Stereogum — Last month we heard First Aid Kit’s cover of R.E.M.’s “Walk Unafraid” from the new Reese Witherspoon movie Wild. (Incidentally, we also heard the Swedish folk duo cover Simon & Garfunkel’s “America” last month following the summer relea... more info

Perez Hilton — Sleeplessness can be the absolute worst sometimes! [ Related: Jennifer Is TIRED Of Being Criticized For Not Having Kids ] In a recent interview with Dr. Oz, Jennifer Aniston talked about how she's struggled with insomnia in the past! Here's what she ... more info

Stereogum — Tonight, The Colbert Report will air its final episode, ending a nine-year run that’s made comedy history. Over the years, the former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has been such a frequent guest that the show has made a running joke out of it. (Col... more info

Stereogum — Michael Stipe has kept busy since R.E.M. broke up three years ago, but he took some time to reflect on his former band’s three-decade-long career in a new interview on CBS This Morning. The interview is interspersed with a quick rundown of the band... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vinyl reissues are the highlight of this week's new music, including an R.E.M. 12-disc 7" singles box set and three Beatles compilations (1, 1962-1966, 1967-1970). New releases include Cracker's Berkeley To Bakersfield and The Smashing Pumpkins' Monu... more info

Mercury News, California — Ice-T, Hollies, Afghan Whigs, Joni Mitchell, Ry Cooder collections from Rhino should also prove popular this holiday season. more info

The Telegraph — Best box sets from 2014 , from REM, Donna Summer and Bob Dylan more info

Stereogum — R.E.M. are about to release 7IN – 83-88, a vinyl box set compiling their 7″ singles from their I.R.S. Records era. The set includes 11 singles including three discs previously available only in the U.K. Here’s the tracklist: “Radio Free Europ... more info

Stereogum — MTV will be releasing REMTV, a six-disc retrospective chronicling R.E.M.’s legacy on the channel, later this month. One of the discs is the documentary R.E.M. By MTV, and today the band shared a five-minute clip from the film that discusses the suc... more info

Stereogum — Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit have already covered Jack White and R.E.M. this year. Now they’re covering another tune from the modern American songbook — a song about America, in fact. The Söderberg sisters recorded Simon & Garfunkel’s “Ame... more info