R.E.M.

From Pavement to Pulp, from Oasis to R.E.M., from Frank Sidebottom to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, here are a dozen docs to stream right now.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Stephen Malkmus, Cornershop, Honey Harper, Luke Haines & Peter Buck, and P.E. (Pill + Eaters).

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe turns 60 today — happy birthday, Michael! — and he’s given us a present in the form of his second-ever solo single

This week in Indie Basement: C90 takes C86 into a new decade, a collaboration between The Auteurs’ Luke Haines & R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, and Peter Strickland’s delightfully weird film In Fabric.

The 25th anniversary edition of R.E.M.’s ’Monster’ is out this week with a brand new mix of the album by original producer Scott Litt, that features entirely different vocal takes and “instrumental parts that were either buried or excised from the original album mix.”

Listen to new songs by Pusha T, Nas, Mura Masa, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo/Ariana Grande, Bruce Springsteen, Rufus Wainwright, Walter Martin, El Perro Del Mar, and more.

Listen to new songs by Moneybagg Yo/Megan Thee Stallion, Black Mountain, Green Day, R.E.M., Swans, Palehound, Marika Hackman, Dehd, Essaie Pas, Refused, and more.

For the next 365 days, proceeds from downloads go to climate change initiative Extinction Rebellion.

”I took a long break from music, and I wanted to jump back in. I love ’Your Capricious Soul’ — it’s my first solo work.” – Michael Stipe.

Happy birthday, ’Monster’!