KEXP Seattle — This past weekend in Portland, a benefit concert was held for beloved local artist Scott McCaughey, who suffered a stroke back in November. As we mentioned last month here on the KEXP Blog, the two nights (Friday at the Star Theater, Saturday at the ... more info

Stereogum — Scott McCaughey, the frontman of the Minus 5 and longtime touring member of R.E.M., recently suffered a stroke while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo. And last night, an all-star lineup of musicians including Escovedo, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and Peter Bu... more info

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Stereogum — R.E.M. may be broken up (cue "Everybody Hurts") but they've been in the public eye a lot this year due to reissuing their 1992 classic Automatic For The People. Their latest appearance is on the season finale of the Song Exploder podcast, in which fr... more info

Popdose — Radio City With Jon Grayson & Rob Ross: Episode Forty Two Once again, our heroes go right to the task of dissecting (with wry humor and very on-point observations) the political circus/nightmare; the dominoes falling in the latest sexual harassment a... more info

KEXP Seattle — R.E.M. are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their iconic 1992 album Automatic for the People in a big way. The band is releasing a 25th-anniversary reissue featuring unreleased demos and tracks, teaming up with clothing company Paul Smith for a ru... more info

Stereogum — R.E.M. recently released an expansive reissue for Automatic For The People 's 25th anniversary, and the band has been reflecting extensively because of it. They just released a 24-minute documentary about the album, which you can watch here, and Mic... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Food + Wine examined the new trend of literary-inspired drinks. Stream R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People 25th anniversary documentary. 37 year-end book lists were added to Largehearted Boy’s master aggregation of “best books of 20... more info

Stereogum — R.E.M.'s Automatic For The People just turned 25 years old, and the band are celebrating the occasion by releasing a 25th anniversary reissue, teaming up with designer Paul Smith for a new clothing line, and putting out a mini-documentary about the ... more info

Stereogum — Rock collective the Minus 5 -- which is led by Scott McCaughey, who recently suffered a stroke -- just released a Christmas album called Dear December. It's filled with original holiday songs and a slew of notable guests, including Ben Gibbard, Colin... more info