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This Week's Interesting Music Releases - July 12th, 2011

5199 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyI am most looking forward to the 25th anniversary edition of R.E.M.'s Life's Rich Pageant, which as been remastered and includes a 19-track bonus CD of demos. Another reissue worth noting this week is the 4-LP Dead Can Dance's... more info

“Radio Free Europe” Turns 30

5202 days ago
StereogumThirty years ago today (7/8/81), R.E.M.’s first single, “Radio Free Europe” b/w “Sitting Still,” was released by the small independent Atlanta-based label Hib-Tone. The label’s owner Jonny Hibbert mixed both tracks. The A-Side was subsequ... more info

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA.....

5206 days ago
The Vinyl VillainIt’s Independence Day over on the other side of the pond, and I thought I’d mark the occasion with a wee mention of my favourite American band of the moment….or indeed of the past 15 years or so.I can’t claim to have known much about The Nati... more info

REM: Lifes Rich Pageant – review

5210 days ago
Guardian MusicWhether or not their later stuff really is that bad, REM were once unbeatable, says Alexis PetridisA month or so ago, the comedian Stewart Lee gave a fascinating interview to the online magazine the Quietus about his favourite albums, during which ta... more info

Courtney Love - Love's Song Tribute To Michael Stipe

5239 days ago
ContactMusicCourtney Love has penned a song about R. E. M. star Michael Stipe. The Hole frontwoman and her late husband Kurt Cobain became friends with Stipe in the early 1990s, and after years of working on a track about the singer, Love has finally finished it... more info

John Reid, Christian Tattersfield and Max Lousada | The Music Power 100 | No 20

5245 days ago
Guardian MusicTrio of executives who work as a team to secure the finest pop talent and develop their brands globallyLabel executives: CEO Warner Music Europe, CEO Warner Music UK, ­chairman of Atlantic Records UKOur panel felt these three executives merited a si... more info

May 21 Countdown: Your R.E.M.-Free Doomsday Playlist—You're Welcome

5252 days ago
E! OnlineThe end of the world isn't here yet, and we're already over "It's the End of the World (As We Know It)." So, here's an alternative playlist for the... more info

Readers' reviews: Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Wild Beasts, 1970s Soviet TV

5259 days ago
Guardian MusicThe best of your comments on the latest film and musicWas there something in the water last week? Were readers just feeling in a recitative mood? Because a fair number of people seemed inspired to cite lyrics on the comments threads beneath our Beast... more info

Michael Stipe Tried to Save Kurt Cobain

5261 days ago
Yahoo! Music UKXFM - The R.E.M. frontman has revealed he tried to reach out to the troubled singer before his death... more info

R.E.M's Michael Stipe Says He Tried To Save Kurt Cobain's Life

5262 days ago
GigwiseHe wanted to turn singer's life around... more info

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