LHB’s Shorties (David Byrne, Built To Spill and More)

David Byrne talks to New York Magazine about his new book, Bicycle Diaries.

Byrne has lent his name and talents to the pro-bicycling movement, speaking at forums and designing a series of whimsical bike racks (one was shaped like a high-heeled shoe, another like a dog) that are installed around town. He can’t help but sound evangelical on the subject of biking. “I believe that the exhilaration, freedom, and convenience I experience as I ride around will be discovered by more and more people,” he writes in Bicycle Diaries. “The secret will be out, and the streets of New York will be even more the place for social interaction and interplay than they are already famous for. As others have mentioned, the economic collapse of 2008 might be a godsend. A window has opened, and people might be willing to rethink the balance of quality of life.”

The A.V. Club interviews Craig Wedren of Shudder to Think about the band's reunion.

Tom Ewing talks to the Times Online about his blog Popular, which discusses every No. 1 song on the British music charts since 1952.

The Boston Herald profiles indie rock poster artists.

In the 2000s, the art form has exploded on the scene in a fit of amateur and professional creativity. In an age where anyone can get into graphic design using Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator on a home computer, the culture of rock poster art has mushroomed.

The Minneapolis City Pages interviews Built to Spill's Doug Martsch.

The National Post interviews Nick Cave.

Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk discusses his favorite books at The Week.

- David Gutowski