We came across this, ahem, hilarious nod to R.E.M. in The Onion earlier this week (caption goes with photo above) and the guys, to say the least, were pretty amused:
Ahmadinejad Kind Of Getting Back Into Old R.E.M. Again. The Iranian president inspects one of the band’s early Mitch Easter-produced classics
TEHRAN—Iranian
In this exclusive with the Independent UK, Michael and Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, talk about music and life. Check it out at the independent.co.uk.
Congratulations to our friend and fellow Athenian Hugh Acheson who recently won a James Beard Foundation Award for his cookbook A NEW TURN IN THE SOUTH: Southern Flavors Reinvented for Your Kitchen. Hugh, who is chef/partner of the Athens, Georgia, restaurants Five and Ten and The National, and the
In this exclusive with the Independent UK, Michael and Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, talk about music and life. Check it out at the independent.co.uk.
“It’s only been six months,” longtime R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe says quietly. “So it’s really hard to even figure out who I am.” The 52-year-old is of course referring to life after his band, who — after three decades, 15 albums, and a meteoric rise from indie icons to mainstream
We’ve lost one of our greats. A true gentleman with the strongest resolve, humor, and energy to spin the world on its axis…and that is exactly what he did. Let’s not forget he did it with panache and style and beats and in various costumes. Even while dressed
The Mountain Stage performance featuring Patterson Hood and friends, Van Dyke Parks and Randall Bramblett recorded in Athens a couple of months ago is set for broadcast on NPR this weekend. Be sure to check local listings for program times in your area, and, in the meantime, check out the
Amnesty International has released a new and exclusive commemorative song called “Toast To Freedom” dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by 50 artists, including the late Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, Donald Fagen, Warren Haynes, Keb Mo, Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal,
Peter, Mike, and Michael are among a group of leading musicians who have announced their support today for a campaign calling on Village Voice Media to shut down the Adult section of its Web site backpage.com where children and teens have been advertised by others for commercial sex.
Cincinnati’s Messerly & Ewing are set to perform R.E.M.’s album GREEN in its entirety with guests on April 27 at Northside Tavern.
The evening is the official after-party for Northside-based Building Value’s annual fundraiser and design competition, ReUse-apalooza, which will be held earlier that evening at BV’s reuse store at
Part 3 of The Onion’s A.V. Club feature on R.E.M. has been posted. Check it out here!
Bertis was in Dresden this week for Filmfest Dresden, and we’ve posted a great photo gallery of shots from there as well as from Anton Corbijn’s exhibit of R.E.M. photographs: “R.E.M. Seen Between 1990-2010.” Check it out here!
AFTER IT’S GONE 7-INCH SINGLE AVAILABLE ON RECORD STORE
I am in this cultural capitol of Dresden for the R.E.M. Film Project at the amazing museum here. Anton Corbijn is also in town as his exhibit of R.E.M. photography, from 1990 in Athens to 2010 in Nashville, with significant stops along the way in Los Angeles, Rome, Vancouver,