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POLITICS AND FRIENDS ROUNDUP: FEATURING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (UPDATE), 90 DAYS 90 REASONS, COLOR OF CHANGE, THE BOSS, AND ULTRAVIOLET

R.E.M. friends! Here’s a roundup of some timely politically-themed interviews, videos, thoughts, happenings, and links. Good to see some great stuff brewing and our gratitude to these friends, colleagues, and committed activists making a difference.

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY

Today, September 25th, is National Voter Registration Day. NVRD

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REMASTERED AND EXPANDED 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION DOCUMENT OUT NOW

The expanded and remastered 25th Anniversary Edition of R.E.M.’s 1987 album, Document is out today. The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the band’s legendary Work tour. The commemorative release also includes new liner notes by journalist David Daley,

31 + 1 – THE YEAR WITHOUT R.E.M.

A year ago today I awoke to news that I knew was coming, but news that I could never be prepared for. I had a call from R.E.M,’s manager Bertis telling me that the band was about to announce that they were, in their words, “calling it a day.”

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PETER TO PLAY TWO SHOWS IN SEATTLE THIS WEEKEND

Peter will play two shows this weekend in Seattle at the Sunset Tavern under the Richard M. Nixon moniker (ncluding Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin). Friday, the band will share the bill with The Needful Longings and headliners Young Fresh Fellows. Saturday, the bill includes Girl Trouble.

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: PETER BUCK, DOCUMENT, TODOS SANTOS, DANIEL PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS

PETER PERFORMS IN SEATTLE THIS WEEKEND

Peter will play two shows this weekend in Seattle at the Sunset Tavern under the Richard M. Nixon moniker (ncluding Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin). Friday, the band will share the bill with The Needful Longings and headliners Young Fresh Fellows. Saturday, the bill includes

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MICHAEL “SINGS O’S PRAISES”

The NY Post’s Page Six reported the following story yesterday:

“Michael Stipe says he would love for President Obama to use his songs on the campaign trail. The former R.E.M. frontman, who recently demanded that Fox News stop using his song “Losing My Religion,” which aired during their coverage of the

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PROJEKT R.E.M. CONCERT RECAP

This past Saturday September 8th, the US Embassy in Slovenia held a free concert at Kongresni trg in Ljubljana for an estimated crowd of 12,000 people who came out in support of both great music and the environment. The concert coincided with the release of Projekt R.E.M.: Pure Energy

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FIND OF THE WEEK: FIFTH INSTALLMENT

Michael and Jim McKay hard at work editing Tourfilm, sometime in 1990

By this time, this dynamic duo had started C-00, their film company, done the acclaimed Direct Action PSA project, and Jim had been very involved in, among other things, the photography, imagery and videos for DOCUMENT