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Listen to Michael’s new song with Courtney Love, “Rio Grande.” The track is included on Johnny Depp’s Pirate Themed Album “Son of Rogues Gallery” which will be released on Feb. 19, 2013.

Tom Gilroy’s new film The Cold Lands premieres at the Berlin Film

Festival tonight. Read more about the film at facebook.com/TheColdLands and also check out this for more context.

Mike, Peter, and Benjamin Gibbard did a great version of “Near Wild Heaven” at the Todos Santos Music Festival last weekend. Check it out here.

Mumurs.com’s main man Ethan Kaplan gives a report from the Festival at his website.

Visit R.E.M.’s Facebook page to check out this week’s “Find of the Week” featuring a squeaky clean William T. Berry!

Have you ever wondered what “Losing My Religion” would sound like if all the minor notes were shifted to major? Wonder no longer and hurry on over to boingboing.net to see the results.

Ken Stringfellow’s “Danzig in the Moonlight” tour opens Wednesday night in Portland, Oregon. Ken is just back from the 2013 Todos Santos Music Festival where he played with his band The Posies.

Read all the details of Ken’s tour at R.E.M.’s facebook page.

Davidson College, alma mater of Bertis (Class if 1978) and where the student union did eventually bring the band there at the 900 Room (coffee house) fall of 1982 and again the following spring in the then-major performance art auditorium, with MURMUR just out and Mike Mills hobbled and stool-bound

Well the second Todos Santos Music Festival seems to me to be a very good thing– truly a fine time had by all and I cannot think of a more relaxed, fun, chill few days of music and friendship in a special environment: the rough-hewn, charming town of Todos

Check out the latest photos from week one of the Todos Santos Music Festival here!

Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Ed Kowalczyk (Live), Scott McCaughey, Bill Rieflin, and crew performed R.E.M.’s “Rockville” last night at the Todos Santos Music Festival. Check it out here and drop by the Todos Santos Music Festival Facebook page for the latest photos.

It’s Todos Santos Music Festival eve tonight as the second annual music extravaganza hosted by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck gets underway Thursday, January 10th with performances by Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 and The Minus 5. We will bring you all the news from the festival which runs

The second annual Todos Santos Music Festival opens this Thursday in Baja Sur California, Mexico.

Warm wishes from REMHQ to Michael for a happy birthday today!