In this exclusive Q&A mirrored from R.E.M. fansite murmurs.com, Michael touches on the decision to reissue Two Times Intro: On The Road With Patti Smith after 15 years, what 15 years has done to him, art and photography and what’s next for his art practice.
What was the impetus
Peter will be back in the lineup for The Baseball Project’s upcoming tour of the Northeast and Atlantic Coast starting late August in Woodstock, NY. TBP has 12 dates scheduled from August 24th-September 5th.
Band leader Steve Wynn says the group has decided to call this tour the “Pennant Race”
Michael has an art installation on display at Vacant Gallery in Tokyo this month. His installation is part of a group exhibition called “Act Like You’re Fine” curated by photographer iO Tillett Wright. The exhibition opens on August 12 at the Vacant Gallery, 3-20-13 Jingumae
Between the winter and summer months of 1998-99, Seattle band Screaming Trees recorded their last batch of songs before disbanding in June of 2000. Those final sessions, produced by Trees drummer Barrett Martin, feature guest appearances by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Queens of the Stone Age/Trees guitarist Josh
Mike’s interview with JoE Silva on WUGA’s “Just Off The Radar” airs today at 4PM ET. Be sure to tune in for the conversation at shoutcast.com.
As we reported in this article yesterday, a very special limited edition pre-order of Michael’s photo diary TWO TIMES INTRO: ON THE ROAD WITH PATTI SMITH is now available at akashicbooks.com. This limited pre-order (200 sets total) includes one hardcover copy of “Two Times Intro”
A very special limited edition pre-order of Michael’s photo diary TWO TIMES INTRO: ON THE ROAD WITH PATTI SMITH is now available at akashicbooks.com.
The LIMITED preorder (200 sets total) includes the following items:
1) One hardcover copy of TWO TIMES INTRO: ON THE ROAD WITH PATTI SMITH by Michael.
2)
We’re now a full week on from the release of the 25th Anniversary Deluxe edition of R.E.M.’s seminal 1986 album Lifes Rich Pageant, and the reviews are still coming in; here’s a quick roundup of the latest LRP reviews along with some other R.E.M.-related happenings.
LIFES RICH PAGEANT REVIEWS
As most everyone probably knows, NASA’s space shuttle program is coming to a conclusion this year after a tremendous 30 year tenure. One of the great traditions of the NASA program is the astronaut wake-up call whereby astronauts are woken up with music at the beginning of their day’s activities
The 25th anniversary edition of Lifes Rich Pageant is out today, and for devotees of the band’s fourth record, you won’t want to miss the newly remastered version and the awesome extra disc, the Athens Demos (see full tracklisting at the bottom of this article).
The commemorative release also has all-new
The 25th anniversary edition of Lifes Rich Pageant will be released early next week on July 12th, and for devotees of the band’s fourth record, you won’t want to miss the newly remastered version and the awesome extra disc, the Athens Demos (see full tracklisting at the bottom of this
Check out Michael’s interview with CNN International and hear him discuss the band’s latest album and the Collapse Into Now Film Project at youtube.com.
MIKE AND THE LOVELY SPARROWS
The Austin Statesman.com gives a shout-out to Mike in this recent article about Texas band the Lovely Sparrows.
VINCENT MOON
The new John Wesley Harding album, The Sound Of His Own Voice, will be released by Yep Roc on October 11th. Recorded at The Type Foundry, Portland, OR, the album features all-star backing from The King Charles Trio, a band featuring Peter Buck, John Moen, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee and
Thanks to photographer Conni Freestone for sending us these great pictures of Mike from The Baseball Project’s recent USA tour. Mike, who took the place of regular TBP bassist Peter Buck, toured with Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, and Linda Pitmon over a two-week period that began in
Peter’s interview with The Big Takeover is out now in the Brooklyn-based magazine’s issue #68 (order here or visit a good news stand in your area). The Big Takeover crew has been reviewing records and doing great interviews for 31 years now. What a coincidence!