Stereogum — R.E.M.’s fifteenth studio album, the twelve-song Jacknife Lee-produced Collapse Into Now, is due in early 2011. SPIN spoke with Mike Mills, who says it’ll have a more “expansive” sound than 2008’s Accelerate. Part of that expansion comes vi... more info

DrownedInSound — Guest stars a-plenty. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Pop Candy — - Milo Ventimiglia is looking to star in a series based on a comic book he co-created. more info

ContactMusic — R.E.M's latest album features Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and Peaches. The band's fifteenth album, 'Collapse Into Now', features three guest singers alongside... more info

Gigwise — Mike Mills reveals... more info

NME — 'Collapse Into Now' will be released in early 2011 more info

DrownedInSound — The other day The Decemberists confirmed that they were to release a new record. It's called The King Is Dead and will come out on January 17 through Rough Trade. Exciting times. There will be a single - 'Down By The Water' which features R.E.M's Pet... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Neil McCormick profiles The National. I think the National are one of those groups (like REM and Radiohead in their moment) who have stumbled into a zone where the magical confluence between genuinely poetic language and the songcraft of melody,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Roger Miller - King of the Road - EP (1965) Sky - Mozart (1988) Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (1986)FLAC Csík zenekar - Be sok eső, be sok sár (2004) R.E.M. - Out of Time (1991)FLAC k. d. lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel (2004) ... more info

Altsounds — New West Records announces R.E.M.Live From Austin, TX, the latest DVD release from the acclaimed PBS Austin City Limits (ACL) television series. Taken from R.E.M.'s ACL concert, which has been edited into an hour TV show, the DVD contains an exte... more info