Taking you back to Earth Day, 1990– Merriweather Post Pavilion in suburban Maryland outside Washington DC, where Natalie Merchant’s 10,000 Maniacs, the Indigo Girls and Billy Bragg (and a bunch of other great bands) were playing a benefit and Michael and Peter came along (only a few
Check out this article in the NY Times about Mike’s interest in fantasy sports.
In anticipation of the Green 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition coming May 14th, Rhino will release R.E.M. LIVE IN GREENSBORO, a limited edition, five-track EP, with songs from R.E.M.’s November 1989 concert at the Greensboro Coliseum. This exclusive CD features a handful of performances from the Greensboro show that, due to
FIND OF THE WEEK: PATCHES OF GREEN
The original sketches of the patches that became tour merchandise on the GREEN World Tour (1989). The actual original vintage patches (found in the vaults) are included in the “R.E.M. Live in Greensboro” Record Store Day EP due out on Saturday April
I remember two lessons from all those years ago when Joe produced Fables– it was their first time working with a producer other than Mitch Easter and Don Dixon:
1) when I asked him how he was still so young at his advanced age, he smiled broadly and said “immaturity”
2) when
SPECIAL RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE WITH THE MINUS 5 (FEAT. CURTISS A) b/w TIM O’REAGAN & JIM BOQUIST
On February 19, 2012, former Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap was hospitalized due to a massive right brain stroke. The general prognosis for Slim is that he will likely need around-the-clock care for the
Photos of unknown origin, alhough one is with good friend from Catania, Francesco Virlinzi, and the other appears to be around the “Everybody Hurts” video
In anticipation of the Green 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition coming May 14th, Rhino will release R.E.M. LIVE IN GREENSBORO, a limited edition, five-track EP, with songs from R.E.M.’s November 1989 concert at the Greensboro Coliseum. This exclusive CD features a handful of performances from the Greensboro show that, due to
Today marks the 30th anniversary of R.E.M.’s debut album, MURMUR, which was released on April 12, 1983, on I.R.S. Records. Mitch Easter and Don Dixon produced the record in Greensboro at Reflection Studios. MURMUR, which reached number 26 on the Billboard album chart, received Rolling Stone’s Best Album
End of an Era–with the departure of the band from IRS Records in mid-1988, we sent this plaque out to Burbank where it hung in the IRS offices until the end of time. It was true then, is true now.
Crawdaddy! founder Paul Williams, widely considered to be the creator of modern rock’n’roll criticism, has died in Encinitas, California, following a long struggle with early onset dementia, the result of traumatic brain injury sustained following a bicycling accident in 1995. Please visit denisesullivan.com to read Denise’s tribute
I remember this like it was a little before yesterday– 30 years ago tomorrow I flew down to Daytona Beach for one of R.E.M.’s biggest high-profile shows yet– as opening act for fellow-IRS Records band The English Beat. Listening to NPR this
Peter has recently been in the studio with Ed Kowalczyk as the former singer of Live records his forthcoming record. Scott McCaughey has also been on hand during the recording sessions. Check out this post at Ed K’s Facebook page for more information and some recent
Organized by the University of Georgia Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research as part of its Thinc. at UGA Entrepreneurial Week, Songs @ Ciné will feature live musical performances by Athens songwriters–including a rare solo appearance