links for 2009-07-29

Byrne on U2's mega-multi-360-sensurround-spider stage show: "It could be professional envy speaking here, but it sure looks like, well, overkill, and just a wee bit out of balance given all the starving people in Africa and all." Which, weirdly, is the exact same immediate gut reaction I had, starving Africans and all.

"This collection of David Foster Wallace MP3's was lovingly collected by Ryan Walsh in early 2009. Included herein are many, many files under the following category headings:

* Interviews & Profiles
* Readings (Now includes the BIwHM audiobook!)
* Eulogies & Remembrances
* 'Brief Interviews' Staged Readings"

The first downloadable track off the Mtn Goats newest album, and the full name of the Brandon that Darnielle once thought I was.