LargeHeartedBoy — Neil McCormick profiles The National. I think the National are one of those groups (like REM and Radiohead in their moment) who have stumbled into a zone where the magical confluence between genuinely poetic language and the songcraft of melody,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Roger Miller - King of the Road - EP (1965) Sky - Mozart (1988) Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (1986)FLAC Csík zenekar - Be sok eső, be sok sár (2004) R.E.M. - Out of Time (1991)FLAC k. d. lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel (2004) ... more info

Altsounds — New West Records announces R.E.M.Live From Austin, TX, the latest DVD release from the acclaimed PBS Austin City Limits (ACL) television series. Taken from R.E.M.'s ACL concert, which has been edited into an hour TV show, the DVD contains an exte... more info

The Music Fix — The 2008 TV appeaance get an extended release more info

Addict Music — R.E.M have announced they are to release a new live DVD .Live From Austin, TX, on November 22nd through New West Records. more info

The Vinyl Villain — ODD OBSSESSIONMy sister has this theory that all men are autistic. Not properly autistic you understand but a bit autistic in a way that manifests itself in obsessions about sports statistics, alphabetised book collections and whether the best way fr... more info

Altsounds — Best-selling rock band *R.E.M. *have revealed that the title of their 15th studio album will be *Collapse Into Now*. The album will be released in Spring 2011 by Warner Bros. Records. BBC Radio 6 broke the news on its Twitter feed after R.E.M.'s ma... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offBlack Randy and the Metro Squad Trouble at the Cup Among the delights of the forthcoming California punk compilation Black Hole is Black Randy, responsible for perhaps the b... more info

KEXP Seattle — After a couple different recent posts about the various producers tied to R.E.M.’s early recordings, it seems like it’s about time we stopped beating around the bush, grabbed the bull by its horns, and some other appropriate cliche, too. What I�... more info

Songs:Illinois — There was a time when songs like The Davenports “Christopher Starts” ruled the college radio airwaves. Bands like The Posies, REM, and The Bears were the norm and not the exception. That time has passed and now power pop is another maligned and... more info