Popdose — Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross are totally on the 1! This week finds Rob Ross reading the classic David Fricke “Faces” piece in Musician magazine from September, 1982 introducing us to R.E.M. on a national scale; Jon and Rob’s take on... more info

Popdose — The Blood Rush Hour simply knocked us all out with 2014’s And Then… The Unthinkable Happened, with its incredible mixture of ’70’s influenced power pop, rock, prog-pop and symphonic pop – melding all the best elements of Queen, Yes, E.L.O./... more info

Uncut — Starring U2, The Beastie Boys, REM, Guns N'Roses, The Sugarcubes, Tom Waits, The Fall and The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu Starring U2, The Beastie Boys, REM, Guns N'Roses, The Sugarcubes, Tom Waits, The Fall and The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu ... more info

Stereogum — Dave Grohl's mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, published a new collection of interviews with the mothers of musicians called From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars. The mothers of Dr. Dre, Michael Stipe, HAIM, Zac B... more info

Stereogum — Filthy Friends is the new Pacific Northwestern indie rock supergroup that features Sleater-Kinney co-leader Corin Tucker and former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck alongside fellow veterans like Young Fresh Fellows' Scott McCaughey and the Fastbacks' Kur... more info

Stereogum — Dave Grohl's mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, has a new book out this week called From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars, a collection of interviews with the mothers of musicians such as Dr. Dre, Michael Stipe, Pha... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — As we mentioned last month, New West Records is in the midst of a massive reissue campaign of the late Vic Chesnutt’s discography, beginning with his 1990 debut (the Michael Stipe produced Little), on through 2005’s Ghetto Bells — his final LP ... more info

JamBase — Watch several highlights from the upcoming all-star concert film 'Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More' featuring members of Wilco, Yo La Tengo, R.E.M. and many more. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Chicago Tribune shared odds for this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Stream Vic Chesnutt's cover of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts." Stream two new Big Walnuts Yonder (the band features Nels Cline, Mike, Watt, and Greg Saunier) songs. Rare Bird Rad... more info

Uncut — Stipe is collaborating with Jonathan Berger on the new photo book Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images Stipe is collaborating with Jonathan Berger on the new photo book The post Michael Stipe announces autobiographical photo book appeared first... more info