Rolling Stone’s “100 Best Songs of 1982” “All-time classics, buried treasures, cult favorites, and one-hit wonders — from Prince and Duran Duran to Kate Bush and the Go-Go’s to the Replacements and R.E.M.” 4) R.E.M. ‘Wolves, Lower’ Enter the Georgia boys in R.E.M., the most influential American rock band of the past 40 years, not to … Continued
Mike and Robert McDuffie caught up with Creative Loafing earlier this week to discuss their upcoming performances of “R.E.M. Explored” with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Sarah Hicks, this Friday and Saturday at Atlanta Symphony Hall. Read the full interview here
Peter, Barrett Martin, and Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic have backed Cuban rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Hector Tellez, Jr. on his Debut Single “Silver Blue Jellyfish” which will be released tomorrow, September 30th, on Nashville independent label Thirty Tigers. Also on Friday, Tellez Jr. will make his first national U.S. television appearance with a performance of “Silver … Continued
I’ve attended many symphonies but there’s nothing quite like being on the stage with the ASO. There’s a lot of vibration. That’s what music is, it’s vibration and you really feel it when you’re up there with them and you realize just how good these players are.” – Mike Mills, interview with the AJC’s Lee … Continued
Peter just checked in to let us know that he’ll be in the lineup with Mojave Lords at “Beneath the Desert Sky” on October 15 at Tortoise Rock Casino to benefit the Joshua Tree National Park Service’s Astronomy Outreach Program. TICKETS for the show go on sale Sunday, September 25, at 10 AM PT via Eventbrite.
Peter and Barrett Martin will perform with Hector Tellez, Jr in his live video for the Hispanic Heritage Awards on September 30th on PBS. Check out the trailer here.
Today Yep Roc Records releases the first track from the upcoming second album by The No Ones. You may recall that the group was formed by Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey, with Frode Stromstad and Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen of Norway’s I Was A King. The song is “All The Stupid Days” and we propose to … Continued
Check out Mike’s interview with Andrew Daly of Vinyl Writer in which he glances backwards at the early days of the band, recalls the moment when he came up with the chords for “Radio Free Europe,” and also takes a look ahead at some of his current musical projects including his work with violinist Robert … Continued
Here’s a fun interview Peter did recently with Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster during their podcast, The Best Show. Check it out HERE.
The new Luke Haines/Peter Buck single “Psychedelic Sitar Casual” was released today from the forthcoming second collaboration between Luke and Peter, titled All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out. Hurry on over to Cherry Red Records for a listen and download.
Ultimate Classic Rock is in the midst of exploring the “story” behind every song from the band’s 1987 album, Document, which included R.E.M’s first top ten hit with “The One I Love.” Read UCR’s “story behind” “The One I Love” here.
This Friday, the world’s first EVER commercially available bioplastic record goes on sale – this LIMITED EDITION 12” with Michael Stipe and Beatie Wolfe will be available from the EarthPercent Bandcamp page for pre-order. Visit Earth Percent for more details.All proceeds minus Paypal’s processing fees will be added to EarthPercent’s Grantmaking Fund. So you’ll be … Continued
“The fantastic thing is they landed in this magic intersection of understandable + mysterious, in perfect proportion. You could rock out at a show with the people or listen in your bedroom and feel like only you and they were in the same secret world.” Visit Salon.com to read Annie Zaleski’s outstanding interview with producer … Continued
You can watch Peter perform live with Brazilian legend, Nando Reis, in a special concert in the Metaverse at 10:00 PM on August 31st from Porto Alegre… Tickets for the event will be available at Nando’s site as NFTs. Stay tuned for more details as we get them.
Today is release day for the 40th anniversary reissue of the band’s debut EP Chronic Town, available for the first time ever as a standalone CD with extensive liner notes by original producer, Mitch Easter, as well as on Vinyl Picture Disc and Cassette.Featuring such beloved classics in the band’s repertoire as “Gardening At Night,” “Wolves, … Continued