UNCUT’s New R.E.M. Issue


UNCUT’s cover story finds Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills reflecting on their early years and in particular Fables of the Reconstruction as it turns 40: a pivotal record in the band’s story. For more information on how you can order a copy of the issue, visit Uncut Magazine‘s site.

44th Anniversary of Recording with Mitch Easter in Winston-Salem, NC


Today marks the 44th anniversary of the day R.E.M. first went up to Winston-Salem, NC to record 3 songs with young producer Mitch Easter: Radio Free Europe, Sitting Still and Wh. Tornado at Mitch Easter’s Drive-in Studio in Winston-Salem. It was released on Hib-Tone Records three months later and things were off and running! Peter … Continued