LargeHeartedBoy — The White Review interviewed author Zadie Smith. The songwriting process of the band Wilco. 32 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggregation yesterday (bringing the total number of lists represented to 625)... more info

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

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher ...then there's people like Emitt Rhodes, who's a cult hero for no good reason whatsoever. Far from obscure, his music is loaded with melodic charisma, that essential ingredient that makes you want to hear some records over... 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

Nialler9 — After two shows in Vicar Street this week, John Grant has been announced to return to Dublin for an outdoor show in the Iveagh Gardens on July 9th next year. Tickets on sale this Thursday at 9am from Ticketmaster & outlets nationwide. JG did an hour ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jody Stephens w/ End of Love, 2014 (photo via Conni Freestone) As mentioned, early '00s Americana/powerpop band End of Love are releasing a new album, Ghosts on the Radio, that features Big Star's Jody Stephens, Wilco's Nels Cline, Sonic Youth's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Record club Vinyl Me, Please sends members a new, exclusive record each month. Past records have included special editions of The War On Drugs, Youth Lagoon, Four Tet, Wilco, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Blessed Feathers and more, and it's been... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for The Cure and The Twilight Sad's third show at MSG go on sale at 9 AM. Tickets for the Muse show at Barclays Center go on sale at 10 AM. Tickets for the Grace Potter shows at... more info