As I perused the soundtracks section of a local music store last week, I stumbled upon the Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack, Volume 3. Having apparently missed Volumes 1 and 2, and, admittedly, having only caught the actual show on one or two occasions, I had little notion of Grey's musical backdrop.

R.E.M. -- which is singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills -- are counting down the time to the release of Accelerate, their 14th studio album, on a website,

Nicole Atkins is set to kick off her 2008 US Tour at New York's Bowery Ballroom on January 25th. Stay tuned for the all new video for Nicole's upcoming single, "Maybe Tonight", directed by Josh Forbes (The Shins, Cold War Kids). "Maybe Tonight" is the second single from her full-length LP, Neptune City.

The Shins rocker Marty Crandall has had the domestic abuse case against him dropped due to lack of evidence. The New Slang star was arrested along with his ex-girlfriend, former America's Next Top Model contestant Elyse Sewell, last weekend after an altercation at a Sacramento, California, hotel.

Iggy Pop, Duran Duran and Daft Punk are among the musicians who have designed T-shirts to raise money for political charity Rock The Vote. The stars have all come up with their own take on the world-famous Playboy magazine 'bunny' logo for the 2008 Playboy Rock The Rabbit T-shirt series.

The Shins rocker Marty Crandall has been charged with domestic assault following an alleged physical altercation with his model girlfriend on Friday. The star is currently being held on $25,000 bail by Sacramento County, California police.

Natalie Portman has compiled an album of 16 of her favorite songs to raise money for charity. The star has selected tracks by artists including Norah Jones, Devendra Banhart and The Shins for the disc, the proceeds from which will go to FINCA International, an organization that provides financial services to low-income entrepreneurs.

NEW YORK (AP) - Amy Winehouse, who has been in and out of the headlines in recent months, will perform at the 2007 mtvU Woodie Awards in New York next month.

"Yo Gabba Gabba!" stars host DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson) who brings to life four friendly monsters and a robot in a colorful land of music and laughter.

NEW YORK (AP) - Now that the MTV Video Music Awards are out of the way, it's time for the mtvU Woodies.