Uncanny

NEW YORK TIMES “Many of these records have been around for a while, at record fairs and so on,” said Byron Coley, a music writer who has been collecting private-press records since the early 80’s. “Lots of collectors initially bought the private-press records strictly for their covers. They were fetish objects in a way. Then people started to listen to them, and realized, hey, there’s some great songs on these records. What’s happened is that younger listeners have picked up on it, and that has created renewed interest in the CD reissues.”

YORK DISPATCH "Mike Love of the Beach Boys recently appeared on 'Good Morning America,' gleefully toting a card that plays 'Kokomo.'"

JEFITOBLOG 1, JEFITOBLOG 2, JEFITOBLOG 3, JEFITOBLOG 4, THE TRADER'S DEN, BOOTLEG COVER ART.

THE AGE "He's perhaps most famous for his collaborative work - with musicians as diverse as Iggy Pop, Brian Wilson, Youssou N'Dour and David Byrne. Filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar, Bernardo Bertolucci and Brian De Palma have called upon his talents and he's even composed a range of mobile phone ringtones for Nokia."

VILLAGE VOICE INTERVIEW, PITCHFORK INTERVIEW

EMUSIC
Yes, we like music other than Brian Wilson/Beach Boys.

CHROMEWAVES

EYE WEEKLY has an interview with Joanna Newsom.

BOSTONIST reviews her performance in, you guessed it, Boston.