Pop Life

We’re going back to all-encompassing pop culture and politics links posts now. The pop culture ones will be every day and the politics ones on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. As I’ve got a new gig writing film reviews for Screenjabber, I don’t need to devote the blog to film. Enjoy the change back, folks.

The AV Club pays tribute to Alien.

The Hold Steady’s new record has a release date.

Uwe Boll is suing Billy Zane.

Everyone seems a little middling on the new Boris record. Pitchfork also has an interview with the guys from earlier in the week.

Not so with the new Portishead, greeted with almost universal acclaim.

PopMatters has a piece exploring the work of John Cage.

Vanity Fair talks to James Frey.

Esquire interviews Tina Fey.

The Guardian goes on the road with Dolly.

Andrew Kuo charts his enjoyments of gigs by The Dodos, Dirty Projectors and Hot Chip.

Roseanne Cash discusses her songcraft.

Slate briefs on Spring Books.

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan talk to The Independent.

The 2008 List of Time’s Most Influential People is out. Colbert loses to Rain again.

Finally, here’s the High School Musical 3 press conference. Those eyebrows…