411 Mania — Get ready for Tired Pony... more info

Undercover, Australia — Members of Snow Patrol, R.E.M., Belle & Sebastian, and more band together to record a country concept album. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has teamed up with Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody to record a country music album. more info

Pitchfork — BBC 6Music points out that Gary Lightbody, the golden-voiced frontman for Scottish MOR mainstays Snow Patrol, has formed a new group whose membership includes R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, Belle and Sebastian drummer Richard Colburn, and Young Fresh F... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jem Cohen See You Around The late singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt released exactly one major label album during the course of his career: the 1996 Capitol/EMI effort About to Choke. On June 15, Plain Recordings will reissue the album on CD ... more info

NME — Tired Pony project features guest spots from She & Him and Editors more info

BBC 6 Music — Tired Pony will play live dates after releasing a debut album in the summer more info

BBC News - UK — Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody teams up with REM guitarist Peter Buck and a host of A-list friends for a country concept album. more info

Gigwise — Under band name Tired Pony... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about misheard lyrics. This week, we're heading down the local. Get your orders in ...Depending on your inclination, last week's shift of topic showed either remarkably quick thinking on my part or disgraceful policy-making on the h... more info