"As I drove, I thought, “Why am I comfortable only when I’m en-route? Why is it only in the opening between a starting point and a destination that I am at ease? It never fails: My restlessness and fear and longing fly out the window as soon as I hit the gas. I literally leave my troubles behind.”

'8/6 Cambridge to Cleveland' - a new unpublished chapter from When I Grow Up - A Memoir is now online at julianahatfield.com

UPDATE - since the removal of Juliana's blogs the unpublished chapters have become, well, unpublished.  For now at least though they are on the blog pages at Juliana's MySpace site.

“You can be more efficient as an artist today, you don’t need a studio, but ... it takes away some of the mystique and excitement of putting a record out.”

Juliana on reported plans for the new (and seemingly confirmed as acoustic) album,  a new non-fiction book, a novel and painting projects in an article in Falls Church News Press.

Other recent interviews at 30 Days Out and, in German, at satt.org

"I am trying to finish my new album but it's kind of slowgoing and doesn't want to be rushed. But I do have a tentative plan to release it in September or October."

More on the poetry 'contest', Twitter and, erm, Charlie's Angels in Juliana's messageboard post today.

Posted today by Stacee on the official messageboard: "Juliana will play at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston tonight at 8pm. Sorry for the late announcement -- she didn't realize it was open to the public. She'll be playing three songs backed up by a band made up of Berklee students. There will also be other students performing."

Juliana will perform a solo set opening for Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar) at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA on 7 April 2009.

Run into the street and embrace strangers.  Juliana's mp3 download project is back.  Featuring 6 previously unavailable demo quality songs  - Run, Cold In Here, Always In The Mood, I Don't Belong Anywhere, I Wish, X's and O's, plus Love Is Heaven and Not Enough (previously MySpace / iTunes exclusives) and a collection of songs from previous projects.   As before this is part of the 'Honor System' so don't forget to use the 'donate' button.

“I make music because I’m compelled to make music, and I don’t know why. It’s just something I’m born with. I do find it hard to communicate in everyday life, and music has always been a way for me to communicate with people — much easier than talking.”

Juliana interviewed by The Duxbury Reporter ahead of her appearance at the Duxbury Free Library on 22 February.

After selling her Les Paul last week Juliana is now offering a Yahama acoustic, complete with her name carved on it.  In a posting on the official messageboard she says she will award the guitar in exchange for her most liked poem submitted by email this week.

The Blender Blog has posted a recent video of Juliana performing an acoustic cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Cover Me'.  (She previously played this song at a Springsteen tribute show in April 2007)

Juliana is selling her Les Paul guitar from the Only Everything / 1995 era.  The guitar was used in the video for 'What A Life' and was used as far back as 1993. 

UPDATE 6 FEB - bids are now closed.

"A few unpublished chapters" from When I Grow Up are being made available in installments on Juliana's official site.

"Familiar Stranger" is available now. UPDATE - the chapters have since disappeared with Juliana's blogs but are, for now, available on Juliana's myspace blog.

Juliana's book reading / discussion at Northeastern University, Boston on 14 January 2009.   A downloadable version is available on iTunes.

The Highway Girl interviewed Juliana at the Cafe Du Nord show in San Francisco in September.  The video also includes clips from Live at Lime.

Archives of recent radio interviews and live sessions can be heard at WNYC and etown, while cheapandplastic.com has recordings of shows on WLS 890AM, WYMS and KTBG.

Recent interviews are now up at The Herald Dispatch and Friends Of Animals.

Photo / Video / Article links are now up here for the Chicago and Kansas City shows in December 2008.  

"My brain is always working, but when I'm writing or playing music my brain sort of shuts down and goes into a mode where I don't have to worry about anything. In the creative process time stops, and you're just totally in the moment, and the whole rest of the world falls away."

Juliana Hatfield, interviewed by Joe Uchill for expressmilwaukee.com 

"I needed support rom anywhere I could find it.  I wanted to tell the truth and let people know what was going on. I'd had to cancel a book reading without an explanation, so it only seemed fair.  I've had tons of reaction: people have been very sweet and kind."

Juliana, interviewed by The Observer.