Author Archives: David Bell
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: PETER TOURS WITH ROBYN HITCHCOCK
ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE VENUS 3 ON TOUR IN THE USA
Peter, never one to sit still for long, embarks this week on a tour of the U.S. with Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3. The group features Peter on trusty Rickenbacker and lots of 12-string too, fellow R.E.M. band-types Bill Rieflin on drums and Scott McCaughey on bass, and
NOTES ON A DRIZZLY WEDNESDAY IN ATHENSTOWN
Even though the band has no plans to tour or record in 2009, R.E.M. fans will still have a lot to look forward to later this year as the guys plan to release both a live recording of the 2007 Dublin Working Rehearsals and a deluxe version of
LONDON ICA PHOTO AND ARTWORK EXHIBIT UP FOR AUCTION
The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London is auctioning the contents of their March 2008 R.E.M. exhibit to benefit their educational programs beginning today. Comprised of 15 mounted prints and two framed gig posters, this unique exhibition, devised and produced for the ICA’s
MORE PHOTOS FROM CARNEGIE HALL
Check out these photos of the band at Carnegie Hall in New York City; all photos: Bobby Bank (for more information on Bobby Bank’s work, please visit his website for details…)
CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE RECAP
Billboard.com reports that the R.E.M. tribute at Carnegie Hall was a night to remember, featuring an eclectic mix of performances from the band’s catalog by the 20 artists on the bill last night.
We hope to have photos from the show later today, so please stay tuned. In
A GATHERING OF GRUNTS AND TWEETS…
For those of you who have not ventured into the instantaneous world of tweets, via twitter.com, we thought you might like to see a blow-by-blow twitter of the events from Carnegie Hall as twittered by our friend and colleague Ethan Kaplan of the Warner Technology Department
SPIN.COM POSTS PHOTOS FROM CARNEGIE HALL
Please visit spin.com to view an amazing photo gallery from last night’s tribute to R.E.M. at Carnegie Hall. CLICK HERE
Be sure to read Bertis’ postcard from Carnegie Hall HERE…
POSTCARD FROM THE TRIBUTE: ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS (UPDATED)
I will leave it to others, perhaps more objective than me, to chronicle in detail the wonderful confluence of talent, place and material that took place last night in New York City’s fabled Carnegie Hall at the “Music of R.E.M.” tribute:
UPDATE: Spin
CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE TONIGHT
Twenty musical artists will gather at Carnegie Hall in New York City tonight where they will pay homage to the music of R.E.M. The tribute concert was arranged by Knitting Factory founder, Michael Dorf, who has previously orchestrated tributes to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. The music gets
WATCH MICHAEL “EYES” CLIP FROM LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON
You can watch the entire episode in which Michael appeared here.
CATCH MICHAEL ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON TONIGHT
Michael will be a guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight. The show airs weeknights at 12:35 ET on NBC stations. Please visit the show’s website for more information and don’t forget to check local listings.
WATCH MIKE’S SURPRISE PERFORMANCE OF NIGHTSWIMMING WITH VIOLINIST ROBERT MCDUFFIE
On February 18th, Mike was a surprise guest at world-renowned violinist Robert McDuffie’s concert in the Townsend School of Music’s McCorkle Music Building at Mercer University. Mike joined McDuffie and Mercer University students for a beautiful performance of R.E.M.’s Nightswimming:
PETER BUCK HQ INTERVIEW
It will come as no surprise to veteran fans of R.E.M. that Peter Buck has continued to record, write, play shows, travel, and read voraciously in the interim between November 18th–the Mexico City finale to R.E.M.’s Accelerate world tour–and now. On February 17th, Goodnight Oslo, the third