Sweeping The Nation — The year of Live Aid, of course, and with it and We Are The World came the birth of the superstar, so much so that by September Michael Jackson could outbid Paul McCartney for the Beatles' publishing. Wham! went to China, Brothers In Arms popular... more info

Stereogum — Pathway To Paris, a climate change initiative aligned with the Paris Agreement, just announced a concert to fight climate change and Patti Smith, Cat Power, and Michael Stipe will headline. The event takes place 11/5 at New York's Carnegie Hall and B... more info

Stereogum — Even at the height of R.E.M.'s success, guitarist Peter Buck didn't like to take breaks. During his free moments, Buck would play with Warren Zevon in the Hindu Love Gods, gig with Robyn Hitchcock and the Minus 5, and joined the instrumental group Tu... more info

Stereogum — Filthy Friends is the relatively new-ish supergroup featuring Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Bill Rieflin, and Kurt Bloch, and they're releasing their debut album, Invitation, later this month. Today, they've sha... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Our survey of four decades of alt-pop (like alt-right, but even more white and middle-class) lands on one of the big years - indeed, to Lord Bob Stanley it's the best pop year of them all. Synthpop, paranoia, post-punk and pop weirdness lead the ... more info

Stereogum — As the date of Radiohead's highly controversial concert in Israel draws nearer, the number of people with opinions about it grows increasingly large. Earlier today, Roger Waters, a staunch supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, And Sanctions Movement,... more info

Stereogum — Indie rock supergroup Filthy Friends -- spearheaded by Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker and former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck -- have finally solidified plans to release their debut album, Invitation, due out in late August. more info

Stereogum — We haven't heard from Fischerspooner since 2009's Entertainment, but today they've announced that they have a new album called SIR that'll be out later this year. The album was entirely co-written and co-produced by R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, and they'v... more info

Uncut — Starring REM, Prince, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Robert Plant, Townes Van Zandt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sinead O’Connor, Morrissey, U2, Pixies and The Wedding Present! Starring REM, Prince, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Robert Plant, Townes Van Zan... more info

Idolator — Beautiful. The post ‘The Voice’ Winner Chris Blue Sings R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” With Usher: Watch appeared first on idolator. more info