Michael Stipe fires back
Michael Stipe fires back, “Fox News ha ha HAHAHA”
News
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: PROJEKT R.E.M., FIND OF THE WEEK, PETER BUCK, DOCUMENT OUT LATER THIS MONTH
Projekt R.E.M.: Pure Energy Music, the new U.S. Embassy music project in Slovenia, is out today! The project features 16 songs by popular Slovenian artists–Siddharta, Elvis Jackson, The Tide, N’toko, Vlado Kreslin (backed by Croatia’s The Bambi Molesters), Zoran Predin paired with Massimo SaviÃÂ, Melodrom, Severa Gjurin, Murat &
FIND OF THE WEEK
More old photos from a few passports ago . . . oh but we were so much older then!
FOX NEWS AND LOSING MY RELIGION
R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” was used in the Fox News coverage of the Democratic National Convention last night. R.E.M. today, through its music publisher, Warner-Tamerlane Music, demanded that Fox News cease and desist from continuing its unlicensed and unauthorized use of the song. Michael Stipe said, “We have
FIND OF THE WEEK: THIRD INSTALLMENT
Fall On Me finally found itself. And then they recorded it. Fun to find this old stuff. All part of life’s rich pageant.
90 DAYS 90 REASONS: MICHAEL STIPE ON AMERICAN EQUALITY & DEMOCRACY (REASON #23)
90 Days, 90 Reasons is an independent initiative conceived by our old friend Jordan Kurland (Death Cab For Cutie) and esteemed author Dave Eggers–two guys originally from Chicago–who came to the conclusion earlier this year that many of President Obama’s voters and donors from 2008 needed to be reminded of
PROJEKT R.E.M.: THE VIDEO
As we reported just over two weeks ago, a new U.S. Embassy music project called Projekt R.E.M.: Pure Energy Music is set to be released on September 8. The project features 16 songs by popular Slovenian artists–Siddharta, Elvis Jackson, The Tide, N’toko, Vlado Kreslin (backed by Croatia’s
SATURDAY ROUNDUP
Here’s a quick roundup of some of the latest happenings in this week’s R.E.M. news cycle:
CHRONIC TOWN HITS 30!
Slicingupeyeballs.com celebrates the 30th anniversary of Chronic Town with an hour-long concert from 1982. Listen here.
FIND OF THE WEEK
Today’s find is from some old files from the 80s– hmmmh wonder
FIND OF THE WEEK: SECOND INSTALLMENT
Today’s find is from some old files from the 80s– hmmmh wonder what tour this was for . . . !? I seem to recall a show that looked kind of like this at Legion Field next to the pool in Athens.
Neat to see Michael’s visual mind
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: PETER BUCK SOLO SHOW, FIND OF THE WEEK, KEN STRINGFELLOW ALBUM, PROJEKT R.E.M. & WALTER’S BBQ PHOTO
FIND OF THE WEEK: FIRST INSTALLMENT
FIND OF THE WEEK
One of the more interesting HQ tasks in the months since the disbandment has been the methodical sorting and archiving of the three decades of accumulated REM “stuff.”
Starting today, every week we will post our favorite find of the week.
This week’s “find” is a
PROJEKT R.E.M.: SLOVENIAN MUSICIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE BAND AND RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
A new U.S. Embassy music project will pay tribute to the songs of R.E.M. and will highlight environmental issues in the process. The U.S. Embassy in Slovenia will follow last year’s popular Bob Dylan music project with Projekt R.E.M.: Pure Energy Music, due out on September 8. Projekt
OMNIVORE RECORDINGS TO REISSUE ATHENS, GA-INSIDE/OUT CD/DVD THIS OCTOBER
When the documentary Athens, GA – Inside/Out was released in 1987, it provided a peek into the town that had turned the music world upside down by producing acts like R.E.M. and The B-52’s. For those who didn’t get to see this limited-release film in the theaters (or in clips
DOCUMENT 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION SET FOR SEPTEMBER RELEASE
The band has teamed with Capitol/I.R.S. for the September 25 release of an expanded 25th Anniversary Edition of their 1987 album, Document. The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the Work tour. The commemorative release also adds new liner
DOCUMENT VIDEOS
Earlier today we announced that an expanded 25th Anniversary Edition of Document will be reissued this September (see article), and to coincide with that exciting news, we’ve posted videos of the singles from the seminal 1987 album as well as live footage from Tourfilm, Road Movie and Perfect