Stereogum — R.E.M.’s career-spanning greatest-hits collection Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982- 2011 arrives in about a week, and it includes three new songs that the band recorded just before they decided to break up. We’ve already heard... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming R.E.M.'s 2-disc, 40-song overview of their career, Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage (out November 15th). Tom Perrotta discusses his new novel The Leftovers with the National Post. "Some writers are not afraid to be... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The band says goodbye with a career-spanning retrospective, which features three new songs. R.E.M.'s final release, Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 (out Nov. 15), is a career-spanning greatest-hits compilation. Read m... more info

Starpulse — Kirsten Dunst has been a successful actor for over two decades, and she’s only 29. Now that she is a grown-up living on her own, she finally feels like she’s made it. Not because of he successful m... more info

411 Mania — They're done... more info

Pop Candy — Happy Friday, everybody! I hope you're ready for the weekend -- don't forget Daylight Savings Time ends and we "fall back" on Sunday. more info

NME — Michael Stipe confirms that the band 'is over' more info

Guardian Music — Gobby X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd's debut suggests her label don't have a clue what to do with her, writes Alexis PetridisIt's hard to know how to react to the advance publicity for Cher Lloyd's Sticks + Stones emanating from her management company... more info

ContactMusic — Michael Stipe has made it clear to fans that R E M have no plans to ever return to the stage insisting ending the band was liberating The Everybody Hurts hitmakers stunned fans in September 11 by announcing they were splitting up after 31 years toge.... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to watch two music videos for *R.E.M. (http://remhq.com)*'s "We All Go Back To Where We Belong" starring Kirsten Dunst and John Giorno. more info