Consequence of Sound — Plus, the Stephin Merritt-led indie pop group to begin touring at the end of 2016. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Magnetic Fields, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pharrell Williams, Baryshnikov, and lots more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis photo: Bully @ Northside Fest 2015 (more by PSquared) Bully and FIDLAR are currently on tour together in Europe and to promote it the two bands recorded a joint cover of Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs classic... more info

Stereogum — Two leading purveyors of electrifying American power-chord rock, FIDLAR and Bully (pictured), are touring Europe together this month. To promote the joint venture they’ve teamed up for something significantly quieter and prettier than their usual m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Having finished up a tour with cellist Sam Davol earlier this summer, Magnetic Fields main man Stephin Merritt will be playing City Winery this fall on November 14. It's a late show (9:15 doors) and you can currently get... more info

Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields mastermind and notably witty curmudgeon Stephin Merritt apparently loves Scrabble. This makes total sense. In fact, he loves Scrabble so much that he wrote and published a book of 101 short poems inspired by each of the crucial 10... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — For the recording of Black Halo DeRosa returned to Brooklyn to work with his musicians and long time collaborator and producer Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, Soko, Gospel Music). The two returned to Los Angeles for further tracking and vocals,.... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Joshua Ferris has won the Dylan Thomas Prize with his novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour. The A.V. Club interviewed Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt. 15 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation... more info

Stereogum — Magnetic Fields songs often hinge on witty, erudite turns of phrase, so it’s not that surprising that band mastermind Stephin Merritt plays a lot of Scrapple. It’s a bit surprising, though, that he’s devoted an entire book to the two-letter wor... more info

KEXP Seattle — I swear KEXP gets gayer every year. Granted, the station was pretty gay to begin with. So many of the artists you hear on a regular basis on KEXP are members of the LGBT community: The Magnetic Fields, Sleater-Kinney, Bob Mould, Antony & the Johnsons... more info