Blog: The Village Voice: Sound of the City

Mediabistro book blog GalleyCat today produces a ' John Berryman Rock & Roll Concordance ,' rounding up four (three, of course, making the trend) "indie rock songs" that reference John Berryman: The Hold Steady's "Stuck Between Stations," Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds's "We Call Upon The Author," Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's "Mama, Won't You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?," and Okkervil River's "John Allyn Smith Sails." Is the author "poised for revival?," the post asks, by way of a Berryman feature in the Craig Finn-friendly Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. [...]