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BAM announces 2016 Next Wave Festival lineup

3103 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — The Magnetic Fields, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pharrell Williams, Baryshnikov, and lots more. Continue reading… more info

Bully & FIDLAR covered Magnetic Fields' "Absolutely Cuckoo" (watch the video), touring Europe together

3299 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis photo: Bully @ Northside Fest 2015 (more by PSquared) Bully and FIDLAR are currently on tour together in Europe and to promote it the two bands recorded a joint cover of Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs classic... more info

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FIDLAR & Bully – “Absolutely Cuckoo” (Magnetic Fields Cover)

3300 days ago

Stereogum — Two leading purveyors of electrifying American power-chord rock, FIDLAR and Bully (pictured), are touring Europe together this month. To promote the joint venture they’ve teamed up for something significantly quieter and prettier than their usual m... more info

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Stephin Merrit shared 2 songs based on his Scrabble poems, playing City Winery in November (tix on BV presale)

3369 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Having finished up a tour with cellist Sam Davol earlier this summer, Magnetic Fields main man Stephin Merritt will be playing City Winery this fall on November 14. It's a late show (9:15 doors) and you can currently get... more info

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Watch Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt Sing New Songs For Lola The Dog

3437 days ago

Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields mastermind and notably witty curmudgeon Stephin Merritt apparently loves Scrabble. This makes total sense. In fact, he loves Scrabble so much that he wrote and published a book of 101 short poems inspired by each of the crucial 10... more info

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Jon DeRosa streaming new album 'Black Halo' ft. Stephin Merritt, playing release shows in NYC (tonight) and LA

3460 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — For the recording of Black Halo DeRosa returned to Brooklyn to work with his musicians and long time collaborator and producer Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, Soko, Gospel Music). The two returned to Los Angeles for further tracking and vocals,.... more info

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Shorties (Joshua Ferris Won the Dylan Thomas Prize, An Interview with Stephin Merritt, and more)

3668 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Joshua Ferris has won the Dylan Thomas Prize with his novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour. The A.V. Club interviewed Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt. 15 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation... more info

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Here Are Some Game Tips From Scrabble Enthusiast Stephin Merritt

3677 days ago

Stereogum — Magnetic Fields songs often hinge on witty, erudite turns of phrase, so it’s not that surprising that band mastermind Stephin Merritt plays a lot of Scrapple. It’s a bit surprising, though, that he’s devoted an entire book to the two-letter wor... more info

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Gay-E-X-P 2014

3802 days ago

KEXP Seattle — I swear KEXP gets gayer every year. Granted, the station was pretty gay to begin with. So many of the artists you hear on a regular basis on KEXP are members of the LGBT community: The Magnetic Fields, Sleater-Kinney, Bob Mould, Antony & the Johnsons... more info

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