New Godspeed You! Black Emperor, everybody.

Coming to Philadelphia next month: the 215 Festival returns.  One of our editors still has fond memories of seeing Robert Christgau and Francis Davis in conversation at a previous iteration of said festival…

…and a week after that, the Mosaic Literary Conference comes to NYC.

Junot Díaz talks with Wired about his forays into science fiction.

Bryan Lee O’Malley interviewed Andrew Hussie.

xTx made The Outlet a mix.

Arty Shepard of the excellent Greenpoint bar St. Vitus gets interviewed.

Hot damn; James Turrell retrospective next year in LA. Road trip, anyone?

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