Guardian Music — When Sufjan Stevens was asked to write a symphony for New York, he turned to a hated freeway for inspiration. The musician tells Andrew Purcell whyThe Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a miserable stretch of road. The BQE, as New ­ Yorkers call it, ha... more info

Rolling Stone — With the 25th anniversary reissue of U2’s The Unforgettable Fire due out tomorrow, the album’s producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois spoke with Pitchfork about working on the band’s much-anticipated follow-up to War. At the time, the move was a... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — At Print, Geeta Dayal (author of the forthcoming 33 1/3 book on Brian Eno's Another Green World) examines the art behind Eno's album covers. The Monthly Review interviews author Eduardo Galeano. JR: Artists and writers tell me that “magical rea... more info

Streetkiss Music — Focus on Jennie Abrahamson today. When I first saw her, I was at the Sweedish Institut in Paris for Ane Brun's show. She was on stage as a chorus singer, and I've found her voice totally amazing... That's why during the after show I asked her ... more info

XLR8R — Phillin' It: For years, Philadelphia has been shrugged off as New York's little brother—a place where displaced Brooklynites went in search of cheaper rents, bigger spaces, and a touch less 'tude. But what's emerged over th... more info

Live Daily — What do you do when you're on a break from working with the most innovative band in the world, a band that knocked the music industry on its backside with a pay-what-you want release and then went on to top the charts the traditional way? If you're T... more info

All About Jazz — Trumpet player, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and singer-songwriter Michael Leonhart and his band "the Avramina 7" are pleased to announce their monthly residency at New York’s Joe’s Pub, beginning Wednesday, October... more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter has contributed to Music for Insomnia, an ambient record designed for relaxation. Brian Eno should sue ...Sufjan Stevens's new project is his most boring ever. The Brooklyn songwriter contributes to every track on Music for Inso... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Minnesota Public Radio interviews Brian Eno. The Toronto Star reviews Nick Hornby's new novel, Juliet, Naked. Refurbished Kindles (Amazon's e-book reading devices) on sale at Amazon: 1st generation Kindle for $149.99, 2nd generation 6" Kindle for $21... more info