Michael on Everybody Hurts:
i don’t remember singing it, but i still kind of can’t believe my voice on this recording, it’s very pure. this song instantly belonged to everyone except us, and that honestly
During his recent round of press in the UK, Michael spoke with Jude Rogers of The Quietus. Here’s an excerpt followed by a link to the full interview just below: You’re a 51-year-old man. Not much hair. Glasses. You’ve been doing the same job for nearly 30 years.
Peter is currently on tour with John Wesley Harding & the King Charles Trio along with the Minus 5. The bands just completed a pair of successful shows in LA over the weekend and are now headed to the great Northwest for shows at Portland’s Aladdin Theater
Peter on “Everybody Hurts”
“Everybody Hurts” is similar (to “Man on the Moon”). Bill brought it in, and it
Check out Mike and Michael in this eleven-minute interview on Norwegian TV in which they discuss the forthcoming hits retrospective and the three new songs, politics, the band’s decision to call it a day, as well as other topics. Click here to watch.
Many thanks to Ole for
NPR is currently streaming R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982—2011 in their exclusive “First Listen” series. Check out disc one and disc two of “Part Lies” here!
The new R.E.M. Hits website has been updated to include entries for all 40 tracks on the upcoming hits retrospective, R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011. At the site, fans can contribute their own memories, thoughts, comments, personal videos, covers and photos spanning R.E.M.’s 31
Our “Song of the Week” series continues today with another track from the band’s upcoming release, R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011, due out on November 15.
This week’s song is “Everybody Hurts” and, as with the first three weeks, we’re asking fans to submit their own
Here’s the Spotify playlist for “Fall On Me,” our Week 3 Song of the Week. Please visit the remhits site to read fans’ reactions to the song.
It’s the last day of press and promo for Mike and Michael here– the same weekend Peter starts his tour with John Wesley Harding and friends. Life marches on . . .
As usual, London has been fun and the guys have enjoyed talking to various TV,
Please be sure to tune in to BBC Radio 4 tonight from 7:15 PM (UK) to listen to an interview with Mike and Michael. More details can be found here.
We’re just over a week away from the listening party extravaganzas which will be held here in Athens on November 13th and 14th to celebrate the release of the band’s hits retrospective R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011. These events (listed below) will be the
Peter and Scott McCaughey hit the road Saturday performing double duty with John Wesley Harding & The King Charles Trio and The Minus 5. Opening night is this Saturday at the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco. Sunday’s show at McCabe’s in Santa Monica has sold out, so
This morning Mike and Michael met with Danny Wallace of XFM to discuss the forthcoming greatest hits retrospective, life after R.E.M., and a bunch of other interesting topics. You can watch the full interview at XFM’s site:
Check out Part 1 of the interview here followed by Part