Guardian Music — How best to remember REM? A true fan checks out YouTubeOn Wednesday night, the band who made me love music broke up. R.E.M. were a band that transported me – and many other squishy souls – to a world where murky Americana, post-punk guitars and B... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Johnny Marr has reunited his former band The Healers for two gigs next month Oct11 following his departure from The Cribs The former The Smiths guitarist has confirmed reports the band he formed with former Kula Shaker star Alonza Beva... more info

NME — Former Smiths and Cribs guitarist will play two shows next month more info

Totally Fuzzy — Money & Celebrity is the third studio album by English trio The Subways, produced by Stephen Street, who's previously worked with the likes of The Smiths and Blur. "Money and Celebrity" is scheduled for release on 19 September 2011. Read more... more info

Altsounds — With Cojones the size of cartwheels and the horsepower to deliver, The Minutes were born in Dublin in the mid-Noughties out of a shared love of NYC punk rock, The Smiths and Thin Lizzy. The band's new single Black Keys shall be released on October 31... more info

Guardian Music — This Leeds band play the sort of indie you'd expect from a group named after a Beat Happening song. But don't call them twee…Hometown: Leeds.The lineup: Richard (lead vocals), Tom (bass), Laura (drums), Dan (lead guitar), Pete (rhythm guitar, backi... more info

BBC 6 Music — The Manchester home of The Smiths' first gig opens again with Public Enemy among others more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's first official solo record won't be released in America until November, but there's already a party for it in August. It's described as a "listening party," so that's what I expect it to be: six or seven people sitting in an otherwis... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, LondonThe Drums went from rock messiahs to pariahs with quite indecent haste. Having been hyped on to music magazine front pages before the release of their eponymous debut album last year, the New York band were then ... more info

Guardian Music — Pink Floyd lead an autumn of lavish box-set reissues, while Lykke Li and Tom Waits add a touch of the wild and warpedThe UnthanksChief among the Unthanks' multifarious talents – an array of skills that includes clog dancing – is their ability to... more info