American musician Ben Folds and English novelist Nick Hornby (author of High Fidelity) are teaming up for Lonely Avenue

What started as a modest plan to help independent record stores survive has turned in to a major annual event complete with special releases and special events including the chance to meet your favorite stars.

For background: A couple weeks back a guy named Merton started posting videos of himself improvising piano tunes on Chatroulette. NY Mag’s Vulture guessed that Merton was actually Ben Folds. He’s not Ben Folds, but it was enough to get the attention of the real Folds, who paid tribute to Merton at a show Saturday [...]

Epic Records is excited to announce the release of Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! on April 28, 2009

A cappella's been creeping further and further into the indie rock realm: Not necessarily bands who sing without instrumentation behind them, but straight-up college a cappella groups covering Animal Collective and Vampire Weekend, backing Rivers Cuomo. It's like a sickness! Just kidding (sort of). One-upping these dabblings, Ben Folds has creat...