A.M. Music News: REM's In the Studio, Velvet Underground's Taking Questions + a Beach House MP3

-- NME: REM's in the studio with Accelerate producer Jacknife Lee. Above is a shaky-camera video Stipe made that includes a couple notes the band's kicking around.

-- Billboard: This is what happens when you get Rivers Cuomo and Jermaine Dupri in a room together.

-- Sub Pop: Beach House has a new MP3, "Norway," that you can download for free over on Sub Pop's Web site.

-- NY Times: If you've got a question for the Velvet Underground, you'll have a chance to ask at the NY Public Library next month.