Pop Candy — Each day we edge closer to the March 8 release of Collapse Into Now, the new record from R.E.M. (Whee!) The band's latest promotion: An opportunity ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Last September, R.E.M. wrapped up the final session for their new album, "Collapse Into Now," in Nashville. more info

The Vinyl Villain — GOM OR BOFSundays are a day for quiet reflection. An oasis of tranquillity before a week of turbulence. Not last week.Drew at Across The Kitchen Table had a teeth-grindingly awful post on MES on Sunday and if that weren't bad enough TVV compounds it ... more info

Perez Hilton — You had us at Inception. Things may not have worked out for the epic bomb Lone Star back in September, but the show's creator Kyle Killen has been given another chance with his "Inception-style" show REM. The show, which has been picked up by NBC, is... more info

NME - Festivals — Get practicing your best drunken falsetto - Coldplay are confirmed for the Saturday night at Glastonbury, if The Sun are to be believed. The red-top reckons it's a done deal, and given that Coldplay had been on everyone's 'most likely' list for ages,... more info

The 9513 Country Music — The title of Hayes Carll’s fourth and best album is a reference to the military acronym that stands for “Kiss My Ass Guys, You’re on Your Own,” and a pair of tracks weave personal narratives into political statements. The title cut, with rapi... more info

Topix — A bunch of new tunes buzzing through the Internet's tubes this morning. Fleet Foxes announced a May 3 release date for "Helplessness Blues," the follow-up to their 2008 self-titled debut. more info

411 Mania — A new single from alternative legends... more info

Stereogum — Collapse Into Now’s playful “Mine Smell Like Honey” has itself a Buster Keaton-nodding video directed by Dominic DeJoseph. Stipe’s basically wearing the same outfit he had on when he and the guys did “Oh My Heart” live in the studio. Col... more info

NME - The Video Blog — R.E.M. are back in a month (March 7th) with their fifteenth studio album 'Collapse Into Now', a Jacknife Lee-produced effort that was recorded in Berlin, Nashville and New Orleans. It's a collaborator-packed affair, with Eddie Vedder, Peaches, Patti ... more info