Joseph Arthur and I gave an impromptu performance for the students of the The Palapa Society of Todos Santos, A.C. last Friday. We played songs and listened to some songs played by the children, and we had a question and answer session. It was by far the most moving experience of this entire journey, and … Continued
A Special Night at St. James in London (by Danny Watson) September 15th 2004.. that’s the answer whenever I get asked for the highlight of my career. Actually it’s rivaled by a date a few months earlier but the two are connected. On that date, R.E.M. played a special show at St.James church in Piccadilly … Continued
Tickets are still available for Rock 4 Relief, the benefit concert Mike is playing this Sunday, January 13th, at Los Angeles’ Theatre at Ace Hotel. Proceeds from the show will benefit the victims, fire fighters and first responders of the CA Wildfires. Mike says everyone can look forward to a lot of great music to … Continued
Arthur Buck Fans: Peter and Joe have added a second show at the Todos Santos Inn (Saturday, January 12, at 8pm) with proceeds to benefit the The Palapa Society of Todos Santos, A.C. Here’s footage from show #1 this past weekend to give you a taste of what’s in store: “Crying Like a Man” with Joseph … Continued
We just got off the phone with Peter, and he wanted us to let everyone know that he and Joseph Arthur will be playing a set at theTodos Santos Inn on Saturday night with proceeds to benefit the Palapa Society of Todos Santos. Stay tuned for photos and video footage.
We send out our birthday wishes today to Michael who was born on January 4, 1960.
In the R.E.M. world, this is definitely one of the oddest things ever— look what it is from— a band from 1983 (the year of Murmur on IRS Records): http://bit.ly/2RfLCpS From Youtube— in a very weird way, not bad, given that it is 35 years and about 15 years before the band got a website, … Continued
uDiscover Music is exclusively hosting the final part in our podcast series based around R.E.M.’s Live At The BBC collection. The show features further selections from performances for the BBC in their later years together and, in another exclusive, archive interview material with Michael Stipe and Peter Buck. Both discuss the group’s songwriting process, while Buck also … Continued
Check out part two of the “R.E.M. At The BBC” podcast series at NME https://rem.lnk.to/podcast2 If you missed part one, have a listen at Pop Matters
From PopMatters.com: Recently PopMatters reviewed R.E.M.’s live recordings from the BBC, which Craft Recordings gathered together in a glorious set that made our list of the 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2018. Kevin Korber wrote, “what’s striking is how the collection shows an appreciation for R.E.M.’s unheralded later material, which had a more receptive audience in Europe than … Continued
Hey this is Peter. I’m in the studio with one of my favorite bands, Eyelids. As you might remember I produced their last record, “Or.” This recording is a super exciting experience because the lyricist is Larry Beckett who is not only a published poet but co-writer of many of Tim Buckley’s greatest songs. He’s written … Continued
Check out the video premiere of The Minus 5’s new song “Christmas in Antarctica” performed by Scott, Peter, Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (lead vocals and co-writing) and Joe Adragna on drums. Watch “Christmas In Antarctica” Here
Michael sent the following message today:
Here’s a creation “by my amazing activist and mother friend Ivy (designer Ivy Pachamama @risenresistnycgraphics).
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R.E.M. has been based in Athens GA since earliest times, when they were all students at the University of Georgia. In this video for People For the American Way, Michael Stipe weighs in on voting for progressive candidates in Tuesday’s midterm elections, including Stacey Abrams in the critical campaign for governor here in Georgia. Abrams has a the … Continued
The Atlantic’s James Parker takes a look at the ingredients of greatness that infuse the band’s music in the midst of the recent release of R.E.M. At The BBC: Read it here