August 11, 1995: It was twenty years ago today: the third time really was a charm. After postponements occasioned by Bill’s brain surgery in March and Mike’s gut surgery in July, R.E.M. FINALLY got to play their show in Prague (although Michael was not exactly feeling fine during the show);
It was twenty years ago today: R.E.M.’s only show ever in Israel. Security was tight. First time for that kind of stuff for us. Mike and Peter had been to Israel three years earlier for promo for Automatic. They’d visited the Dead Sea. We saw a Ben and Jerry’s on
It was twenty years ago today: R.E.M. played its only show ever in Sicily. Our beloved friend, the late Francesco Virlinzi, was our host and a great ambassador for the city of Catania. He is remembered today, as every year, by a special anniversary cconcert celebration
organized by his
Congress is considering the Deny Americans the Right to Know — or DARK — Act, which would block all states from requiring labeling of genetically engineered foods.
Big Food lobbyists — including the industry front group Grocery Manufacturers Association — are pulling out all the stops to get this bill passed.
I think last Thursday night was the seventh time I’ve seen the entire R.E.M. By MTV, Alexander Young’s terrific documentary about the three-decade path of R.E.M. on MTV. I once again enjoyed it and noticed how well he chose songs to help tell the story throughout the film. “Monty Got
Recently, while digging around in the R.E.M. archives looking for lost treasures, a real gem presented itself in the form of a 1988 recording of Peter and Mike’s appearance on “Sound of the City,” a local music themed program on WUOG, the radio station on the campus of the University
As a kid, I played two happy years of Little League, and dreamed of growing up to be a baseball player. While my life has turned out just fine, I never lost that love of baseball (notice the band I’m in, the Baseball Project). Now, thanks to the folks at
Having recently seen The End of the Tour, James Ponsoldt’s terrific new film at the Nantucket Film Festival, I can attest to the excellence of the music including some significant R.E.M. songs from the 80’s and 90’s. So it’s great to see the lineup for the official soundtrack
From our good friends at The Future of Music Coalition:
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Chris Sikich of the Philadelphia citypaper recaps some of the highlights of this year’s AthFest Music & Arts Festival including Bill Berry’s return to the stage (with We Love Tractor) and The Baseball Project’s tour finale in the Classic City… read here
Photo galleries from the show:
*The Baseball Project:
Denver-based producer Joman has put together a really excellent house-based remix of “The One I Love.”
Click here to listen!
We just received a very nice email from our old friend and colleague Klaus Hoffman in Vienna:
“I saw Paul Weller at Vienna State Opera yesterday which reminded me of how quickly time flies:
Today, July 8, 2015, marks the 16th(!) anniversary of R.E.M.’s performance at this very venue with Patti Smith
ATHFEST Sunday was an exciting time for the REMHQ camp as both Bill Berry and Mike Mills played on the Main Stage on the final day of the Summer festival. Bill was in the “We Love Tractor” lineup while Mike was on tour with The Baseball Project who were wrapping
New York and area friends: check out the trailer for this great series of new music documentaries at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY: vimeo.com
And we are of course pleased that they will show R.E.M. BY MTV on July 30th:
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AthFest Music & Arts Festival is underway in our lovely town which means tons of great music, cool films, and other great activities all weekend. We’re especially looking forward to We Love Tractor (with Bill Berry) on the Pulaski St. Stage on Sunday, June 28 at 5:45pm and The Baseball