Colin Meloy

On the Culture Front: Newport Folk Festival

Chris Kompanek | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: The Decemberists, Fort Adams State Park, Chris Thile, Music Festival, Pete Seeger, Colin Meloy, Newport Folk Festival, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, New York News
Chris Kompanek

There's an aura around the Newport Folk Festival that intrigues me -- this is the place after all where Bob Dylan was booed off the stage for going electric -- so I decided to check it out this year.

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Decemberists' Frontman To Release New Children's Book

rttnews.com | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Wildwood, Colin Meloy, Children's Books, Decemberists, Home News

Decemberists' frontman Colin Meloy will release his first children' book, Wildwood, on August 30. Wildwood was written by Meloy with illustrations don...

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13 Funny Musicians You Should Be Following On Twitter

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Mike Doughty, Neko Case, Kanye West, Funny Tweeters, Funny Musicians Twitter, Kristin Hersh, Ted Leo, Jon Wurster, 13 Funny Musicians on Twitter, Questlove, Funny Twitter Feeds, Slidepollajax, Rosanne Cash, Funny Twitter, Colin Meloy, Aimee Mann, Ben Gibbard, Amanda Palmer, John Roderick, 13 Funny Musicians You Should Be Following on Twitter, Who Should I Follow on Twitter, Twitter Musicians Huffington Post, Comedy News

We realized we're always telling you which comedians to follow on Twitter, but we never give any love to the non-professional funny people who have tr...

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A Turning of the Seasons: The King Is Dead by The Decemberists

Rob Kirkpatrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Folklore, Wikipedia, The Decemberists, Indie, Folk Music, Rock, Uncle Tupelo, Hetty Green, 2011, 2000s, Oxford English Dictionary, Pacific Northwest, John Muir, Peter Buck, Nature, Portland Oregon, Colin Meloy, Capitol Records, Hank Williams, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Rob Kirkpatrick

I'm not sure if this is The Decemberists' best album. But there's not a bad song in the bunch here, and it's clear The King Is Dead captures this Aughties folk-rock band hitting a groove.

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Art, Russia, And Rock 'n' Roll: Five Questions for Carson Ellis

Allison K Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Illustration, Montana, Book Publishing, Harpercollins, Books, The Decemberists, Music, Portland, Carson Ellis, Art, Children's Books, Arts, Portland Oregon, Colin Meloy, University of Montana, Lemony Snicket, Rock and Roll, Arts News
Allison K Gibson

"I was not a very ambitious kid," says Carson Ellis as she begins what she calls the "unconventional" tale of how she came to be a professional illust...

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Decemberists Singer Colin Meloy To Write Children's Series

NPR | Robin Hilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kids' Books, Authors, The Decemberists, Colin Meloy, Books, Children's Books, Harpercollins, Decemberists, Wildwood, Books News

HarperCollins has signed Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy to a deal to write three novels for middle-school students....

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Some Thoughts on Infinite Jest During the Infinite Summer

Mike Miley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infinite Summer, Colin Meloy, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Decemberists, Teaching, Summer Reading, Media News
Mike Miley

If there's such a thing as the "one that got away" for books, Infinite Jest is mine. This summer, I was determined to finish it... Along with many readers at "Infinite Summer."

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