Rolling Stone Tuesday September 18, 2007

TODAY'S TOP ROCK HEADLINES

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS VIDEO WRAP-UP: THE KILLERS, ARCADE FIRE, BJORK AND MORE Click HERE to see concert footage and video interviews from this year's Austin City Limits Festival, including the Killers, Arcade Fire, Bjork, Queens of the Stone Age and more. For photos of all three days click HERE, and click HERE for a full report.

R.E.M.'s MICHAEL STIPE SAYS THE BAND HAD A TOUGH TEN YEARS Six months after the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has admitted the band had a tough ten-year patch, during which they struggled to communicate with each other. Click HERE for more of what Stipe had to say, including how the band moved past their troubled times.

KANYE WEST WIDENS LEAD OVER 50 CENT As the final tally draws closer, Kanye West looks to be increasing his first week sales lead over 50 Cent. Click HERE for the latest chart updates, including 50's reaction, and click HERE to read excerpts from the 50 Cent and Kanye West Rolling Stone cover stories.

NEW MUSIC TUESDAYS: JAMES BLUNT, EDDIE VEDDER In the latest episode of New Music Tuesdays, Christian Hoard reviews Eddie Vedder's soundtrack to Into the Wild and James Blunt's sophomore release All the Lost Souls. Click HERE for his video review and click HERE for exclusive video of Blunt talking about the creation of Souls.

LIVE REVIEW: GENESIS' REUNION TOUR This year's Genesis reunion seems to have garnered less attention when compared to the much-hyped reunions from the Police, Van Halen and Led Zeppelin. But if Sunday night's Connecticut show was any indication, the band is packing arenas and putting on stellar shows. Click HERE for a full recap.

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TODAY'S PICKS

DAILY TRACK: Black Francis - "Threshold Apprehension" "Threshold Apprehension" is the best rock blowout Black Francis has come up with since "U-Mass," yelping debased poetry ("I love a blue girl and I like my grog/It's a black-and-white world 'cause I'm a Scorpio dog") over a staccato punk riff. Click HERE for more.

DAILY VIDEO: Fall Music Preview 2007 - James Blunt in the Studio

DAILY REVIEW: Elvis Costello - My Aim is True "My Aim Is True" is essential : The guy is twenty-three, married with a kid, basically a geek folk singer whose day job is computer programming for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, inspired by punk rock, looking for his way in. He got it: "Pay It Back," "I'm Not Angry," "Mystery Dance," the underrated "Waiting for the End of the World." These are the songs that got him off his computer desk and made the whole world want to argue back at him. Click HERE for more on the album.

ARTIST OF THE DAY: JAMES BLUNT The complete ROLLINGSTONE.COM archive includes videos, photos, interviews, reviews, and more.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Frankie Avalon, 68 Xzibit, 33 TODAY'S ROCK ON TV (ALL TIMES EST) NBC 11:35pm - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: PAOLO NUTINI 12:35am - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: JAMES BLUNT 1:35am - Last Call with Carson Daly: HELLOGOODBYE CBS 11:35pm - The Late Show with David Letterman: STEAVE EARLE 12:35am - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: MANDY MOORE