The film festival honoring the work of Jim McKay is going great and has been very well received and well-attended, especially considering how jammed Athens was this past weekend. Michael especially, but also Peter and Mike, have attended some of the screenings, and Michael did a great Q&A after
A really fun time was had by all at Peter Buck’s show with Kevn Kinney and the Roamin Countrymen at the 40 Watt Club last night in Athens as many old friends were on hand to see Peter and his band play a strong and energetic set of songs from
If you’re in Athens tonight, be sure to check out opening night of the Jim McKay film festival at Cine Athens which will include special guest David Daley of salon.com. There will be a screening of R.E.M.’s TourFilm tonight at 8:30PM.
Here’s a nice photo of Michael and Sinead O’Connor communing at one of her recent shows in New York City at City Winery. The Irish singer is currently on tour in support of her album “How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
“I’ve seen Sinead many times
Peter is in Athens tonight where he will be playing a show at the 40 Watt Club along with Kevn Kinney and the Roamin Countrymen. Visit the 40 Watt’s schedule page for more information on the show.
40 Watt Club
285 West Washington St
Athens, GA, 30601
This Thursday night, Peter will play a show at the 40 Watt Club in Athens along with Kevn Kinney and the Roamin Countrymen. For more information about the gig, check out the 40 Watt Club’s website.
Around the time of Macdougal Blues– Kevn and Peter together again at the 40 Watt in Athens on Thursday November 14th.
Michael’s recent tribute to Lou Reed, who passed away on October 27th, is now posted at rollingstone.com.
Check out The Atlantic’s current essay on the greatness of Green at theatlantic.com. As the essay’s author, Jennie Rothenberg Gritz concludes, “Twenty-five years after the record’s release, the world needs its dynamic optimism more than ever.”
Yesterday we mentioned that an excerpt from our old friend and photographer Laura Levine’s unreleased underground Super-8 film, JUST LIKE A MOVIE (which was shot over a two week period in Athens, Georgia, in 1983) had begun making the rounds.
As Laura herself noted, “It’s an excerpt from the original unreleased
Pale Blue Eyes, Michael Stipe R.E.M., from “Just Like a Movie,”
This is starting to percolate on the web today– an excerpt from our old friend and photographer Laura Levine’s unreleased underground Super-8 film, JUST LIKE A MOVIE. Shot over a two week period in Athens,
Check out Michael’s tribute to Lou Reed including Patti Smith’s New Yorker article at confessionsofamichaelstipe.tumblr.com.