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  Biffy Clyro, Mark Danielewski Perform in L.A.

  April 20, 2011 – SPIN recently took its Liner Notes series - which pairs musicians and authors together in live performances - to Los Angeles, where Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro joined experimental fiction author Mark Z. Danielewski for a night of reading and song. …
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  Biffy Clyro, Author Danielewski Perform in L.A.

  March 3, 2011 – On Wednesday night, SPIN's Liner Notes series made its Los Angeles debut at the east side's intimate Bootleg Theater, bringing together Scottish hard rockers Biffy Clyro and post-modern author Mark Danielewski to discuss, and demonstrate, the intersection of music and literature. …
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  Author Danielewski, Biffy Clyro Set for SPIN Benefit

  February 3, 2011 – On March 2, Glasgow rock band Biffy Clyro will join author Mark Danielewski (House of Leaves) onstage at Los Angeles' Bootleg Theater for the fifth installment of the Liner Notes series, a special event presented by SPIN, Skylight Books, and the Bootleg that unites authors and musicians for an evening of collaboration -- and fundraising. The event will feature performances by Biffy Clyro, readings by Danielewski, and an audience Q& …
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  Ben Folds, Nick Hornby Bring Collabo to Life in NYC

  October 13, 2010 – Back in 2003, British author Nick Hornby sang the praises of the Ben Folds Five tune "Smoke" in the pages of his essay collection, Songbook. Today, he and Folds are good buddies and they've just released a record, Lonely Avenue, featuring Nick's lyrics set to Ben's music. Hornby went from fan boy to collaborator in just seven years. …
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  Ben Folds, Nick Hornby Set for SPIN Benefit in NYC

  September 22, 2010 – On October 12, musician Ben Folds will join High Fidelity author Nick Hornby onstage at NYC's Housing Works Bookstore Café for the fourth installment of SPIN's Liner Notes series, a special event that unites authors and musicians for an evening of collaboration -- and fundraising. All proceeds from Liner Notes benefit Housing Works, a non-profit that strives to ensure that homeless and low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and  …
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  FREE DOWNLOADS: Dredg Perform with Salman Rushdie

  October 9, 2009 – SPIN's Liner Notes event, held last week in NYC, found San Francisco-based prog rock quartet Dredg joining their literary muse -- famed author Salman Rushdie (Shame, The Satanic Verses) -- onstage for a unique evening of music and literature. …
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  Salman Rushdie, Dredg Meld Words, Music at NYC Benefit

  October 2, 2009 – Not all rock stars spend their spare time consuming narcotics and canoodling with groupies. Boring as it sounds, some actually read -- a lot. …
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  Watch: Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman Live in NYC

  June 10, 2009 – Dresden Dolls songstress Amanda Palmer and Coraline author Neil Gaiman joined forces for SPIN.com's Liner Notes event June 3, playing songs and reading stories for an intimate crowd of 300 -- with all proceeds going to the Housing Works AIDS charity. Couldn't score a ticket to the event? …
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  Tegan Quin, Augusten Burroughs Perform at SPIN.com Event

  September 16, 2008 – SPIN.com recently hosted its first-ever Liner Notes event in New York City, a benefit concert for AIDS charity Housing Works and an offshoot of our online Book Club. …
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