LHB’s Shorties (Dirty Projectors, of Montreal, and More)

Pitchfork interviews Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors.

of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes talks to The Skinny.

This weekend's updates to the 2009 Bonnaroo downloads page include an mp3 set by the Tangiers Blues Bands and a lossless download of the Heartless Bastards show.

The Art of Touring is a book edited by Sara Jaffe (Erase Errata) and Mia Clarke (Electrelane), and filled with "art, photographs, and writing reflecting life on the road" from Yeti Publishing. Contributors include Devendra Banhart, Nick Zinner, Thurston Moore, and many other musicians.

Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, founders of Merge Records, talk to NPR's All Things Considered about the indie music label's 20 years in business.

CMJ's Staff Blog interviews two members of the Phenomenal Handclap Band.

- David Gutowski