Briefly...

From Billboard:

• Stories on R.E.M., and Paul Weller.
  

From NME:

• News on R.E.M. (a different topic than the Billboard story), Bono & Bob Geldof, John Lydon, Frank Black, Björk, the Sex Pistols, & New York Dolls.
  

From Pitchfork:

• An interview with Peter Hook, and an item on a 24 hour Tony Wilson tribute, just finishing up in Manchester.