R.E.M., Patti Smith, Willie Nelson And More Added To The Library Of Congress

Today the Library of Congress added 24 new recordings to it's Nation Recoding Registry including some personal favorites like Patti Smith's "Horses" , Willie Nelson's "Redheaded Stranger" and R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe".

R.E.M. Join Patti Smith On Stage At R.E.M. Tribute

I guess their fans.

Pylon Guitarist Randy Bewley, R.I.P.

Today Randy Bewley the guitarist the influential post punk band Pylon died of a heart attack he suffered while driving. Although never achieving the fame they deserved Pylon were a huge influence on fellow Athens band R.E.M. Last year DFA re released their debut album "Gyrate" and I can't recommend it enough.