“…Fans who have skipped over the group’s 21st century output have missed out on some really amazing music. They are important, yet often-overlooked pieces of the puzzle that fully illustrate why R.E.M. ranks as the greatest American rock band of all time.” Jim Harrington, pop music critic for the The Mercury News, looks at the … Continued
Join us in congratulating Mike and his colleagues Robert McDuffie, Chuck Leavell, Larry Brumley, the team at 7 Cinematics, and arranger David Mallamud, for winning an Emmy for A Night of Georgia Music at the 49th Annual Southeast Regional Emmy Awards in Atlanta on June 17. The show, which premiered on Georgia Public Broadcasting on … Continued
As remembered by our friend and Warner Music (at the time) main man Klaus Hoffmann, a memorable night in a special part of the ancient city: Klaus: “On this day in 2003 R.E.M. played in front of Schönbrunn Castle. A hectic show that saw the resurrection of ‘Permanent Vacation’ which I had pestered Peter with … Continued
Meaningful memories from Switzerland 🇨🇭 — we have a few, this one from July 7, 1995: This was the big day for the band to return to Switzerland, where Bill Berry had suffered the very serious brain injury only four months before, at the March 1 concert in Lausanne. As has been well documented elsewhere, … Continued
“It’s the most fun thing we get to do on the show, in my opinion. It’s a blast,” says Senior. “Sometimes we take all the songs out and see if we miss them. Other times, we use the songs to syncopate the scenes and cut them really fast. It’s an integral part of the process. … Continued
We’re excited to share two more vinyl reissues for R.E.M.’s albums REVEAL and ACCELERATE! Both long out-of-print, the LPs are coming August 25 and available for pre-order now. The albums were cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at MRP. Don’t miss limited-edition pressings exclusively at the R.E.M. HQ store: Reveal will be available in … Continued
R.E.M. and the team behind FX’s critically acclaimed, award-winning hit series, The Bear, have partnered to release a full-length music video for “Strange Currencies (Remix).” Available to view here, the visual combines footage from R.E.M.’s Road Movie (documenting their 1995 tour), plus exclusive clips and behind-the-scenes footage from The Bear’s second season, which premiered June 22 … Continued
We hope you’re as excited about hearing “Strange Currencies” in the new season of FX’s breakout series, The Bear, as we are.
Scott McCaughey & Peter talk The No Ones, Tour Stories, Record Shopping & George Harrison Songs as the prepare for their tour of the UK next month. Read the interview with God Is in the TV Zine.
A combo of The No Ones and The Minus 5, with Debbi Peterson of The Bangles along for the Portland ride! Tonight at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Saturday at Tractor Tavern in Seattle. Both shows with Athens’s own ELF POWER! The boys have declared that they are in fightin’ shape for Norway and the UK … Continued
You can now stream Michael’s interview with Leslie Fram and Steve Barnes of The Morning X at Apple Podcasts. This was Michael’s first-time doing an interview on the Atlanta station, so there was a lot of catching up to do. Click on the links below to listen: Part 1 Part 2
Michael will join Barnes and Leslie of The Morning X for an exclusive interview this Thursday, June 15th, just after 7am. This is Michael’s first appearance ever on the Morning X. Tune in HERE.
THE BASEBALL PROJECT: Buck, Mills, McCaughey, Pitmon, Wynn: West Coast dates announced! Tix on sale today (6/9). All new venues for the The Baseball Project – They want to know “Where will we see you?” SEPT 19: Music Box, SAN DIEGO SEPT 20: The Teragram Ballroom, LA SEPT 21: The Guild Theatre, MENLO PARK SEPT … Continued
Stop by the merchandise store and pre-order one of the new lyric tees or throwback tees (including the Little America shirt pictured here) we’ve added in the apparel section. Pre-orders are scheduled to ship on July 9th.
Learn why Peter is taking Portuguese lessons on his phone among many other fascinating things as he catches up with Mighty Manfred on the “Coolest Conversation” podcast on Little Stevens underground garage Listen Here.