Brian Eno Still Smart, plus R.E.M. IRS Anthology, Rod Stewart Rocks Again, Asia to Tour, No Kinks for Yo La Tengo

• There is an interview with Brian Eno in the Independent. The upshot is that he will always be much smarter than everyone else.
• R.E.M. is going to release a double-album anthology of their IRS music and a DVD with live performances and videos. Sign me up!
• Rod Stewart knows that anything he does is going to sell zillions of copies, so he figured why not go back to rock and roll for a while?
• And now you find yourself in 2006: The original members of Asia are going out on tour.
• That's not Yo La Tengo doing "Waterloo Sunset," in case you were wondering.