New R.E.M. CD out tomorrow

Accelerate hits the stores tomorrow, and this reviewer really likes it.

Order from Amazon.com here.

I'll believe it when I see it

"We'd love to have Bruce in the Dome," Campbell says. "We've had some conversations. We're waiting to hear. They have a number of places they're looking at. We'd love to do it. They haven't been able to tell me anything."

Vodka - is there anything it can't do?

If you’re a fan of vodka, you know that its smoothness and versatility make it the perfect drink to pair with pretty much any mixer. There’s no end to the praises to be sung about this uniquely intoxicating alcohol, but did you know that there are plenty of other uses for vodka? It turns out that it’s actually a pretty handy substance to have around.

21 Amazing Alternate Uses for Vodka

A History Lesson from Billy Joel

Whether you're a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his song "We Didn't Start the Fire." Here it is, set to pictures---very very cool! Had to share this one. It's a cool flashback through the past half century. Turn up volume, sit back and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes!

Thanks to Doc Willoughby for sending this along.

A quiz! A quiz!

So you think you know your album covers? Take this quiz to see if you can tell which ones are correct and which ones have been altered.

Thanks to Ken for the link.

Happy 62nd, David Gilmour

R.I.P. Jeff Healey

Legendary blues and jazz guitarist Jeff Healey has died, his publicist said Sunday. The Canadian musician had battled cancer his entire life.

"It was something he fought with considerable bravery," his publicist, Richard Flohil, told Newsnet late Sunday.

Healey, 41, had lost his eyesight to a rare form of the disease, Retinoblastoma, at the age of one.

Obit