We interviewed hundreds of people this year, from long-time rockers to the designer of New York’s subway map. Here are a few conversations you may have missed:On the day Radiohead’s In Rainbows was released exclusively online, musician Jonny Greenwood talked about the “experiment.” Doctor for the uninsured Jay Parkinson told us how to save $1,250 on our next MRI. Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz wondered why they can't make a quiet truck. Actor/Director John Turturro......

Bookeaters Return! What started off as an excellent concert lineup just got better and better as the date approached. The additions of Spoon's Britt Daniel and Kevin Drew were a bonus treat. Music, reading and charity aside, perhaps the biggest wow moment was show headliner Jim James' new closely cropped haircut. The My Morning Jacket front man sheared his trademark Muppet locks since the last time we've seen him about. Not that it affected the......

With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to. After cooling down from a hot weekend of many badass Sunset Junction Street Fair photo dispatches, LAist asked......

MUSIC: Scottish indie sensations Camera Obscura bring their pop and their rock to the Seaport tonight. They're joined by The Last Town Chorus. After that, there's only one more show down there this season! Friday // 7pm // South Street Seaport, Pier 17 // Free MOVIE: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is playing tonight, and you've got a golden ticket! Stock up on sweets and enjoy the 1971 classic down by the river. Friday......

Sarah Vowell’s distinctive voice is instantly recognizable to listeners of radio show This American Life and fans of the animated Pixar film The Incredibles (she played Violet). Her writing has appeared in The New York Times (where she filled in for Maureen Dowd), McSweeney’s, Spin, Salon and elsewhere. And she’s authored four books; the most recent one, Assassination Vacation, humorously chronicled her pilgrimage to locales connected to three slain American presidents (Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley).......

Courtney Love Performs at Hiro, Doesn't Cause a Scene After GBH announced that Courtney Love was to play a free show at Hiro Ballroom, the biggest question besides what she'd sound like or how badly would Hiro screw up the crowd control, was what type of raucous scandal would Love cause during the set. Would she be trashed? Would she get into a fight? Would she show at all? Well, to the pleasant surprise of......

There are some great benefits happening around town tonight, we suggest you hit one, or both, up if you have the time. Billabong & Boarding for Breast Cancer celebrate See Me Speak Art Collaborative tonight at Melody Weir Gallery. As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 50% of all art sales will benefit Boarding for Breast Cancer Organization. Feature will be work from some of the country's finest emerging and established artists. Cocktail Reception,......

Tonight David Sedaris is hosting an evening at 826NYC (we know, we know...you don't like Dave Eggers, but 826 is a great place none-the-less). The evening will be made up of a selection of readings from the book of short stories Sedaris edited called Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules. The book and the evening are both in support of the Writing Lab at 826NYC. The Writing Lab is a free lab and tutoring......

Get your laugh on: This American Life contributor Sarah Vowell hosts an evening of humorous music and hilarious comedy this Friday at Southpaw. Performances by musical tag-team They Might Be Giants, comedians David Cross and Todd Barry, as well as musical theater collaborative People Are Wrong (featuring John Flansburgh of TMBG). Tickets are $50, and proceeds will benefit 826NYC, an educational laboratory opening this summer in Brooklyn. 826NYC - the east-coast iteration of its......