

Stereogum — Not long ago, Stephin Merritt's Magnetic Fields came out with 50 Song Memoir , a five-disc album that features a song for every year that Merritt has been alive. And now Merritt's followed his videos for "'83 Foxx And I" and "'81 How To Play The Syn... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Hurray for the Riff Raff's The Navigator is one of the year's finest albums. I can also recommend Laura Marling's Semper Femina and Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir. A remastered and expanded edition of Elliott Smith's Either/Or is also... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Read an excerpt (and listen to audiobook excerpts from George Saunders' debut novel Lincoln in the Bardo at the Times Literary Supplement. Stephin Merritt talked to Morning Edition about the new Magnetic Fields album 50 Song Memoir. eBooks on sale... more info