LHB’s Shorties (Vinyl Record Day, The Verve, and More)

Today is Vinyl Record Day.

The Guardian reports that The Verve have split up (for the third time).

The Fiery Furnaces create visual art at BlackBook.

“It’s not like we’ve made some big sculpture of a turkey, a pornographic color book and then a sound sculpture,” says Matt. “We’re not those sorts of artists. We work in one given genre, and explore the conventions of that. So, we thought, if we were going to do a visual thing, it had to be directly related to our music.” To that end, they set their sights on making “a roadmap” to I’m Going Away, which was recorded throughout New York, from a friend’s basement to Eleanor’s living room in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, bypassing the expense and limitations of the traditional studio experience.

New York Magazine's Vulture blog lists the 10 least impressive supergroups.

Paste interviews Aaron Pfenning of Chairlift.

Mountain Xpress profiles Asheville's indie record store Harvest Records.

Harvest is like a tiny entertainment conglomerate, a mark of quality behind which one cool endeavor helps reinforce the cultural import and media visibility of the others. It's a big reason why Schnable and Capon succeed in these desperate times. "The money from the store doesn't go into our pockets," Schnable says. "It keeps the art openings alive. It keeps shows coming to town. Someone spends a dollar at our shop, and it's going to come back to him in some kind of culturally viable way."

NPR is streaming Joe Henry's new album, Blood from Stars, in its entirety.

NPR profiles rapper turned minister Kurtis Blow.

This week's No Love for Ned streaming radio program features an in-studio performance by Australia's Royalchord.

Rhapsody is streaming the new Cave Singers album, Welcome Joy, in its entirety.

- David Gutowski