Briefly...

• Despite having left R.E.M., drummer and founding member Bill Berry has made Stylus Magazine's list of the 50 Greatest Rock Drummers (#20 to be precise).
  

• Atlanta website Creative Loafing recently featured an interview with Cindy Wilson of the B-52's. Time Out London ran an interview with Fred Schneider. The band plans to release it's new album early next year, and will perform in Altantic City on August 18.
  

• Previews of four tracks from Alison Moyet's new album, The Turn, are now available on her MySpace page. The album is scheduled for release on October 15.
  

• Chrissie Hynde talked about The Pretenders' current tour in this interview with Denver's Rocky Mountain News. Hynde also revealed that The Pretenders will start working on a new album in September.
  

• You can preview a new tune from Duran Duran, Night Runner, on Entertainment Weekly's website.