We are Art

Or so it was declared by the members of the not not fabulous Magnetic Fields at their concert tonight, somewhere between melodies from their current album, the Pieces of April soundtrack and favourites from 69 love songs, and accidental eulogies for the not quite dead Tony Bennett.

For the record, I've never seen an audience converted so fast from clapping to hissing and snapping fingers upon the request of the band. So if you go to one of their concerts, dare I say hiss and snap - and you will get smiles.

It was also announced that Daniel Handler (a good friend of Stephen Merrit) has today finished The Grim Grotto. So yes fans, he has now turned it up to eleven.