Stereogum — Jeff Tweedy is the latest artist to take us through his writing process for the Song Exploder podcast. He broke down “Magnetized,” the closing track from Star Wars, Wilco’s surprise album from earlier this year. Tweedy talks for about ten minut... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Author Kiese Laymon talked about OutKast in the Oxford American. Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is writing a memoir. 15 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggregation Saturday (bringing the total number of lists... more info

Music News Net — Music News- Jeff Tweedy of Wilco has agreed to pen his memoir for Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House. No title or release date has been set. Mr Tweedy's book will deal with his own stories and stories of... more info

Stereogum — Jeff Tweedy is one of the most winsome personalities in music today, and his decades as a professional musician have generated enough drama to fill several books — intra-band power struggles in both Wilco and Uncle Tupelo, substance abuse spurred o... more info

Stereogum — If you’re not watching the FX drama Fargo, allow me to suggest that you jump the fuck on that; I don’t think there’s anything better on TV right now. The new season is a self-contained story, with only slight crossovers with the first season or... more info

Stereogum — R.E.M.’s Peter Buck just announced the release of his new album, Warzone Earth, which he is calling his best solo work to date. Buck made the following statement via R.E.M.’s official website: I’ve just had an exciting couple of weeks working w... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a long list of celebrity endorsements. Among the 128 names and signatures added to the letter of support are various actors, artists, musicians, comedians, write... more info

The Telegraph — Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy says the band 'felt like it would be fun' to release a free album more info

Stereogum — In these modern times, albums have a tendency to suddenly rain down from the heavens without warning. Wilco have just joined the growing pack of surprise releasers, dropping a free 11-track LP on the world completely unannounced. As Jeff Tweedy said ... more info

Stereogum — Guitar duets seem like a rare gem of the past, and finding a new one is a gentle reminder of the stripped-down beauty the acoustic format conveys. English collaborating guitarist James Elkington (who has worked with Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, and... more info