Magnet Magazine — Happy 65th 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 65th Birthday Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) appeared f... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Patti Smith. You show us people have the power. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our live review of Patti and Michael Stipe from 2019: The post Happy Birthday Patti Smith appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Obscure Sound — An emotive yet harmonious rock/pop intertwining impresses on Four Orphans, the upcoming EP from Brian Halloran. Out on December 20th, the release proudly wears a ’90s alt pop/rock inspiration on its sleeves; Halloran cites influences like Counting ... more info

Stereogum — Patti Smith is a great artist with no shortage of admirers, and many of those admirers will gather at New York’s Carnegie Hall for an all-star tribute concert next March. The show marks the 50th anniversary of Smith’s all-time classic debut al... more info

Stereogum — Last fall, Courtney Love teased a new solo album on TikTok, saying it was “the longest record that’s ever been written in the history of rock, so it better fuckin’ be good, no filler.” It would be the first since 2010’s Nobody’s Daught... more info

Stereogum — In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, a... more info

Stereogum — Well, this is cool! When R.E.M. released their classic album Automatic For The People in 1992, they were not exactly in the business of writing straightforward, heart-swelling power ballads. Their single “Everybody Hurts” might be the most s... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 70th birthday Mitch Easter (Let’s Active, R.E.M., Pavement). The Dr. Dre of Jangle. (His words, not ours, though we think he was joking.) Photo for MAGNET by Lenny Gonzales. Read our classic feature: The post Happy 70th Birthday Mitch Easter ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Fiona Apple released When The Pawn … Thank dog for ellipses. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock on Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, Nick L... more info

Stereogum — Politics is about coalition-building, which is how you end up with musical artists from different contexts like Michael Stipe, Jon Bon Jovi, and the War & Treaty performing a song together onstage. At a rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Sunday ... more info