>>MTV reports that The Shins are going back into the studio. New record due out in six months?

>>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy opens today. Celebrate with this totally unrelated (but good) song!

MP3: Speechwriters LLC - Hitchhiker’s Guide

>>Funny Ha Ha has opened to a great review by The NY Times (if you aren’t a member, click here). For info on how you can see it and attend a free concert by Bishop Allen in either New York or Boston, go here.

>>LHB has links to interviews with James Mercer, Chris Walla and others.

>>I’ll be seeing Animal Collective, Ariel Pink and Big Fresh at Arts Place in Lexington tomorrow. It’s only $5 and open to the public, so check it out if you’re in the area. Is it wrong that I really look forward to meeting a guy named “Panda Bear?”

>>All the Young Mod Soldiers has an interview with Decemberists artist, Carson Ellis. Don’t forget that I did one not too long ago as well.

>>I try to stay away from the “pop culture,” but I find this hilarious. (thanks and happy birthday, Stereogum!)