The Music Fix — News: R.E.M. have confirmed the release of the much-anticipated Live At The Olympia, a live two-CD set recorded at the bands' heralded public working-rehearsals for the Accelerate album in Dublin, Ireland, 2007. Fan club members, friends, family an... more info

Live Daily — Norah Jones [ tickets ] is eying a November release for her fourth studio album, an as-yet-untitled set that finds the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter venturing into unfamiliar waters. "I knew I wanted to try some different things on this album,"... more info

Totally Fuzzy — asgard said...The Beatles Remastered and Reissued http://travellingunderground.blogspot.comThe Rock DoctorDeaf, Dumb, Blind said...Bobby Previte's Empty Suits - Slay the Suitors (1994)DJ Wally - Nothing Stays the Same (2003)http://musistenz.blogspot.... more info

The Vinyl Villain — ....it took me a long while to cotton on to the fact that R.E.M. weren't a bad band, in the shape of Document, their 5th studio LP released in 1987.One of the last things I bought on vinyl in the mid-late 80s before turning almost exclusively to CDs... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This wasn't something bought on second-hand vinyl or via ebay. Instead, it was bought, along with another album by the band Cats On Fire after I was lucky enough to catch them play a gig in Glasgow a couple of weeks back.I'm not the greatest at picki... more info

The Vinyl Villain — A very nice email from Mick Spence the other day asked if I could repost the Orchestral Version of Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) that I featured here at TVV back in May 2007.Glad to oblige:-mp3 : The The - Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) (Orches... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I decided that the money I won recently in the credit union sweepstake (see here for a reminder) would be better spent buying up some old vinyl and CD. So I've been busy on the internet and in a couple of second-hand shops in Glasgow. One of yesterd... more info

Guardian Music — In the third instalment of his trail diary, Joel Tenenbaum finds his musical tastes under the microscopeBy the third day of the trial, I was becoming less nervous about testifying on the stand. In fact, I was eager to set straight everything said abo... more info

ACountry — Sugarland performs a cover of REM’s “Nightswimming” leading into their latest hit, “Joey.” Filmed at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, the footage is included on Sugarland’s new Live On The Inside DVD/CD combo available exclusively a... more info

The Music Fix — Review: Gary K returns to REM's second album, released in a remastered 25 year anniversary edition more info