NME — Singer has soundtracked friend Tom Gilroy's film 'The Cold Lands' more info

Popdose — For so many, R.E.M. was one of the most important bands to come along since The Beatles; they helped redefine.. more info

Pop Candy — Whitney shares her favorite songs, videos and more of the last week. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Storm King Art Center in 2012 (more by Jessica Amaya) We already mentioned that one of The Baseball Project's shows (mems R.E.M., Dream Syndicate) this year is at the Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, NY which isn't too... more info

Pop Candy — Wednesday's headlines also include 'Mad Men,' Molly Ringwald and David Lynch. more info

Stereogum — R.E.M. were already set to release their 1991 and 2001 MTV Unplugged sets and a collection of 50 rarities from their I.R.S. Records era this week, but they went ahead and released a 131-track batch of B-sides, non-album tracks and live cuts from thei... more info

Mercury News, California — Originally released on vinyl for Record Store Day, acoustic set will be available on CD, digital download May 20. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Baseball Project -- the high-concept rock band formed by Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows) and Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) -- released their third album, titled 3rd, back in March. The record, which also features R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and... more info

NME — Peter Buck and Corin Tucker enter studio with Novoselic for super-Earth sessions more info

Stereogum — In R.E.M., Sleater-Kinney, and Nirvana respectively, Peter Buck, Corin Tucker, and Krist Novoselic were part of three of the best and most seismically influential bands in rock history, and now they’ve joined forces. They’re all part of super-Ear... more info