Since March 2008, Bird has contributed to "Measure for Measure," a "New York Times" blog in which musicians write about their songwriting process. In it, he has charted the development of the song "Oh No," previewing samples at various stages of development through to the finished album recording. He also discussed the conception of the song "Natural Disaster," the recording of instrumental piece "Hot Math," and previewed "Master Sigh." The first two songs were later released on Bird's 2009 album "Noble Beast", whilst the latter two appeared on its bonus disc "Useless Creatures". "Oh No" was featured in the show Billions.