ContactMusic — Rockers R. E. M. are refusing to tour on the back of their new album Collapse Into Now because the bandmates are convinced a string of dates won't help them sell records. Guitarist Peter Buck insists touring is no longer important for the... more info

Topix — R.E.M. continues its return to form on "Collapse Into Now." Eric R. Danton SOUNDCHECK: Music News & Views , March 8, 2011 hc-cd-review-collapse-into-now-by-rem-20110308 For a while there, R.E.M. lost its way, as if the band bought into the hype the b... more info

ContactMusic — R. E. M. guitarist Peter Buck doesn't believe the band should have to tour to sell their new album. The musician revealed that the 'Losing My Religion' hitmakers have no plans to play a series of concerts to promote their latest album 'Co... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It was Comrade Colin's musings about New Order the other week that got me thinking about this track from the LP Technique:-mp3 : New Order - Run I was surprised to find that I had never on TVV talked about or mentioned the fascinating story behind th... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I won't explain why I break a band like R.E.M.'s career into decades.  If you must know...go look though the blog history.  Here's a history of R.E.M. according to me. In 1983, I remember first hearing Murmur being played by a neighbor's house whe... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Why be a band? In 2011, the answer isn’t often “to make the best music.” Synth-powered duos, bedroom soloists and artistically polyamorous collectives define innovative rock now; that’s how young artists step up to the challenges posed by hip... more info

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Popdose — It’s not often that a band releases two solid albums in the same week — twenty years apart. But such a gesture is just all in a day’s work for R.E.M. Tomorrow, the Athens, Georgia, rockers release the excellent Collapse Into Now, their fifteent... more info

Unreality Music — Michael Stipe says he’s “80” per cent gay. The REM frontman has enjoyed relationships with both men and women in the past but says it wasn’t until meeting his current boyfriend that he realised he preferred men. He said: “On a sliding scale... more info

The Music Fix — Do R.E.M. stand tall or collapse on their 15th album? more info