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

NME — ‘101 Two-Letter Words’ inspired by the board game’s obscure short words more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes, Gothic Archies and other projects certainly has a way with words. He'll be using that talent for a book of poetry titled 101 Two-Letter Words. Illustrated by Roz Chast, the book... more info

KEXP Seattle — Fearlessly dabbling in the gaudy with their electro pop sound, Future Bible Heroes began as a project of The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt and DJ Christopher Ewen, but gradually evolved into a substantial group of talented musicians. Eleven y... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — BBC Radio 4's Meeting Myself Back documentary series profiles author Martin Amis. Stream the Meat Puppets Daytrotter session. The Airship interviews Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields and Future Bible Heroes. All Things Considered interviews Michael ... more info

KEXP Seattle — The acerbic, poetic Stephin Merritt is simply too prolific for just one band: when not writing for Magnetic Fields, he also dabbles in side projects like The 6ths, Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes, who are performing this Friday, July 12th at ... more info

The Bay Bridged — It’s been 15 years since John Vanderslice opened Tiny Telephone, his indie recording studio where an impressive roster of musicians like Geographer, Magnetic Fields, Mike Watt, Deerhoof, and scores more have recorded albums. What began as a comfort... more info

Here Comes The Flood — John Cale curated Life Along the Borderline: a Tribute to Nico live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM Howard Gilman Opera House), New York, USA - January 16, 2013. Special guests: Nick Franglen (Lemon Jelly, Blacksand), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth... more info

Consequence of Sound — Hear a live performance of “Old Shanghai”. more info