Rolling Stone — Michael Stipe recently took part in a pair of David Bowie tribute concerts – held March 31st and April 1st at New York's Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall, respectively – where he performed a haunting version of the late musician's "Ash... more info

NME — R.E.M. frontman recently covered two Bowie classics at New York City tribute events more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey and Kevin Devine are releasing a split 7" of R.E.M. covers later this month. Listen to Jesse take on "Bad Day." Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Before he got kids-TV-famous with Polaris and The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Mark Mulcahy led New Haven, CT band Miracle Legion. Of the many jangly guitar bands to form in R.E.M.'s initial wake, Miracle Legion were... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck launched the Todos Santos Music Festival in 2011, his goals were simple. He wanted to play informally with some musical pals and raise money to fund educational opportunities, medical care and other assistance ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dee Snider (second from left) and his other Celebrity Apprentice contestants Donald Trump hasn't had much luck getting permission to use pop songs on his presidential campaign, having been denied by Neil Young, R.E.M., Steven Tyler and more. But he..... more info

Stereogum — There are two certainties in this world: Everyone is listening to Adele, and Donald Trump is playing music at his rallies that its creators don’t want him to be playing. (See: Neil Young, R.E.M., and even Aerosmith. Why can’t Trump just use that ... more info

Stereogum — Nicolas Godin, one half of the french electro-lounge duo Air, released a solo album in September titled Contrepoint, inspired by the masterwork of Johann Sebastian Bach. He’s now the subject of a short documentary by La Blogothèque, who have previ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Leading up to the release of Deerhunter’s seventh long player, Fading Frontier, Bradford Cox revealed a “concept map,” drawing together some influences on the group’s latest work. Amongst the musical clues are influences as disparate as Lauri... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — More details have arisen on the Kurt Cobain solo album that Montage of Heck director Brett Morgen is putting together from the recordings he unearthed while making the documentary. The long-awaited collection of tracks, titled Montage of Heck: The... more info