Music - May 21, 2008
R.E.M. picks up the pace with "Accelerate"
Amid a backdrop of searing guitars and razor-sharp, politically-charged lyrics, R.E.M. returns to its roots and captures the spirit of a band of brothers who toured the country by van, living on bologna sandwiches and crashing on fans' couches.
Tags: r.e.m., accelerate, murmur, reckoning, michael stipe, peter buck, mike mills

Music - Jan. 3, 2008
Bands I must see before I croak
Here’s a list of musicians I hope to see before it’s curtains.
Tags: Bjork, Joni Mitchell, Tool, Madonaa, R.E.M., Joanna Newsom, Talking Heads, David Byrne