Totally Fuzzy — Lazy Rod said... New stuff: The FALL - Janice Long Session '87, DJ HYPE - Mixtape, INSTIGATORS - Demo '93 plus singles in various formats by R.E.M., KING PRAWN, DEFTONES, INSTIGATORS and PEARL... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Stereogum — When Fluxblog proprietor and Drive XV essayist Matthew Perpetua launched PopSongs 07-08, he gave it the tagline: "I'll write about every R.E.M. song, eventually." And eventually, he did (save Accelerate, which needs time and the 2008 election resul... more info

Said the Gramophone — [photo source] Alina Simone - "Half My Kingdom". A Brooklyn singer born in the Ukraine, singing a song by the Russian folk-punk Yanka Dyagileva - the title translated but the rest still Russian. But this is not as impenetrable as it sounds. Simon... more info

VH1 Blog — We thought Scandinavia was full of easy-going, lovey-dovey blondes, not guitar-stealing nogoodniks. Guess we were wrong. A couple nights ago in Helsinki, Peter Buck of R.E.M. had his trademark Rickenbacker 360 guitar lifted from the stage. Poof - no ... more info

The Music Slut — Peter Buck's Rickenbacker 360 is gone. The band's official spokesperson declares: *This instrument means a great deal to Peter and to R.E.M. It is our sincere hope that whoever is responsible for the loss, or whoever has information which can help re... more info

XFM.co.uk — REM are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a Rickenbacker guitar stolen at the band's show in Helsinki. more info

Rolling Stone — • AC/DC Announce “Black Ice” Tour Dates Top stories from the last three days: • On The Charts: Young Jeezy, NKOTB • New Guitar Hero Adds Wings, Rise Against • New Kanye West Album in December • Signature R.E.M Guitar Stolen in Helsinki ... more info

Guardian Music — The rock'n'roll cat burglars strike again. This time, Peter Buck's guitar has gone walkies. Send for Interpol! (the police that is, not the band) more info

E! Online — It's not the end of the world as we know it, but it could be the end of an era. R.E.M. announced today that someone made off with founding member Peter Buck's signature... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Denholm/Getty R.E.M. has been hit with the stolen equipment epidemic, as Peter Buck’s signature guitar was taken from the stage following a gig in Helsinki, Finland. The band is asking for information about the whereabouts and offering a rew... more info