Midweek Links

• Little White Earbuds interviews JD Twitch.  Yes, more Optimo press.
  
  
• Juan Maclean and Joe from Hot Chip talk about DJing for self-titled mag.
  
  
• Darshan Jersani answers some interview questions, and gives us some info about the second Metro Area LP (!).
  
  
• The Guardian discusses the closing of Matter, and asks if superstar DJs are killing London's clubland.
  
  
• Andrew Field Pickering examines the intersection of reggae and synthesizers in the latest Heal Yourself and Move over at Fader.
  
  
• The AV Club posts their full interview with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem.
  
  
• The Hundred in the Hands talk to Spinner.  Their new EP, This Desert, on Warp, is really cool.
  
  
• Dazed Digital features Wolf + Lamb [pictured above].  I listened to their debut LP for the first time recently.  I could feel it making waves in my brain.  It's really subtle, and really great.  Dazed also recently talked to Iggy.
  
  
• Andy Beta interviews Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice.
  
  
• Justine D talks about her new pursuit of becoming a pastry chef.  She'll have her wares ready for tasting on August 14 for a Wurst Music showcase!