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• New R.E.M. Video - "Man-Sized Wreath" by stereogum

  "New R.E.M. Video - "Man-Sized Wreath" In their video for Accelerate track "Man-Sized Wreath," R.E.M. ups the production value from their recent Vincent Moon clips to a computer animated world of heavy-hand political statement -- video game oil men, Tiananmen Square references, and billboard-sized shots of the lyrics telling us..."

• Blow Me Hot & Slow by American Athlete

  "South Africa's HOT R.S. (aka House Of The Rising Sun) could be credited for just about everyone's favorite slow-tempo disco song with 1977's "Slow Blow". This track which has been edited by both Phantom Slasher and Prins Thomas (under the name Major Swellings) originally appeared on HOT R.S.'s debut self-titled..."

• Set Your DVR for… by KEXP Blog

  "Cheryl Waters will be watching Wild Sweet Orange on Letterman this weekphoto by Doron Gild Ahh, the start of summer, re-runs are in the air. This will be a good week to catch up on stuff you have missed lately, there are some gems in here for the week though...."

• Au - Verbs by Let's pretend we're bunny rabbits

  "Ni har antagligen vid ett flertal tillfällen konfunderats över sladdars förmåga att trassla ihop sig med varandra. Även om de i stort sett enbart ägnat sig åt att befinna sig bakom eller under ditt skrivbord så har det skapats ett litet inferno som måste redas ut så fort det ska..."

• 06.13.08 R.E.M. at the Tweeter Center by surviving the golden age

  "After releasing what may prove to be their best album this decade, R.E.M. embarked on a short U.S. tour which hit Mansfield, MA on Friday. Despite the recent heatwave across the country by the time the doors opened the temperature was down to a comfortable 80 degrees with a nice..."