LHB’s Shorties (Stone Roses, Bat for Lashes, and More)

Stone Roses bassist Mani talks to BBC Radio 1 about the band's seminal self-titled debut album. The 20th anniversary legacy edition of The Stone Roses is out September 8th in the US.

What would a 20-year-old find in the album?

It's an honest piece of work, it's from the heart, has great integrity, great songs and tremendous lyrics. Everything came together in one hit, like when the planets align and something special happens, that's what happened back in May 1989. I can walk down any street in any city in the world and get stopped five times a day by people wanting to shake my hand and say thanks for the album. I say thanks for buying it and getting me off the dole!

The Boston Globe interviews Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes.

Q. What’s with all the Kate Bush comparisons you’re getting for this new album?

A. Well, I love Kate Bush, but I feel like I loved her when I was younger and she kind of seeped into my DNA. When I was 12, I was listening to “Hounds of Love’’ a lot. It was almost like my schooling in sounds, in some ways. But I equally was listening to Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna and then getting really into Nirvana and grunge. I’m sure there are [Bush comparisons] because we’re both English women. We’re both into mystical, beautiful things. But I don’t think she more than anyone else has influenced me. I was obsessed with Steve Reich for three years. I just hope that people see my music as my own thing.

A.V. Chicago interviews Kim Deal of the Breeders and the Pixies.

The Telegraph reviews Greg Milner's new book, Perfecting Sound Forever: the Story of Recorded Music.

The New York journalist Greg Milner’s detailed and engaging book examines the rich relationship between music and the eureka moments of invention. His narrative takes us from the day in 1877 when Thomas Edison first recorded “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on a piece of tin foil, to the Red Hot Chili Peppers heard as an MP3 file through an iPod on bud earphones. Though alive with figures and information, it’s a work of great stylistic charm, one that never loses its pleasing balance between facts and human interest.

NME reports that Morrissey is urging fans not to buy the forthcoming box set reissues from his back catalog.

The former Smiths singer claimed in a statement issued to fan site True-to-you.net, which he often communicates through, that he wouldn't receive any money from the reissues, released on November 2, and that he was not asked for approval for their release.

At Drowned in Sound, Mum breaks down its new album, Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know (out September 20th in the US), track-by-track.

The Silversun Pickups visit The Current studios for an interview and live performance.

CNET's Digital Media blog examines the "short, troubled life of a music startup."

- David Gutowski