Here's an interview with James McNew of Yo La Tengo

Here's a couple Mountain Goats bits: a profile/review from Boston, and in the New York Press:
"I’ve become more receptive to subtleties,” he explains. “I spent 10 years or so hollering at the top of my lungs, and now I’m more open to darker shadings—shadowy stuff.”

The Child Ballads showed up again on my radar today, with a pitchfork new bit. Here's their myspace. I'd like a real release, please.

"Childhood is a tricky business," Sendak says. "Usually, something goes wrong."