Briefly...

From Billboard:

• Word of a new album from Morrissey and a greatest hits collection, as well as a tour in 2008.
• A chat with Fred Schneider about the upcoming B-52's album.
  
• Info on the new Joe Jackson album, Rain, due out in January.
• An account of the October 25 Sex Pistols show in Los Angeles.
  

From NME:

• Kind words from Bono for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
  
• Duran Duran fans will decide which songs they will be playing at the upcoming American Music Awards.
  
• Word of the murder of one-time Ramones manager Linda Stein.
  
• Police guitarist Andy Summers will be turning his autobiography, One Train Later, into a documentary film.
  

From Pitchfork:

• A story on the upcoming 14th studio album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
  
• Photos of what The B-52's did on Halloween, plus tour dates.