Morning Bites: Ellen Willis Roundtable, Frankenstein, Woody On Camera, John Carter Bomb, And More

Sasha Frere-Jones, Emily Gould, and Sara Marcus talk Ellen Willis in a roundtable discussion at Bookforum. Ruth Franklin at The New Republic wonders if Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was really about childbirth. Will John Carter be a huge bomb?  If it is, what will Michael Chabon do? The violin maker of Brooklyn. Woody’s getting back in front of the camera. The five best quotes from the Bradford Cox interview at Pitchfork. Alexei Navalny, part of the Yale World Fellows Class of 2010, […]

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Music Nerd Stuff: Unrest, Serge Gainsbourg, John Dwyer Bothered, Fantastic Fugazi Covers and More

Unrest is back!  The Washington, D.C. indie trio is playing the Bell House on July 9th. I’m told the new Serge Gainsbourg film doesn’t suck.  Over at Jewcy, we celebrated this. Garage savant John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees is bothered at Impose. Bradford Cox of Deerhunter/Atlas Sound, gives us another Micromix. Paste lists 25 of the most anticipated songs of the summer.  I acted jaded and unimpressed. Thanks Carrie Brownstein for hipping me to this fantastic Fugazi cover:

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