To help stoke the publicity fires before its May tour (which hits S.F. May 22 at the Fillmore), New York's arty glam-electro heads Fischerspooner announced they'd been given an unreleased R.E.M. song to cover. The tune, "Fascinating," was apparently written by Michael Stipe but never put on an R.E.M. album, so Stipe suggested Fischerspooner take a turn with the song. The track is available as an iTunes bonus to FS's new album Entertainment, but you can also give it a listen via Stereogum.
As of yesterday, eMusic rates went up (the basic package is now $11.99, while the Premium package is now $20.75 monthly), while the number of songs subscribers can download has decreased (from 40 to 30 for Basic; from 75 to 50 for Premium). that basically amounts to less music for more money. The reason for the change? Many are pointing fingers at eMusic's deal with Sony , a classic good news/bad news scenario. On one hand, the addition of catalog tracks from the Sony vaults allows music fans
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