Guardian Music — Recently I've been wondering if the mid 80s will ever get its moment in the retro sun. The post-punk boom has definitely peaked, if not faded away (and thank God for that, I've got a post-punk book to flog haven't I: Totally Wired, the perfect birthd... more info

Pitchfork — I've heard from reliable-source friends that the National somehow blazed both R.E.M. and Modest Mouse off the stage when all three bands toured together last year. It's not that tough to imagine. For years now, the National have basically been an a... more info

Pitchfork — I've heard from reliable-source friends that the National somehow blazed both R.E.M. and Modest Mouse off the stage when all three bands toured together last year. It's not that tough to imagine. For years now, the National have basically... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said...Vibes - Vibes (1998)Vibes - With Drawn (1999)Vibes - Liebe Tunina (2000)Mathew Shipp - Equilibrium (2003)DJ Spooky & Dave Lombardo - Drums of Death (2005)Thanks Fuzzy!http://musistenz.blogspot.comIImp3 said...Hi again good fo... more info

Discobelle.net — Steve Kream AKA Mr Krudmart just finished his LCD Soundsystem beefed up remix of the classic R.E.M. hit track “Nightswimming” which sees the original ballad transformed into a simple, tasteful and more clubfriendly version that we’d gladly drop... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Launching out with all the strummy, harmonized vigor you could want, Light Poles And Pines (released January 20 on Seany Records) taps into the shimmering, vaguely off-kilter rock of R.E.M. and early 10,000 Maniacs mixed with older... more info

Totally Fuzzy — gregor said...marah live in italy, 5.1.06neko case on kexpgolden smog @ cat’s cradle, 4.18.96inxs live in sydney, australia, 3.28.92will johnson live @ dans bar, denton, txjeff buckley @ mercury lounge in ny on 12.31.95spoon live in sydney, 1.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bluesmen said...Cicala Mvta: Ching Dong - Return Of Japanese Streethttp://bluesmen-worldmusic.blogspot.comMiles said...Three offerings from the eccentric Biff Rose:The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's SideChildren Of Lightand Roast Beefplus bonus tracks from:Unc... more info

Paste Magazine — Even with so many classic albums, R.E.M. was never better than on its debut Athens in 1983 was not the middle of nowhere. The B-52's had introduced the music world to Georgia's fifth largest city four years earlier, just before Bulldogs running... more info

Paste Magazine — Update: New tour dates added below in bold. -- Modest Mouse has announced a rather, um, modest (sorry!) string of tour dates for late February and early March before helping headline the Langerado Festival in Miami on March 8. The indie-rock-tri... more info