By popular demand (two quick sellouts), a third screening of R.E.M. BY MTV has been added at 3:30 p.m. on November 23 at Cine in downtown Athens.
All proceeds from the pre-release viewing party will benefit Community Connection of Northeast Georgia and Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens.
There will
Mike is in Athens this weekend for the Big Star Third show on November 8th. He recently spoke with Flagpole about a number of topics including Big Star, Baseball, and the music business. Check it out here.
Contributors and supporters of Athens-based nonprofit Nuçi’s Space, noted Athens-based bands and music fans from around the globe are being asked to help save a historic music landmark as well as provide funding to stabilize the beloved musician-focused organization.
It’s a typical Athens, Georgia story, if you have
Check out “E-Bow The Letter” Live w/Patti Smith @ MTV Uplink from the forthcoming DVD retrospective REMTV…
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A pre-release viewing party for the upcoming release of REMTV, the 6-DVD Box Set (including the band’s live performances, award show highlights, and television appearances, as well as a new documentary about the band and network’s mutual history) will be held on Sunday, November 23 at Ciné in downtown Athens,
USA friends, election day is Tuesday, Nov. 4th, and in many states like Georgia, the last day of Early Voting is Friday. If you haven’t already, Go Vote!
We realize that life happens and it’s easy for Election Day to slip up on people. But really, there’s
Alejandro Escovedo, due to exhaustion and personal responsibilities, has cancelled his tour with Peter Buck. Tickets to be refunded at point of purchase. Check back on the artists’ calendars for the rescheduled shows in 2015. More information and a personal statement at Alejandro’s Facebook Page.
Check out this great overview of the class Michael is teaching at NYU including lots of colorful photos! Read at
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7IN — 83-88 is a new boxed collection of eleven vinyl seven-inch singles to be released worldwide December 9 by Capitol/I.R.S. The singles feature replicated original picture sleeve art and labels, including two U.K. releases making their U.S. vinyl seven-inch debuts: “Finest Worksong” / “Time After Time” (live) and the
From the Guardian.com:
It’s been 20 years since I announced to the world that I was queer — and that I had found the strength and the voice to say that, and to move forward with my life as a completely out, publicly queer individual.
It was September 1994, and my
We’ve posted some photos from Peter’s tour with Alejandro Escovedo at the band’s Facebook page. Head on over and check them out HERE!
We’re counting down the days until the new REMTV box set is released November 24, and in honor of the band’s VH1 Storytellers special, which aired 16 years ago this week, we have a clip for you of “Perfect Circle” live from that performance… Watch Video
Also, as we
Birgit Fuss has written numerous features on R.E.M. over the years for Rolling Stone Germany and she is now its editor. For the 20th anniversary of Rolling Stone Germany, out today with Michael as one of its four covers, Birgit interviews Michael Stipe once again. Here she kindly agreed
Did you see NPR Music’s exclusive first look at the trailer for the fantastic new R.E.M. documentary yesterday? It’s called R.E.M. BY MTV and will premiere November 22 on VH1 Classic and Palladia. We’re also busy scheduling a limited number of theatrical releases in select cities, so stay tuned for