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An amazing night at the Continental. Peter and Mike played “Love is All Around” and “Rockville” with Alejandro’s band to a packed house. Stay tuned for footage as soon as we get it!
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Mike, Alejandro, Dewitt, and Peter at the
Peter, Mike, and Lenny Kaye will be among the special guests in the lineup tonight when Alejandro Escovedo takes the stage at the Continental Club in Austin. A total of fifteen bands are on the bill at the Continental Club today beginning at 1:30pm as part of the SXSW
Peter checked in today from Austin with the above photo of a flier he spotted during SXSW. Mike Millz in Austin… the start of a new career?!
On Thursday, March 22nd, MIke will guest host/DJ on Atlanta’s Dave FM for four straight hours from 2pm to 6pm. Tune in to Dave FM in the afternoon as Mike spins some of his favorite songs in, as rumor has it, an all vinyl shift with
Scott McCaughey’s interview with Seattle Weekly covers topics ranging from the breakup of REM, Scott’s love of baseball and his band The Baseball Project, along with his annual St. Patty’s day outing in a Pogues cover band. As Seattle Sounds puts it, “He’s been an integral part of the
On Tuesday, March 20th, remixes of “Blue” and “Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter” will be released exclusively on Beatport. The remix of “Blue” was done by Casey Spooner and Avan Lava while “Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter” was remixed by Dickey Doo Larry Tee & Anthony A3. Both tracks will be available through all digital
Peter will be among an all-star cast of players who are slated to perform Big Star’s seminal album Third at SXSW in Austin on March15th at the Paramount. In addition to Peter, the lineup will include Mike Mills, Jody Stephens of Big Star, Mitch Easter of Let’s Active, Chris
Watch Michael’s interview with Jo Whiley in its entirety (44:55) as shown on Sky Arts HD HERE..
From Sky Arts Website:
The elder statesman of rock Michael Stipe, former frontman of R.E.M, popped down to The Jo Whiley Music Show studios to talk exclusively about the bands shock break-up, what
Salon.com’s Will Doig looks at the ongoing struggle in downtown Athens to preserve the historical and cultural fabric of the city’s nerve center as big box development threatens to cast its far-reaching pall. Check out “Walmart threatens the town R.E.M. made famous” here.
MICHAEL AND WHITEWALL
Exciting news just
Fans in the UK should make plans to check out Jo Whiley’s interview with Michael on Sunday February 26th at 8:30PM on Sky Arts 1 HD. Be sure to check your area listings and on-demand options. Click here for more information.
From Sky Arts 1:
The elder statesman of
Jason Ringenberg, aka Farmer Jason, just released his latest album, Nature Jams, which features Mike Mills on lead vocals on one track. Nature Jams is a kid-friendly album of 16 original songs, 4 music videos and a colorful 20-page booklet all themed around “The Great Outdoors.” Pick up a
Mike onstage with Patterson Hood singing After It’s Gone last night on Mountain Stage which will be aired in April. Terrific night, wonderful show with hours of great music. Patterson introduced “After It’s Gone” as a love letter to Athens GA, and talked about what makes Athens home
Here’s an outtake from The Baseball Project’s taping for Extra-TV last year, a complete song rendition of “All Future And No Past,” their song of optimism for the start of Spring Training:
The Baseball Project
Here are a few items of special interest we’ve rounded up for the mid-point of February:
PATTERSON HOOD
Check out this nice piece on our friend Patterson Hood at No Depression.
And speaking of Patterson, he will be on NPR’s venerable program Mountain Stage in the very near future. He’s