Antimusic Rock — 'I Played The Fool (Main Title Theme)', the official main title theme from the brand-new HBO Original series Rooster more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe got up onstage with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. covers project in Brooklyn, and he sang “These Days” and “The Great Beyond” for the first time in 18 years. Today, we get ... more info

Stereogum — Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. covers show returned to New York City's Brooklyn Steel tonight and Michael Stipe joined them on two songs he hadn’t performed in 18 years: “These Days” (from 1986's Lifes Rich Pageant) and “The Gre... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, R.E.M. released final album Collapse Into Now. Drift, drift away. It was MAGNET’s number-six album of 2011, and we said R.E.M. was “a band still giving its all even when no one seemed to be watching.” The post R.E.M. Release... more info

Stereogum — On Sunday night, the 37th season of The Simpsons came to an end with a two-part double-episode season finale. The first of the episodes found Marge going to Philadelphia to enter Santa's Little Helper into the National Dog Show, and it had appearance... more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, R.E.M. recorded in a studio for the first time: Bombay Studios in Smyrna, Ga. Songs included early versions of the likes of “Radio Free Europe,” “(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville,” “Gardening At Night,” “Sitting Still�... more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Faces released Long Player. Mother, you won’t recognize it now. Read Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M., Filthy Friends) in MAGNET on Ian McLagan: The post Faces Released “Long Player” 55... more info

Magnet Magazine — The textbook definition of sleep paralysis is the temporary inability to move or speak when falling asleep or waking up. In essence, it’s a disconnect between the brain and the body while the latter is still stuck in REM mode. “The mind wakes bef... more info

Magnet Magazine — Listening to Tragedy In U.S. History, it’s easy to see why Michael Stipe immediately took to Beggar Weeds. The mostly forgotten Jacksonville, Fla., trio’s glorious noise often sounded a bit like a bluesier R.E.M. But Beggar Weeds’ implosive ene... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Michael Stipe (R.E.M.). Have fun tonight, sir. Read our live review from the EarthFest show that Stipe did with Patti Smith at the American Museum of Natural History: The post Happy Birthday Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) appeared first on Ma... more info