411 Mania — "It's anti-American, period." more info

Perez Hilton — They had no idea and they are pissed!!! Famed musicians, such as R.E.M. and Pearl Jam have filed a series of Freedom of Information requests, asking the government to declassify documents that would reveal which artist's catalogs were used in severa... more info

Perfect Porridge — Turning on the TV and what do I see? A pageantry of empty gestures all lined up for me – wow! I’d have thought by now we would be ready to proceed But a tearful hymn to tug the heart And a man-sized wreath – ow! NPR has the full stream and al... more info

Rock bands Pearl Jam and REM join a coalition of musicians supporting Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay. more info

MTV.com News — 'It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees.By Gil Kaufman R.E.M. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/ Getty Images A diverse group of musicians joined a coalition... more info

VH1 News — R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other artists have joined in the campaign to close Guantanamo Bay in response to their music being used at high volumes to intimidate detainees. more info

Scotsman.com — REM, Pearl Jam and Billy Bragg are among a coalition of musicians demanding that the US government release details of music they claim was used as torture at Guantanamo Bay. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New Statesman interviews author John Irving. How do you start a novel? With the last sentence. Every novel of mine began with a last sentence, and not even the punctuation in those 12 last sentences changed. The first couple... more info

CNN Showbiz — Rock bands, including REM and Pearl Jam, want to know whether their music was played at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. more info

BBC News - UK — Rock bands Pearl Jam and REM join a coalition of musicians supporting Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay. more info