LHB’s Shorties (Merge Records, Fanfarlo and More)

Prefix reviews the oral history, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small.

Our Noise is an essential item for the library of anyone who cares about indie rock.

Drowned in Sound reviews former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown's new album, My Way.

The Telegraph reports that the woman who inspired the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has passed away.

The Memphis Flyer is counting down the top 50 singles and albums of 2000-2009.

PopMatters finds hipsters "merely a symptom of a fractured, niched, and disjointed culture."

Drowned in Sound interviews musician Thomas Dolby.

Help fund Clare and the Reasons upcoming tour at Kickstarter.

NPR Music profiles Fanfarlo, noting the band's literary influences.

BLK JKS visit The Current studio for an interview and live performance.

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