Guardian Music — This ambitious history of protest songs suggests their best days are over. They can, of course, be recycled…Among the challengers hoping to keep the X Factor winner Matt Cardle from topping the charts last Christmas were a new recording of John Cag... more info

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VH1 Blog — We have more details on Hanson’s SXSW benefit for Japan. There’s no live concert element to the show that fans can attend — it’s a live-streaming telethon only. Hanson has taken over a studio in downtown Austin at the SXSW music fest, invitin... more info

Mercury News, California — Michael Stipe prefers to call them "films," not music videos. And no one who attended the R.E.M.-related screening at the film portion of South by Southwest on Wednesday night in Austin, Texas, would argue with that distinction. more info

Culture Bully — R.E.M. tops the charts in this week's countdown of the highest selling albums at Nashville record stores Grimey's & The Groove. more info

VH1 Blog — There are a whopping 2,000 or so acts performing at South By Southwest in Austin this year. A few are household names (Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, The Strokes), some are respected indie veterans (Low, Hieroglyphics) and others feel like they’re about... more info

ContactMusic — Michael Stipe didn't realise being a musician was such hard work when he founded R. E. M. The singer - who has just released the group's 15th studio album, 'Collapse Into Now', with bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills - admitted he only star... more info

USA Today Music — R.E.M. has been together for 30 years. In alt-rock years, that's infinity. Now the band is out with its 15th studio album, 'Collapse Into No ... more info

ContactMusic — R. E. M. don't worry about losing fans. The 'Losing My Religion' hitmakers want to test themselves creatively with each record they make, but know not all of their supporters will enjoy every one of their albums. Guitarist Peter Buck t... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — For their 15th studio album, Collapse Into Now, R.E.M. have commissioned a music video for each of the record's 12 tracks. Filmmaker Jem Cohen took on the song "Oh My Heart" with this simple and ethereal offering. Pretty images for a pretty song -- p... more info