The Daily Mail — Nothing bonds music-loving friends quite like partying in the mud at Glastonbury. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Author Ann Patchett recounts her best Christmas present ever in the Christian Science Monitor. Nick Lowe visited World Cafe for an interview and live performance. 53 online year-end "best books of 2013" lists were added to the master aggregation at..... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Book Riot offers a literary tour of Atlanta, Georgia. Nick Lowe talks to All Things Considered about his Christmas album Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family. 23 online year-end "best books of 2013" lists were added to... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Holiday CD reviews 2013 more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Essential Tracks: Album reviews of Howe Gelb's 'The Coincidentalist,' White Night's 'Prophets of Templum CDXX,' Brandy Clark's '12 Stories' and Nick Lowe's 'Quality Street.'Howe Gelb, "The Coincidentalist" (New West) more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nick Lowe is interviewed about his new Christmas album. Jonathan Safran Foer reads and discusses an Amos Oz short story at the New Yorker fiction podcast. 25 online year-end "best books of 2013" lists were added to the master aggregation... more info

Consequence of Sound — Even well-executed, fresh wintertime tunes can grow onerous. more info

Rollo & Grady — Various Artists Album: Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe (Buy) Label: Fiesta Red Records Jeff The Brotherhood – Marie Provost Tweet more info

Topix — Everything was vintage, free and rendered fresh on August 10th, during the evening segment of the Roots of American Music Festival at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park bandshell. more info

Consequence of Sound — Christmas is only 152 days away. more info