The band will cap its 31-year recording career with its first-ever definitive greatest hits album, due out from Warner Bros. Records on November 15th. The 40-song retrospective– R.E.M., PART LIES, PART HEART, PART TRUTH, PART GARBAGE, 1982 – 2011–includes tracks from both the IRS and Warner years plus three
We’re continuing to roll-out some of the best articles we’ve seen following the band’s announcement that they were disbanding last week:
Coldplay covers “Everybody Hurts” at the Music Midtown Festival
14 R.E.M. Songs at Huffington Post
Michael Bamberger for Golf.com
A favorite
Here’s a second installment of some of the tributes, statements of support, recollections, and warm wishes we have seen and have greatly appreciated since R.E.M.’s announcement to disband earlier in the week:
Spin 10 All-Time Favorite R.E.M. Moments
UPDATE:
UK station Absolute Radio 90s will hold a special R.E.M. day Sunday, September 24th, as part of their Great American Rock Weekend. Listen as they play tons of R.E.M. tracks including fan favorites and rarities as well as interviews and other special features.
Throughout Sunday DJs Polly (10am-1pm UK time)
Wednesday’s announcement of R.E.M.’s decision to disband after 31 years together has been followed by a wave of tributes, statements of support, recollections, and warm wishes which the guys truly appreciate. Perhaps Peter summed it up best on Wednesday when he said, “Being a part of your lives has
“To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever
R.E.M. is one of 25 bands shortlisted by Q Magazine for their “Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years” contest. The UK magazine is conducting the poll in conjunction with their 25th anniversary as a publication.
This from Q:
As we’ve already mentioned quite a lot, the year
Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a Georgia police officer in 1991. Nearly two decades later, Davis remains on death row — even though the case against him has fallen apart (Please read Amnesty International’s Press Release at the bottom of this article).
Davis is set to be executed by the
Check out this remix of “Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter” by DJ Dickey Doo (alligator artwork by Alexander Doerr):
Michael will be on hand at Dashwood Books in New York City on Wednesday, September 14th from 6PM-8PM to sign copies of Two Times Intro: On the Road With Patti Smith. Dashwood Books is located at 33 Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery. The book will be
Here in the States we’re gearing up for a much-anticipated long weekend thanks to the national Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 5th. As we head in that direction, here are some of this week’s highlights from in and around chronictown…
This Week’s Highly Recommended: Lance Bangs’ Artist Profile
As we reported back in June, Peter plays guitar on the forthcoming John Wesley Harding album, The Sound Of His Own Voice, due out October 11th on Yep Roc. Today, we just received news from Wes himself that the record is now available for pre-order from the the
Lance Bangs’ feature video for The Creators Project–a global network dedicated to the celebration of creativity, culture and technology–takes an in-depth and intriguing look at the numerous creative impulses and projects of Michael Stipe, who, by his own admission, has always “wanted to make music and create things.”