Live Daily — As loyal LD visitors know, we’ve really spiffed things up since this time last year – and part of the new look and feel has been the broadening of our live music photo content. Within a two year time span the live music photography t... more info

Guardian Music — The 13th Floor Elevators frontman will return with his first album of original songs in more than a decade. And he's hired Austin indie-rockers Okkervil River as his backing band13th Floor Elevators' Roky Erickson will return with his first album of ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being familiar with the work of Marcus Gray thanks to having bought and read his 1997 book It Crawled From The South : An R.E.M. Companion, I had an idea in advance that the 500+pages that comprised Route 19 Revisited : The Clash and London Calling w... more info

Guardian Music — The prolific frontman is teaming up with members of REM and Belle and Sebastian for a 'country-tinged' album, before turning his attention to a 'crazy-ass' take on LCD SoundsystemGary Lightbody has begun work on two new musical projects, one "country... more info

The Red Radio — One of our favorite singers, songwriters and all around guys turns 50 today. Happy Birthday Michael Stipe. Thanks for decades of great music. Some of our all time favorite R.E.M. tracks: Driver 8 Gardening At Night Pretty Persuasion I'll Take... more info

Rolling Stone — Today, January 4th, 2010, marks the 50th birthday of R.E.M. frontman and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Michael Stipe. The singer may not look a day over 37, but on this date in 1960 in Decatur, Georgia, the man who brought the music world Murmu... more info

Guardian Music — American singer-songwriter acclaimed for his raw, uncompromising lyricsThe singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, who has died aged 45 after an overdose of muscle relaxants, was a veteran presence in the independent, rather than the mainstream, music charts... more info

Guardian Music — I had been looking for a voice to capture how it felt to hear that Vic Chesnutt had died, when I realised that voice was his ownI first heard Vic Chesnutt one Saturday morning in Dublin, many years ago now. Lying in bed in early summer, gulls cawing ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — [01] BACK TO BEDLAM – James Blunt (2004)[02] NO ANGEL – Dido (1999)[03] BACK TO BLACK – Amy Winehouse (2006)[04] SPIRIT – Leona Lewis (2007)[05] WHITE LADDER – David Gray (1998)[06] 1 – Beatles (2000)[07] LIF... more info

Guardian Music — Michael Stipe, Patti Smith and others pay tribute at memorial to melancholic singer-songwriter who died on Christmas dayA memorial service has been held for the American musician Vic Chesnutt, who has died aged 45. Chesnutt, described by REM's Michae... more info