KEXP Seattle — During our broadcast from the Ace Hotel NYC during CMJ last month, Colin Meloy, whose band, The Decemberists, have just announced their sixth album, The King Is Dead, performed three new songs exclusively for KEXP listeners. While the new album, to b... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. The Decemberists – ‘Down By the Water’ The Decemberists have returned with a new single (which will appear on their forthcoming album, ‘The King Is Dead’), featuring REM’s Peter Buck and singer-songwriter Gillian Welch. It’s not offi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — R.E.M.'s Mike Mills talks to Rolling Stone about the band's new album, Collapse Into Now. The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal review the new book, Saul Bellow: Letters. The Guardian explores the history of legendary Chess Records. Library of.... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Stipe and Smith @ Carnegie Hall 2009-03-11 - photo: Richard Termine Spin reports that the new R.E.M. album Collapse Into Nowfeatures notable guest. Patti Smith sings on Blue and Eddie Vedder lends a hand for It Happened Today. Also on board are Pe... more info

Perez Hilton — Brilliant! The always awesome REM is prepping the release of their 15th studio album, Collapse Into Now, and bandmember Mike Mills revealed that our beloved PEACHES will be contributing to at least one of the tracks, as well as Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedd... more info

Stereogum — R.E.M.’s fifteenth studio album, the twelve-song Jacknife Lee-produced Collapse Into Now, is due in early 2011. SPIN spoke with Mike Mills, who says it’ll have a more “expansive” sound than 2008’s Accelerate. Part of that expansion comes vi... more info

DrownedInSound — Guest stars a-plenty. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Pop Candy — - Milo Ventimiglia is looking to star in a series based on a comic book he co-created. more info

ContactMusic — R.E.M's latest album features Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and Peaches. The band's fifteenth album, 'Collapse Into Now', features three guest singers alongside... more info

Gigwise — Mike Mills reveals... more info