FIND OF THE WEEK: ALOHA
Always nice to stop off in Hawaii on the way to Japan– c. 1985
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PETER CATCHES UP WITH CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
Check out Consequence of Sound’s current interview with Peter here!
SERPENTINE GALLERY: PARK NIGHTS MEMORY MARATHON WITH MICHAEL STIPE
On Saturday October 13th The Space streamed the Memory Marathon live from the Serpentine Gallery, the seventh annual festival of ideas inspired by the annual Pavilion commission. Internationally renowned artists, writers, historians, musicians, filmmakers, neuro-scientists, robotics engineers, a scent expert and the Grand Master of Memory gathered in the glowing,
AV CLUB CONTEST: ENTER TO WIN THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF DOCUMENT
AV Club is holding a contest in which they’re giving away a copy of the band’s recently released 25th anniversary of Document. All you have to do to have a chance to win is to enter your email address at avclub.com.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: BERTIS TALKS FAX MACHINES, MOBILE TECH, AND R.E.M. WITH MOBILE WORLD LIVE
Recently Bertis was back on the scene at Berlin’s Hansa Studio, the site where the band recorded their swan song LP Collapse Into Now. Bertis caught up with Moblie World Live to discuss some of the recent developments in the world of music and in particular how things have
HARRIS SAVIDES: 1957-2012
We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our friend Harris Savides, director of photography on the Everybody Hurts video. Harris was a supreme talent noted for his dynamic cinematographic work on several seminal music videos and films. “He was one of my favorite
FIND OF THE WEEK: GREETINGS
Peter and Bill and their Christmas greetings from one of the first FC holiday packages
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: PETER’S SOLO DEBUT, HD TRACKS, THE BASEBALL PROJECT, PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS, STRINGS SINGS, AND MORE
PETER’S SOLO RECORD OUT FRIDAY!
As we posted here earlier in the week, October 5th, tomorrow, is the official release date of Peter’s new LP on Mississippi Records! We’re excited, and we hope you are too!
We have a list of a bunch of great records stores just below which will be carrying Peter’s
DOCUMENT REISSUE PRESS ROUNDUP
Here’s some press on the Document reissue which we’ll be updating as we receive more reviews:
Q Review (PDF)
PETER BUCK SOLO RECORD
Baja Mexico, 3am:
I’ve got a glass with a little bit of Tequila left in it. It was full a few minutes ago. I’ve got Jimmy Reed haunting the turn table in the corner; I’ve been thinking about Jimmy Reed a lot lately, every note of music he ever
RICHARD M. NIXON RECAP EXCLUSIVE!
It was a packed house at the Sunset Tavern both Friday and Saturday night. And while each show had a different crowd and a different vibe, it was very clear that the anticipation in the house was for a reason: the debut of a 55-year-old rock star playing his
CLASSIC R.E.M. ALBUMS TO BE RELEASED IN HD!
Hollywood, California — September 27, 2012 — Four acclaimed albums from R.E.M.’s 1980s I.R.S. Records tenure are making their high definition digital release debuts, exclusively on HD Tracks (HDtracks.com). Murmur and Document are both now available for download purchase in 192kHz/24bit and 96kHz/24bit digital resolution, and on
R.E.M.’S BITTERSWEET YEAR: ROCKOL TALKS TO BERTIS DOWNS
Gianni Sibilla’s interview with Bertis for Italian site Rockol takes a close look at the various affairs Bertis and the guys have attended to in the wake of last year’s break-up. Read it at rockol.com.
RICHARD M. NIXON RECAP EXCLUSIVE
It was a packed house at the sunset tavern both friday and saturday night. and while each show had a different crowd and a different vibe it was very clear that the anticipation in the house was for a reason, the debut of a 55-year-old rock star playing his