What's Peter Buck reading?

According to Sunday's Atlanta Journal Constitution, REM's guitarist was going through Philip Roth's Zuckerman series of novels, and is now reading Remake/Remodel: Becoming Roxy Music, a study of the English art school scene of the 1960s and how it affected the art-rock movement of the 1970s.

REM wrapped up their US tour last Saturday in Atlanta (look for a belated review of that show in a couple of days) and now head to Europe for three months. Based on some recent interviews, they may be back in the States in October and November (they're definitely playing the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans October 24-26, alongside Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails) and touring South America in early 2009.

Here's REM's new single, "Hollow Man."

What's Ed Roland reading?

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (April 20 issue), the same stuff as my dad: Carl Hiassen, John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Jimmy Carter's Living Faith.

Collective Soul are touring casinos and outdoor festivals this summer; their recent single "Hollywood" can be heard on commercials for the CBS show "Shark."

Collective Soul tour dates:
May 10 - KFOG KaBoom!, San Francisco, CA
May 17 - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio CA
May 18 - Boulder Theatre, Boulder CO
May 23 - Mohegan Sun, Uncasville CT (Ed Roland solo)
June 4 - Ameristar Casino, St. Charles MO
June 6 - Hard Rock Biloxi, Biloxi MS
June 7 - Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg MS
June 28 - Taos Solar Music Festival, Taos NM
July 4 - Red Rocks, Morrison CO
July 11 - Konocti Field Amphitheatre, Kelseyville CA
July 25 - Washington County Fair, West Bend WI
August 2 - Musikfest, Bethlehem PA
August 3 - Toms River Fest, Toms River NJ

The three July dates are listed as Blues Traveler, Live, and Collective Soul... is there a possible package tour announcement coming soon?