Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Jon King (Gang Of Four). Return the gift. Read Buffalo Tom on seeing Gang Of Four with R.E.M. as the opener at a life-changing show: The post Happy Birthday Jon King (Gang Of Four) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, R.E.M. released Reveal. We’ve been high, too. Watch our MAGNET television episodes with Reveal contributors Scott McCaughey and Ken Stringfellow:   The post R.E.M. Released “Reveal” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magn... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Ians Dury and McLagan. English gentlemen. Read Sloan on Dury and Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Baseball Project, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows, Filthy Friends, No Ones) on McLagan: The post Happy Birthday Ians Dury And McLagan appeared first... more info

Magnet Magazine — 60 years ago today, Small Faces released their self-titled debut album. Think about the bad times that break you. Read Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M., Filthy Friends) in MAGNET on Ian McLagan: The post Small F... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Michael Stipe showed up on Stephen Colbert‘s Late Show with a sick beard. He sat down for a fun little interview and then performed a new unreleased song “The Rest Of Ever” for the first time live. Stipe performed with the Late Sho... more info

Magnet Magazine — 60 years ago today, the Troggs released “Wild Thing.” A rock classic whose b-side, “With A Girl Like You,” is even better. R.E.M. takes on the Troggs in MAGNET: The post The Troggs Released “Wild Thing” 60 Years Ago Today appeared first o... more info

Obscure Sound — Norwich, UK-based The Danphes channel a jangly, power-pop c86-era charm on their stellar debut single, “Heartbreak High.” Featuring Robin Folliard, Dan Ottolangui, Stephen Frost, and Alfie Adams, the group captures youthful optimism through jangl... more info

Antimusic Rock — 'I Played The Fool (Main Title Theme)', the official main title theme from the brand-new HBO Original series Rooster more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe got up onstage with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. covers project in Brooklyn, and he sang “These Days” and “The Great Beyond” for the first time in 18 years. Today, we get ... more info

Stereogum — Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. covers show returned to New York City's Brooklyn Steel tonight and Michael Stipe joined them on two songs he hadn’t performed in 18 years: “These Days” (from 1986's Lifes Rich Pageant) and “The Gre... more info