The Baseball Project is set to play the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis tonight followed by shows later this week in Iowa, Kansas City, and Denver. Check the schedule below for shows in your area (visit thebaseballproject.net for ticket details) and keep up with the BP’s latest happenings
The second single from Tuatara’s forthcoming album is now available for a listen at spin.com. The song, “Snakecharmer,” is streaming here. Stay tuned for more details about Underworld, the band’s highly-anticipated album, which will feature Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), guitarist Peter Buck (R.E.M.), bassist Justin Harwood (Luna,
A STIRLING REFLECTION
It’s hard to believe fifteen years time has passed since R.E.M. played the first of three shows at Stirling Castle in Scotland on July 19, 1999. The band was in the last couple of weeks of a European tour in support of UP (released in 1998) and the
Rickenbacker International Corp. proudly presents for auction a Model 360 Jetglo electric guitar signed by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and MIchael Stipe to benefit musician and uninsured heart attack victim Bob Hawkins, who will receive 100% of the proceeds of this auction.
The auction will take place online through
The Baseball Project will headline the Triple-A All-Star Block Party in Durham, NC, on Blackwell Street as part of the official kick-off events for 2014 Triple-A All-Star Week festivities! The block party starts at 6:00pm. Admission for both events will be free. Details here!
This week’s find is a show poster of the band’s performance on 29 November 1984 at Queensway Hall, Dunstable, England, with support from The Lucy Show. The R.E.M. Timeline provides the details:
set: Femme Fatale / 1,000,000 / Letter Never Sent / Camera / Hyena / Talk
The Baseball Project embarks on a five-week tour starting this Thursday July 10 with opening night in Birmingham at the Sirote Theatre. Scott, Steve, Linda, and Mike Mills will be joined by a lot of friends on the road this time out including the Minus 5 (at various times including
Watch Michael’s speech from Logo TV’s Trailblazers Special (aired this past Thursday night) in which he honors Ugandan LGBT activist John “Longjones” Abdallah Wambere. Check it out at mtv.com.
We’ve just added another trio of shirts from our R.E.M. Originals Merchandise line to the REMHQ.com store for purchase. This time around we’ve got two Automatic For The People-era designs–the “Man on the Moon Truck Stop” shirt and the “Find the River” tee–as well as the “Green Star” shirt
Earlier this year we released a limited quantity of R.E.M. Unplugged 1991/2001, The Complete Sessions on vinyl for Record Store Day, an event we’ve loved being a part of the last few years. The response to the Unplugged vinyl was absolutely overwhelming from those who were able to get a
On Thursday, June 26, Logo TV will host the inaugural “Trailblazers” television special honoring pioneers who have broken new ground for LGBT civil rights. The program will air at 9pm ET/PT and will be broadcast from New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Our very own Michael Stipe will honor
It was 29 years ago today– The Longest Day to be precise: June 22, 1985.
Milton Keynes outside London– R.E.M. in one of several supporting roles for U2 who were on one of their many peaks with The Unforgettable Fire. Indeed…
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This week’s “find of the week” is from the early ’90s: a ticket to the National Stadium in Dublin for a preview of the band’s “new album” from 1992 … not a concert but rather a listening party of sorts. Of course that album was “Automatic For The People,” released
R.E.M. was joined by Johnny Marr on stage for “Pretty Persuasion” on Friday 13, 2008, in Mansfield, MA. Marr was on tour with Modest Mouse who supported the band during their Accelerate tour and frequently joined the band on stage during the U.S. tour.
See R.E.M. Timeline for
Mike will be in tonight’s lineup with Joseph Arthur at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Carly Ritter will open the show. Doors at 8! More information here!