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.
​Noisettes Rickshaw Stop
July 28, 2009
Better than: Any show I've seen in a long time.
America hasn't yet fallen under the spell of London trio Noisettes, but it's gonna happen soon. They are well known in their homeland, and their latest single, "Never Forget You," leaps out of my speakers whenever I listen to the BBC. The song is heavily influenced by Motown and old-school soul, but unlike other Brits who have recently mined this vein of music (Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Adele), Noisettes got
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