LargeHeartedBoy — Newsday and Literary Hub previewed fall's best new books. The Quietus reconsidered R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People 25 years after its release. Signature interviewed Claire Messud about her new novel The Burning Girl. Ann Powers discussed her... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Britpop Now! Yeah! There is a little of that, judiciously selected, in our 1995 roundup but also a reminder that very interesting things were happening just out of that sightline both in the fringes and in dance areas and American lo-fi (Number One C... more info

KEXP Seattle — With so many indie rock legends on one stage, you wouldn’t be faulted for being a little overwhelmed during Filthy Friends’ set at the Mural Stage during Day One of the Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. The band boasts — deep breath — ... more info

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