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05. 23. 13 UNCUT REVIEWS GREEN DELUXE EDITION The Georgians' major-label debut - even more thrilling and subversive a quarter of a century on... Pointedly released on Election ... |
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05. 21. 13 DIGITAL GREEN INCLUDES GREENSBORO EP TRACKS While we're sorry that many fans were unable to get the Greensboro EP due to the limited edition nature of the vintage 1989 patch, please note ... |
05. 20. 13 FIND OF THE WEEK: SCOTT LITT GREENSBORO SHOW DELIVERY NOTE (DEC. 14, 1989) SCOTT LITT GREENSBORO SHOW DELIVERY NOTE (DEC. 14, 1989) ... |
05. 17. 13 REFLECTIONS ON GREEN ALL THESE YEARS LATER This week has seen a good campaign for the special 25th year anniversary edition of one of the band's pivotal records-- sometimes underrated ... |
05. 16. 13 UPDATE FROM PETER BUCK ON HIS NEW "MONKEY CONCEPT" SINGLE Hey this is Peter, I just wanted to keep you all up on what is going on with my fantabulous career ... |
05. 15. 13 MIKE MILLS DISCUSSES REISSUES, ODDS AND ENDS, AND "ZERO PLANS FOR A REUNION" WITH ROLLING STONE From Rollingstone.com... When R.E.M. announced their breakup in 2011, many fans assumed it was only a matter of time before they reunited ... |
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05. 14. 13 R.E.M. GREEN 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION RELEASED On Election Day in the US in 1988, R.E.M. released their most politically ambitious record to date - GREEN ... |
05. 10. 13 FREE ORIGINAL 1989 GREEN WORLD TOUR PROGRAM - STRAIGHT FROM THE VAULTS - AS A GIFT WITH PURCHASE OF GREEN'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION AT PARTICIPATING U.S. INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES ON MAY 14TH Participating stores (see list below) are offering an original copy of the GREEN 1989 World Tour Program from the HQ vaults as a gift with purchase ... |
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05. 07. 13 MIKE'S GREEN INTERVIEW WITH BBC NOW STREAMING Check out Mike's interview with Liz Kershaw about the recording of GREEN at bbc.com ... |
05. 07. 13 R.E.M. JOINS OVER 100 ARTISTS IN SIGNING IMMIGRATION REFORM STATEMENT Today, over 100 artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, comedians, directors, producers, and performers have called on President Obama and Congress ... |
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05. 06. 13 "SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER" RADIO SPECIAL AT PITCHFORK Check out Pitchfork.com's feature on the Green-era radio special called "Should We Talk About the Weather" |
05. 05. 13 "STAND" IS THIS WEEK'S VIDEO FEATURE In anticipation of the May 14th release of R.E.M.'s GREEN:25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION, every week we're featuring a different song taken ... |
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05. 02. 13 ENTER GREEN WORLD TOUR CHALLENGE AT R.E.M.'S FACEBOOK PAGE ENTER GREEN WORLD TOUR CHALLENGE: POST "GREEN" MEMORIES FROM R.E.M. SHOWS AT REMHQ's Facebook ... |
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05. 02. 13 ENTER R.E.M. CONCERT MEMORIES CHALLENGE AT R.E.M.'S FACEBOOK PAGE ENTER THE R.E.M. CONCERT MEMORIES CHALLENGE: POST CONCERT MEMORIES FROM R.E.M. SHOWS AT REMHQ's Facebook ... |
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04. 27. 13 MIKE JOINS PETER FOR "NEAR WILD HEAVEN" AT WEBSTER HALL SHOW Mike joined Peter onstage last night midway through Peter's opening set at Webster Hall in NYC for a rousing version of "Near Wild Heaven." ... |
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04. 25. 13 ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE VENUS 3 AT WEBSTER HALL (NYC) WITH PETER BUCK OPENING FRIDAY NIGHT Peter will perform songs from his latest solo album tomorrow night at New York City's Webster Hall where he'll also be in the lineup with Robyn ... |
04. 22. 13 TAKING YOU BACK TO EARTH DAY, 1990 Taking you back to Earth Day, 1990-- Merriweather Post Pavilion in suburban Maryland outside Washington DC, where Natalie Merchant's 10,000 ... |
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04. 21. 13 CAMP KIDS PERFORM "THESE DAYS" (YOU TUBE) This came in from Bill Rieflin, and we like it . . . . it's a video of the Camp Kids performing "These Days." Check out the video |
04. 21. 13 MIKE IN THE NY TIMES Check out this ... |
04. 19. 13 R.E.M. LIVE IN GREENSBORO CD IN STORES ON RECORD STORE DAY (APRIL 20TH) In anticipation of the Green 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition coming May 14th, Rhino will release R.E.M ... |
04. 17. 13 FIND OF THE WEEK: PATCHES OF GREEN FIND OF THE WEEK: PATCHES OF GREEN The original sketches of the patches that became tour merchandise on the GREEN World Tour (1989) ... |
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04. 15. 13 JOE BOYD Q & A I remember two lessons from all those years ago when Joe produced Fables-- it was their first time working with a producer other than Mitch Easter ... |
04. 14. 13 RHINO TO RELEASE EXCLUSIVE RECORD STORE DAY CD EP: R.E.M. LIVE IN GREENSBORO In anticipation of the Green 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition coming May 14th, Rhino will release R.E.M ... |
04. 14. 13 FIND OF THE WEEK: SNAPSHOTS Photos of unknown origin, alhough one is with good friend from Catania, Francesco Virlinzi, and the other appears to be around the "Everybody ... |
04. 14. 13 SONGS FOR SLIM: SPECIAL RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE WITH THE MINUS 5 SPECIAL RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE WITH THE MINUS 5 (FEAT. CURTISS A) b/w TIM O’REAGAN & JIM BOQUIST On February 19, 2012, former ... |
04. 12. 13 MURMUR TURNS 30 Today marks the 30th anniversary of R.E.M.'s debut album, MURMUR, which was released on April 12, 1983, on I.R.S ... |
04. 03. 13 FIND OF THE WEEK: END OF AN ERA End of an Era--with the departure of the band from IRS Records in mid-1988, we sent this plaque out to Burbank where it hung in the IRS offices ... |
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03. 30. 13 RIP PAUL WILLIAMS (1948-2013) Crawdaddy! founder Paul Williams, widely considered to be the creator of modern rock’n’roll criticism, has died in Encinitas, California, ... |
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03. 29. 13 HAPPY SPRING BREAK, c. 1983 I remember ... |
03. 27. 13 MIKE TO PLAY "SONGS @ CINE" EVENT IN ATHENS ON MARCH 29 Organized by the University of Georgia Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and sponsored by the Office of the Vice President ... |
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03. 27. 13 PETER WORKS IN STUDIO ON NEW ED KOWALCZYK RECORD Peter has recently been in the studio with Ed Kowalczyk as the former singer of Live records his forthcoming record ... |
03. 22. 13 FIND OF THE WEEK: GREEN IN HAMBURG, 1989 Latest Find of the Week... Green Tour Poster from Hamburg, 1989 ... |
03. 21. 13 TIRED PONY PHOTOS AT FACEBOOK REMHQ Check out three photos of Peter from the recent Tired Pony recording sessions at the band's facebook |
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03. 21. 13 VIVA HITCHCOCK! 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR ROBYN HITCHCOCK MAY 2ND FEATURING THE VENUS 3 A special 60th birthday celebration for the inimitable Robyn Hitchcock is set for May 2nd at The Fillmore in San Francisco ... |
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03. 18. 13 MICHAEL PARTICIPATES IN ART DUBAI'S GLOBAL ART FORUM_ 7 Michael is one of 40 contributors to this year's art forum in Dubai which features commissioned projects and research, as well as six days of ... |
03. 15. 13 MIKE TO PLAY "SONGS @ CINE" EVENT IN ATHENS ON MARCH 29 Organized by the University of Georgia Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and sponsored by the Office of the Vice President ... |
03. 11. 13 UPDATED VERSION OF TONY FLETCHER'S BOOK R.E.M. PERFECT CIRCLE OUT NOW! R.E.M. Perfect Circle, the final update of Tony Fletcher's long-standing R.E.M ... |
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03. 10. 13 NPR: CAN YOU MAKE SAD SONGS SOUND HAPPY (AND VICE VERSA)? From NPR.org: Oleg Berg, an engineer and musician in the Ukraine, had a dream as a kid ... |
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03. 07. 13 LISTEN TO MIKE'S INTERVIEW FOR TROGGS SPECIAL Mike was recently interviewed for an hour-long special on the Troggs which you can listen to |
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03. 06. 13 WATCH "ORANGE CRUSH" FROM TOP OF THE POPS (1989) ... |
03. 05. 13 R.E.M.'S GREEN REVOLUTION: 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION OF THE BAND'S MAJOR-LABEL BREAKTHROUGH OUT MAY 14TH ON RHINO PRESS RELEASE: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Of The Band’s Major-Label Breakthrough Includes Original Album Remastered And Live Disc ... |
03. 05. 13 ROLLING STONE'S 1989 COVER STORY ON R.E.M. PUBLISHED DIGITALLY FOR FIRST TIME Rolling Stone's 1989 cover story on R.E.M. is now available digitally for the first time ... |
03. 03. 13 ROBYN HITCHCOCK: ROCK 'N ROLL IS AN OLD MAN'S GAME NOW NPR.org has an excellent interview feature with the incomparable Robyn Hitchcock on the momentous occasion of his 60th birthday--carry on Soft ... |
03. 02. 13 NEW FIND OF THE WEEK: ANTON PHOTO CIRCA 1990 This photo was from the first session Anton Corbijn ever did with R.E.M., in Athens c ... |
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02. 27. 13 PROTECT ATHENS MUSIC CONFERENCE If you're in Athens today, stop by the Melting Point downtown for the Protect Athens Music Conference, described by Flagpole.com as "a joint ... |
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02. 27. 13 RECAP OF BERTIS' UGA TALK AT FLAGPOLE.COM From flagpole.com...Bertis Downs had a front-row seat to local legends R.E.M.'s 30-year career as one of the most influential and popular ... |
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02. 22. 13 NEW FINDS OF THE WEEK! (UPDATED 2-26) Check out our latest finds of the week at the R.E.M. Facebook page. Go |
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02. 16. 13 WATCH LIVE VIDEO OF "YOU ARE THE EVERYTHING" FROM PORTLAND, OR Peter took part in John Wesley Harding's "Cabinet of Wonders" on Wednesday night in Portland where one of the many highlights was a cover of ... |
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02. 14. 13 LISTEN TO NEW TRACK BY MICHAEL AND COURTNEY LOVE Listen to Michael's new song with Courtney Love, "Rio Grande." The track is included on Johnny Depp's Pirate Themed Album "Son of Rogues Gallery" ... |
02. 12. 13 DEAR NEW ORLEANS DOCUMENTARY AND ALBUM Celebrate Mardi Gras & support great NOLA organizations by watching the DEAR NEW ORLEANS documentary here. ... |
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02. 09. 13 NEW FILM BY TOM GILROY PREMIERES AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL Tom Gilroy's new film The Cold Lands premieres at the Berlin Film Festival tonight ... |
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02. 01. 13 WATCH MIKE MILLS, PETER BUCK, AND BENJAMIN GIBBARD PERFORM "NEAR WILD HEAVEN" Mike, Peter, and Benjamin Gibbard did a great version of "Near Wild Heaven" at the Todos Santos Music Festival last weekend ... |
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01. 28. 13 REPORT FROM TODOS SANTOS Mumurs.com's main man Ethan Kaplan gives a report from the Festival at his w ... |
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01. 26. 13 BILL BERRY'S FIND OF THE WEEK! Visit R.E.M.'s Facebook page to check out this week's "Find of the Week" featuring ... |
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01. 22. 13 KEN STRINGFELLOW TOUR GETS UNDERWAY JANUARY 23RD Ken Stringfellow's "Danzig in the Moonlight" tour opens Wednesday night in Portland, Oregon ... |
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01. 22. 13 LOSING MY RELIGION: MINOR TO MAJOR Have you ever wondered what "Losing My Religion" would sound like if all the minor notes were shifted to major? Wonder no longer and hurry on ... |
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01. 20. 13 FIND OF THE WEEK: FUTURE CONSIDERATION Davidson College, alma mater of Bertis (Class if 1978) and where the student union did eventually bring the band there at the 900 Room (coffee ... |
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01. 19. 13 POSTCARD FROM ON THE WAY HOME FROM TODOS SANTOS Well the second Todos Santos Music Festival seems to me to be a very good thing-- truly a fine time had by all and I cannot think of a more relaxed, ... |