Pop Candy — Last night I watched a bunch of R.E.M. videos with Michael Stipe. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Imagine Green On Red hitting it off together with Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's still early days for these guys, it's only their debut album, and it's still a bit too rough around the wrong edges, but there's definitely potential here... if you... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In their twenty-plus year career, Athens, GA’s Five Eight has amassed quite an impressive share of critical adoration and a loyal (and vocal) fan base. Despite a short stint opening for REM and a proclamation by none other than USA Today that they ... more info

Stereogum — R.E.M. commissioned a different director to make a video for each Collapse Into Now track. So far we’ve seen treatments for “Überlin,” “Mine Smell Like Honey,” “Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter,” and “Walk It Back.” Here’s ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Sadly, today is the day of the funeral for JC's friend. There will be a reader post this afternoon. But for this morning, an update from JC: So if the truth be told I havent had much time to take it all in and probably wont until after the service o... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I know some of you will find this extremely irritating, particularly if you've not long woken up and paid an early visit to my place, but I'm a bit of a sucker for this:-mp3 : The B52's - Rock Lobster (single edit)Originally released in late 1978, I ... more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)Folk voices come in many hues, from righteous straight-talkers to ethereal sopranos. Now on her third album, Oregon-based Alela Diane musters just the right balance of grit and gossamer. She may have both her husband and her father in he... more info

Guardian Music — Once a vehicle for like-minded stars, these days supergroups allow unlikely friends to indulge their experimental sideI have a tone on my phone that announces the arrival of a new indie supergroup, and it's bleeping a lot at the moment. Appearing to ... more info

Topix — Songs by Lady Gaga , R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna are being used to help those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan . more info

Guardian Music — A thoughtful study of protest songs impresses Dave HaslamThe way Dorian Lynskey tells it, you might wonder why the writers and performers of protest songs bother. Especially if they're in a hip-hop crew who just want to party but the record label bos... more info