We often post about literacy charity 826’s great music fundraisers (LCD Soundsystem DJing the 826NYC prom, their Revenge Of The Bookeaters shows). The group’s workshops (and storefronts — I used to volunteer at 826NYC’s adorable Superhero store) are also worth talking about, even if you don’t ha...

The rare instance of an LP title that requires a blockquote: No more storiesAre told todayI'm sorryThey washed awayNo more storiesThe world is greyI'm tiredLet's wash awayYou can go ahead and abbreviate it No More Stories... ala When The Pawn... if you want, although that might get messy when the Danish post-rockers release No More Stories (no e...

Fiona Apple seems like the sort who has issues with excess life drama. Also, she makes a living on it. So the Jon Brion/Mike Elizando fiasco surrounding her last release Extraordinary Machine may have been jarring, but also perversely satisfying? (I took psych as an undergrad, don't worry about it.) Either way, aside from a one-off soundtrack co...

Photo by Marty PerezThese days, we're stuck deep in that weird, dispiriting gulf between Spoon albums. You know the drill: The last one, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, is a year-and-a-half old now, and we've heard all the songs enough times that we know when each little guitar ping will come in. But the band hasn't announced any plans for another album yet, a...