LargeHeartedBoy — Chip Kidd discussed illustrating Haruki Murakami's new novella The Strange Library with the New Yorker. Paper interviewed Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius. 45 online "best books of 2014" lists were added to the master aggregation at Largehearted Boy ye... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photo: Michael Stipe @ Webster Hall - 12/29/14 (via Laura Lakeway) Though the 3/4 of R.E.M. who are not Michael Stipe reunited in 2013 on stage, Michael hadn't performed a set since that band broke up... until last night... more info

Stereogum — Michael Stipe hasn’t made a ton of music since R.E.M. broke up a few years ago, and when he talked to CBS This Morning earlier this month, he was noncommittal about the future of his music career: “I will sing again. [...] Not soon … maybe … ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — If you didn't get tickets in the BV presale to the Gaslight Anthem show at Terminal 5, you can try again in the general on-sale, starting today at noon. Tickets for the Perfume Genius show at Stage 48 go... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for Savages' third round of shows at Mercury Lounge, St. Vitus and Baby's All Right go on artist presale at 10AM (password: INEEDSOMETHINGNEW) and there's an AmEx presale for Mercury Lounge today starting at noon. Tickets for The Gaslight... more info

Time — “I tither and coo like a cartoon” more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Perfume Genius at MHOW in October (more by Amanda Hatfield) Perfume Genius made a big leap forward on this year's excellent Too Bright, and not surprisingly it's got him playing increasingly larger venues. He's just announced a 2015 tour leading... more info

Stereogum — Too Bright, the intense and powerful new album from Perfume Genius, is one of the year’s best, and it’s also given us the haunted, surreal, generally unforgettable videos for “Queen” and “Grid.” Today, we get a third, for “Fool,” that... more info

The Telegraph — The bold sound of Mike Hadreas's latest album as Perfume Genius has given him a new confidence on stage, says Chris Harvey more info

Stereogum — The Too Bright bonus track “Thing” is on the quieter side of the Perfume Genius spectrum, but the song makes its presence known in jarring fashion even before the ominous drones start to creep up and smother the keyboard notes. “Stop fidgeting,... more info