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  EXCLUSIVE: Ben Folds & Nick Hornby Live in NYC

  November 3, 2010 – The fourth installment of SPIN's literature-meets-music series Liner Notes found singer-songwriter Ben Folds and novelist Nick Hornby bringing their collaborative album, Lonely Avenue, to life onstage in New York City at the intimate Housing Works Bookstore Café. …
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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, 'Lonely Avenue' (Nonesuch)

  September 25, 2010 – Sarah Palin's daughter's baby daddy must be friggin' stoked, bro: On "Levi Johnston Blues," Lonely Avenue's two knights of music nerd-dom use their disarming pop smarts to wryly sympathize with the hapless Playgirl cover boy. …
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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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