CNN Showbiz — By his own admission, Ben Folds is best known for writing the radio hit "Brick," covering the Dr. Dre song "Bitches Ain't S---" and singing to Chatroulette users as part of his own concerts. more info

USA Today Music — In addition to that track from Lonely Avenue, find out which other 10 intriguing tracks our music critic thinks are worth a listen. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Neil Young releases his new album tomorrow, the Daniel Lanois-produced Le Noise, Young's best album in years. The most intriguing release this week is Ben Folds & Nick Hornby's Lonely Avenue, where author Hornby wrote the lyrics to Folds'... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At NPR, stream the new Sufjan Stevens album, The Age of Adz (out October 12th). Author Nick Hornby talks songwriting with the Telegraph. The biggest gratification for Hornby was the immediacy of the process. "Most of the things I do... more info

Altsounds — Lonely Avenue, a collaboration between two eminent artists--American singer-songwriter Ben Folds and English novelist Nick Hornby--will be released September 28 on Nonesuch Records. The album features music and vocals by Folds and lyrics by Hornby... more info

ContactMusic — The music world's new odd couple, BEN FOLDS and NICK HORNBY, are to perform their first show together to raise funds for low-income AIDS victims.Singer/songwriter Folds... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — American Songwriter interviews Liz Phair. Nick Hornby and Ben Folds talk to the Guardian about their collaborative music album, Lonely Avenue. Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs shares her influences with the Louisville Courier-Journal. Mark Athitakis’ ... more info

Guardian Music — With Nick Hornby providing the lyrics and Ben Folds the music, the result was never going to be obvious. But no one was expecting an album of songs about divorce, attack dogs and Sarah Palin's almost-son-in-lawNick Hornby is receiving An Education. ... more info

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