LHB’s Shorties (Amanda Palmer, Sonic Youth and More)

Metro Weekly profiles singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer.

''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,'' the pop musician says. ''That's another thing I really like about this art form. You can make as much or as little sense as you want and you're not going to get arrested.''

Tiger Saw's Dylan Metrano talks to the Newburyport News about his memoir, All My Friends Are Right Here With Me: A Decade in the Indie Rock Underground.

Eleanor Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces talks to the Georgia Strait.

The Telegraph lists the best culture websites (including several music & book sites).

The Dallas Observer compares the post-Uncle Tupelo careers of Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy.

Medium Fidelity lists the worst album covers of all time.

Rocks Off remembers the greatness of Uncle Tupelo's Anodyne album.

Prefix interviews singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt.

Sonic Youth members recommend their favorite films to the Criterion Collection.

New York Magazine lists the 40 songs that define the "Brooklyn sound."

GOOD finds a surprising connection between U.S. oil production and the quality of rock music over time.

The Free Music Archive now contains 13,367 free and legal mp3s to download and stream.

- David Gutowski