Following last week’s discussion of leaks and release dates, this Idolator piece on the reaction to Grizzly Bear’s new album leaking in a low-quality version makes for a surreal coda. Added bonus: it’s by Thursday Agitation interviewee Christopher Weingarten.
Me @ Volume 1- A Quick Technical Note for the Weekend
- Afternoon Bites: Stephen Fry, Geoff Dyer on criticism, the Month of Letters challenge, and more
- The Week In Reviews: Jay-Z at Carnegie Hall, the journalism of Charles Dickens, Edward St Aubyn’s prose, and more
- Afternoon Bites: Hanksy Speaks! Chabon on comics! Straub on Walhberg! and more.
- Coming Soon to a Lower East Side Near You*
If there were some way to channel that excitement into something saleable, the music industry wouldn’t be in the shape it is now. What that is exactly is up for debate.