So did you hear Bob Dylan won a Pulitzer?
The singer got a special citation for “lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power,” making him the first rock and roller to ever win the (mostly) literary award.
Some are not too crazy about it, though, including author Jonathan Lethem, a Dylan fan.
But before you link to that article, check out the press Death Cab’s getting for their crazily-covered new album, “Narrow Stairs.”
Death Cab for Cutie tell the Los Angeles Times that, if it was 1994, they may have sold 7 million copies of “Plans.”
The New York Times writes about singer-actress Zooey Deschanel, who apparently prefers tights to a spray-on tan.
Jonathan Lethem tells the NYT that giving Bob Dylan a Pulitzer is “like giving Elvis Presley a tuxedo: It doesn’t exactly fit.”
Britt Daniel of Spoon is sort of Gmail buddies with Michael Cera, we find out in this long PitchforkMedia.com interview.
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