In honor of the 25th anniversary release of Fables of the Reconstruction on July 13, 2010, Cine, the Athens art-house cinema, will screen a special showing of a 25-song concert that the band performed in Germany on October 2, 1985 for the Rockpalast live German television music show. The concert
Really great to be here on many levels– one of the world’s great cities and only being here a little while (like anywhere) really lets one get a sense of what the town is really like– neighborhoods, people, customs and traditions, how people live and work and play here, not
As we get ready to head into the Independence Day weekend here in the States, we wanted to wish all of you who celebrate it a happy 4th of July.
Now the news…
The band continues to record in Berlin with Jacknife Lee and by all accounts, things are
Peter and Bill pic by Michael; back stage at Pearl Jam, the Berlin influence finds itself settling in
Peter and Scott McCaughey joined Pearl Jam at Wuhlheide Park for a rousing take on the motor city classic, “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 tonight. Photos by Dewitt Burton.
The Baseball Project and The Minus Five have announced two shows this August. You can catch them on Thursday, August 12 in Brooklyn, NY at Southpaw and on Saturday, August 14 in North Adams, MA at the Solid Sound Festival. According to Scott McCaughey, the lineup for these two
. . . . a city where we have always enjoyed whistle-stopping through, and now we’re here long enough to work on R.E.M.’s next record. Berlin is a pulsing, exciting city with so many varied and distinctive neighborhoods, iconic history all around, great food at all levels and
Earlier in June, Peter joined the Decemberists for a day’s work in a converted barn outside Portland, Oregon. Peter appeared on three songs, which are slated to appear on the group’s next Capitol album, due in February. Singer-songwriter Colin Meloy acknowledged R.E.M. as being an inspiration
ATHFEST kicks off in Athens this weekend with a full slate of great bands and activities scheduled. The music, arts, and film festival, located in downtown Athens, will run from June 23-27. You can read more about the full schedule of events, including special activities for
R.E.M.’s original Hib-Tone version of Radio Free Europe (1981) has been selected as one of the 25 songs included in the 2009 National Recording Registry which is housed at the Library of Congress. The Registry entry for Radio Free Europe reads:
The original Hib-Tone single of this song
One of the big highlights in Athens this weekend will be Mitch Easter’s show at the 40 Watt with Atlanta powerpop band Magnapop and Chris McKay and the Critical Darlings. Mitch, longtime friend of the band, whom R.E.M. fans know as the producer of Chronic Town and
The bill for the show at Dante’s in Portland last night read Richmond Fontaine, with opening sets by Kevn Kinney and Scott McCaughey. What the crowd saw however was a combined set by Kinney, McCaughey and Peter Buck, trading songs under a hanging lamp purchased for the occasion, with
On Monday night, R.E.M. received the prestigious Phinizy Spalding Preservation award for their numerous contributions to historic preservation and preservation advocacy in Athens. Mike Mills and Bill Berry accepted the award at the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation’s annual awards ceremony held at the historic Morton Theatre
Very few artistic mediums provide the immediate emotional resonance that music offers to most of us. This theory was tested in grand form by the MOMA show that just closed, Marina Abramovic’s The Artist is Present. As a part of this retrospective show, Abramovic created a
Just a quick update before we break for the long Memorial Day weekend here in the States.
CLIPS OF MIKE PERFORMING AT ALEX CHILTON TRIBUTE
We’ve come across a pair of video clips of Mike performing at the Alex Chilton memorial tribute in Memphis on May 15:
Jesus Christ