Spinner.com — Filed under: News, The InterfaceSpinner.com: Learning from Radiohead and R.E.M. is like apprenticing with Picasso. Just ask indie beloved Deerhoof, who recently toured with Thom Yorke and Co., who passed down some lessons from R.E.M. "I, at one poin... more info

Pitchfork — In a Pitchfork interivew that ran last March, I asked Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood if he was frustrated by his old label, EMI/Capitol, going ahead and releasing last year's The Best Of even though the band wasn't crazy about the idea. The conver... more info

Pitchfork — In a Pitchfork interivew that ran last March, I asked Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood if he was frustrated by his old label, EMI/Capitol, going ahead and releasing last year's The Best Of even though the band wasn't crazy about the idea. ... more info

Paste Magazine — This March, your humble servants here at Paste, along with Champagne Henriot , Q104.3 and WFUV 90.7 are presenting an evening of R.E.M.'s music. Twenty artists will be covering songs from the catalog of Athens' finest. more info

Pitchfork — -- Stars, They're Just Like Us-- Economic Meltdown Edition: Arrest-prone rapper DMX is just another homeowner facing foreclosure after his Arizona abode fell into disrepair following a SWAT team raid last May. At least he still has a car (probably?).... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Rock AlmanacSpinner.com: On This Date in 1960: R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is born John Michael Stipe in Decatur, Ga. The Almanac Advises for January 4: "One of the keys to becoming a successful spokesman is being articulate. Communi... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Potent QuotablesSpinner.com: "Hard as we may try to make something supercool, it's just not going to happen." --Michael Stipe The frontman says that while his band has a "geeky" style, it "may be one of our strengths." We'd agree: Geek ... more info

JamBase — 19th ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT IN NYC Patti Smith Tibet House US will hold its 19th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, February 3rd. Philip Glass, the concert's Artistic Director, once again brings together an original line-up of co... more info

Newsday — Will 2008 go down as the year the major-label system finally broke down for good? more info

Rolling Stone — We’ve told you all about Rolling Stone’s top-ranked albums and singles, but what’s good that just came out? Christian Hoard breaks down new (and resissued) work from Los Campesinos!, Pavement, Buck 65 and R.E.M. — and recommends the one holid... more info