NME — The REM frontman watches the band in Paris more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — In the next few weeks there will be some ridiculous Greatest Hits collections going on sale. I have no problem with the Foo Fighters getting one, they've been doing their thing for a while now and have had some very solid singles over the year, and t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — R.E.M.'s live album, Live at the Olympia (2-CD), finally hits stores tomorrow, along with Devendra Banhart's major label debut What Will Be and The Swell Season's Strict Joy. From what has already been sent my way, I can strongly... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Brian McKnight [ tickets ], Pink Martini [ tickets ], more * * * R.E.M. [ tickets ] "Live at the Olympia" (Warner Bros.) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act follows last year's acclaimed studio set "Accelerate" with a live offering. "Liv... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Wall Street Journal reviews Chuck Klosterman's new essay collection, Eating the Dinosaur. Another media critic, Neil Postman, once argued—in the title of one of his books—that we are "amusing ourselves to death." But Mr. Klosterman'... more info

Stereogum — They've enlisted the NSA to uncover records detailing how loud music is used as an interrogation tactic. Previously unearthed documents suggest NIN, Drowning Pool (they're flattered), and RHCP were blasted along with the Meow Mix jingle. More here. more info

Pop Candy — Check out Whitney's pop-culture links for Friday, Oct. 23. more info

XFM.co.uk — Bassist Mike Mills will introduce an hour of tracks from the band's legendary Dublin performances from 2007. more info

411 Mania — "It's anti-American, period." more info

Perez Hilton — They had no idea and they are pissed!!! Famed musicians, such as R.E.M. and Pearl Jam have filed a series of Freedom of Information requests, asking the government to declassify documents that would reveal which artist's catalogs were used in severa... more info