BRIDGE SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY CD/DVD IS OUT TODAY


The band has long-supported The Bridge School in Hillsborough, California, having played Neil and Pegi Young’s wonderful concert event in Mountain View, the Bridge School Benefit, twice in years past (1998, 2001). We’re very excited that a rare acoustic performance of “Country Feedback” from the 1998 benefit has been

WEEK 2 SONG OF THE WEEK: “LOSING MY RELIGION” (UPDATE WITH COVERS)


Our “Song of the Week” series continues today with another track from the band’s upcoming greatest hits package, R.E.M.–Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011, due out on November 15.

This week’s song is “Losing My Religion” and, as with “The One I Love” from week

SONG OF THE WEEK: SOME FAN COVERS OF “THE ONE I LOVE”


Thanks to everyone who posted their covers of the “The One I Love” during week one of the Song of the Week; check out this Spotify playlist for “The One I Love” and remember to stay tuned for Monday’s announcement of next week’s song!:

NEW BOOK FEATURES PETER’S RICKENBACKER AND MANDOLIN


Instrument by Pat Graham

Forward by Johnny Marr.

Featuring photographs of some of the most iconic Instruments in music and stories from the musicians who played them.

More info here:

http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/instrument.html

Photographer Pat Graham’s book Instruments chronicles how musicians’ instruments tell stories through their appearance as much as through their sound.

Pat Graham’s photographs capture the

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BRIDGE SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY CD/DVD DETAILS


The band’s rare acoustic performance of “Country Feedback” from 1998 with Neil Young will be featured on the 25th Anniversary Bridge School Edition, a 2CD set and also a 3DVD collection that features classic performances from various artists throughout the benefit’s history.

Get it this Monday, October 24th, at

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SONG OF THE WEEK: “THE ONE I LOVE” LIVE FROM ROAD MOVIE (1995)


Song of the week continues below with “The One I Love” from Road Movie:

Don’t forget to post your video response in the comments section…

Sufjan Stevens’ take:

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WATCH “COUNTRY FEEDBACK” FROM FORTHCOMING BRIDGE SCHOOL DVD AT SPIN.COM


On October 24, Reprise Records will release The Bridge School Concerts, a retrospective CD/DVD package that culls together some of the annual nonprofit charity concert series’ best moments in celebration of its 25th anniversary. One of the songs included on the DVD is R.E.M.’s 1998 performance of “Country

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LISTEN TO “WE ALL GO BACK TO WHERE WE BELONG” AT ROLLINGSTONE.COM


Listen to Rollingstone.com’s exclusive stream of R.E.M.’s single “We All Go Back To Where We Belong” here! The song is one of three new tracks on PART LIES, PART HEART, PART TRUTH, PART GARBAGE, 1982-2011, the band’s 40-song greatest hits retrospective due out on November 15th.

You can

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SONG OF THE WEEK: “THE ONE I LOVE” (TUESDAY UPDATE!!)


Today marks the start of our “Song of the Week” series in which, over the course of the next five weeks, we will focus on one of the band’s most-beloved songs from R.E.M.–Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011, R.E.M.’s greatest hits package due out on November 15th.

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ALL THE RIGHT MOVES…MICHAEL IN THE NY TIMES (UPDATED)


Here’s an excerpt from an article in today’s NY Times about Michael’s legendary on-stage (and in-video) moves:

In the video for “Losing My Religion” —€ the song that would finally make R.E.M. a household name, even in my own rural Midwestern house —€ Michael Stipe spends the first couple of minutes

POPFEST IN ATHENS THIS WEEK


If you’re in the Classic City over the next few days, be sure to stop by PopFest, the multi-day music and arts festival held in downtown Athens, October 11-15. Featured acts include Bob Mould, Olivia Tremor Control, Throwing Muses, and Dead Milkmen.

The festival’s music venues are the 40 Watt

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PETER TO TOUR WITH JOHN WESLEY HARDING AND THE MINUS 5


Scott McCaughey reports that he and Peter (yes, it seems his back will be well enough that he’ll be able to play!) will hit the road this November with John Wesley Harding & The King Charles 3 and The Minus 5.

The new John Wesley Harding album, The Sound Of

HQ WEEKEND UPDATE: PART LIES TRAILER, ROOTS MUSIC, AND MORE (UPDATED)


Yesterday, we posted the trailer for R.E.M.–Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, the 40-song career-spanning retrospective which will be released on November 15th. Be sure to watch the trailer below including a short snippet of new song We All Go Back to Where We Belong: