Here Comes The Flood — Highlights of the Bridge School Benefit Concerts will be released on October 24th on Reprise celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event that was founded by Neil Young. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased. The Brian Wilson led all-star r... more info

411 Mania — A look at one of the most influential American bands from the past 30 years more info

Guardian Music — Now you can hear REM's earliest tapesOn 15 April 1981, a year after they formed, REM visited Drive-In studio in North Carolina to record demo tracks. After a day's work, the result was the Cassette Set, a tape featuring three songs: Sitting Still, Wh... more info

Pop Candy — Greetings, guys! It's a lovely day for blogging, which is why I'll be doing it at The Bean in a few hours. more info

411 Mania — Six tracks from 1981… more info

Guardian Music — Fans increasingly opting to buy albums as downloads, but overall music sales drop more than 11% in third quarterBritish music fans are increasingly opting to buy their albums as digital downloads, but overall sales declined in the third quarter.The m... more info

Starpulse — After R.E.M. ignited the blogosphere on September 21st with the news that they had decided to "call it a day as a band" via a statement on their website, the beloved band have announced that the... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - THE HUMANS, brainchild of actress/singer Toyah Willcox (wife of Robert Fripp) are an innovative, three-piece, contemporary rock band comprising Toyah Willcox, Bill Rieflin (ex R.E.M.) and Chris Wong. The group brings together three lifet... more info

ContactMusic — Radiohead paid tribute to R E M in New York last night 28 09 11 The Reckoner groups frontman Thom Yorke played the first verse of The One I Love by the US indie group - who announced their split last week - partway through their first set i... more info

NME — Oxford band covered 'The One I Love' at Roseland Ballroom more info