The final version of R.E.M.'s 2001 LP Reveal featured twelve tracks, however the original master (known as Reveal 1.0) contained two songs that didn't make that final cut: "Free Form Jazz Jam," and the excellently lush ballad "Fascinating" which was an unfortunate omission that gets some retrospective justice courtesy of Fischerspooner. Warren a...

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you can't attend, there are some birthday souvenirs you can enjoy without leaving home. Namely 20 Years of Merge Reco...

The Rock Hall shifted gears this year for its induction ceremony, trading the swanky/stuffy hotel cocktail soiree of years past for a return to Cleveland, home to the hall since 1995. It was the second time the city hosted the event, and rather than an audience exclusively comprising ungracefully aging industry suits, this weekend's festivities ...

Fischerspooner have completed their new album 'Between Worlds'.

Come on in to check out Hammer scribe Dave Ling's report of last night's Stone Gods show at London's 100 Club.Bringing an end to a successful UK tour, the band’s last before starting work on a successor to their ‘Silver Spoons And Broken Hearts’ debut, last night Stone Gods stunned ...