Troubled Souls Unite — 19 years ago today, a young band, calling themselves Mookie Blaylock played a one-off show at a small club in Seattle. The band, having risen from the ashes of the demise of their previous attempts at stardom, would soon change their name to Pearl Ja... more info

Rock bands Pearl Jam and REM join a coalition of musicians supporting Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay. more info

MTV.com News — 'It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees.By Gil Kaufman R.E.M. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/ Getty Images A diverse group of musicians joined a coalition... more info

VH1 News — R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other artists have joined in the campaign to close Guantanamo Bay in response to their music being used at high volumes to intimidate detainees. more info

Scotsman.com — REM, Pearl Jam and Billy Bragg are among a coalition of musicians demanding that the US government release details of music they claim was used as torture at Guantanamo Bay. more info

CNN Showbiz — Rock bands, including REM and Pearl Jam, want to know whether their music was played at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. more info

BBC News - UK — Rock bands Pearl Jam and REM join a coalition of musicians supporting Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay. more info

Trent Reznor, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and The Roots are among the musicians joining the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo. more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Faith No More, Yeah Yeah Yeahs • Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” Premieres • Adam Lambert Hits the Studio With Gaga • Lemmy Kilmister: Vampire of the Sunset Strip • Paramore Chats With Fans Live at RS • All-American Reje... more info

Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam and Verizon have teamed up to launch a new mobile app that will allow Blackberry Tour users to download three live tracks from each of the remaining shows on the band’s current Backspacer tour, which concludes November 29th in Christchurc... more info