No Rock And Roll Fun

STIPEY STOLE MY STICKSMAN: After nearly eight years without a proper drummer since Bill Berry went off to build a giant replica of a garden in his back garden, REM has appointed a full-time replacement. It's Bill Reifin, who was drummer with both Ministry and Revolting Cocks - not quite as surprising a step as it would have been if he'd not played on Around The Sun, perhaps, but still quite a leap from the Cocks drumstool to the riser at the back of the international stadium stage.