Has anyone turned comedy into an art form of character, self-determination, and difference the way Lily Tomlin has? At 75, she's still bringing many worlds and wavelengths into her home-built performances. She talks about her coming to New York and her coming up the comedy ranks.

On Monday, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, composer, and occasional artist PJ Harvey announced that her much-anticipated follow-up to Let England Shake (2011, winner of the Mercury Prize) will completely break the barrier between studio LPs and live albums.