LargeHeartedBoy — The new Mountain Goats album, Life of the World to Come is in stores tomorrow. I often state that John Darnielle is my favorite songwriter working today, but what continues to amaze me is the continual growth in his... more info

Rock Sellout — I've been working for about a month now and have yet to see a pay check. This means I wont be purchasing the new Mountain Goats Life of the World to Come or Built to Spill's There is no Enemy Tuesday. It's ok. I'm sure Cahn will.This month also gives... more info

"Swingers" stars team up again for "Couples Retreat." Plus: "Year One" and "Ally McBeal" on DVD; new Mountain Goats album. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Los Angeles Times reviews Michael Chabon's new collection of essays, Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son. Chabon is more or less incapable of writing a boring sentence. Like Updike, he is an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — John Darnielle will be in attendance at a screening of a movie of him playing this Sunday (10/4) at Housing Works in NYC. Free. First come, first served. For an actual live Mountain Goats show, you'll have to wait until... more info

Music For Ants — When I first heard Jared Bartman’s music, my first thought was, “Well, get ready for some Beirut comparisons.” You could compare Bartman’s music to Beirut, Final Fantasy, the Decemberists, or even the Mountain Goats and you would be pretty sp... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At MN Daily, one of the catering staff at Chuck Klosterman's recent wedding recounts the experience. My moment of Zen with Klosterman was brief. I served him his meat and potatoes and said, “I know you don’t want to get... more info

Altsounds — The Mountain Goats will celebrate their late-night television debut with an appearance on Comedy Central's Emmy and Peabody award winning series "The Colbert Report" at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on Tuesday, October 6th! In concurrence with the band's perform... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend we spent a few days in Wayne's world, Coyne and his fellow Flamers curating what was easily the most surreal, if not simply the best, US festival of 2009. With all due respect to the Lips, that has more to do with ATP's egalitari... more info

Altsounds — The new album from *The Mountain Goats* is out on 4AD on 10/6 and it has the theme of religion! It's called *The Life Of The World To Come*. Less a profession of religious faith than an immersion in Biblical poetry and imagery, the songs on The Life ... more info