It's something everyone seemed to already know -- i.e., note the, ok, maybe less-than-tender comments from this thread last week -- but post-SXSW, and on the eve of Accelerate's 4/1 release date,…   Read Story »

Between all the video we're posting and every other site's A/V archives, this year's trip to Austin's easily and obviously the most archived South By yet. As mentioned, we'll have the rest of our…   Read Story »

While we were in NYC resting our legs for the upcoming Texan good times, thousands of music lovers went south for Langerado on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation. Looks like it was a hot, sweaty fun…   Read Story »

According to Silicon Alley Insider, the Athenians are premiering Accelerate on iLike beginning 3/24. The album doesn't hit the racks until 4/1, so this is a pretty big coup for iLike. Remember,…   Read Story »

The idea of a Pavement reunion's in the air, but Stephen Malkmus & his Jicks are everywhere else, including a Take-Away in San Francisco and a secret show in Portland. The Take-Away includes a trio…   Read Story »

Sure, yes, and fine, having R.E.M., the Cure, the Flaming Lips' U.F.O. show, M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the National, the Breeders, Built To Spill, et al puts this year's installment of the earthy Pacific…   Read Story »

All set to Accelerate, R.E.M.'s been raising their profile downtown of late with that infamous trip to an LES sex shop and subsequent video. Mr. Stipe's latest public outing is decidedly less kinky…   Read Story »

The Vincent Moon-directed video for Accelerate's first single fits with the filmic, low-tech look of the Vincent Moon-directed promo materials that've come before it. We see the R.E.M. boys standing…   Read Story »

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Although we usually give our knee jerk reactions to anticipated releases every Friday, there was no waiting 'til the end of the week to share first impressions of this one -- particularly when we…   Read Story »