Christopher O’Riley, the super-talented concert pianist (noted for his classical arrangements and interpretations of songs by Radiohead, Elliott Smith, and Nick Drake among others) and host of National Public Radio’s From The Top has released an album called Out Of My Hands which includes a cover of R.E.M.’s
On October 26th, R.E.M. will release R.E.M. LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA, a two-CD set featuring 39 songs from the band’s acclaimed 2007 working rehearsals in Dublin, Ireland.
“Live At The Olympia” ventures back to the first week in July 2007, when R.E.M. set up camp at the venerable Olympia
There is some news of special interest coming your way from this space on Monday so please stay tuned. Now to the news…
LEFT OF RECKONING AT R.A. MILLER EXHIBIT
Earlier in the week, we mentioned the fantastic R.A. Miller exhibition opening at the Lyndon House in Athens on
Folk art aficionados, devotees, and R.E.M. fans alike should make plans to attend the Georgia Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition “Lord Love You, Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection,” which opens Saturday, August 8th, at the Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.).
Reuben A.
Congratulations to Crush Inc. whose video for R.E.M.’s single “Man-Sized Wreath” garnered the Best Music Video Award at the 13th annual Los Angeles Shorts Fest. Gary Thomas, Creative Director of Crush, told remhq, “It’s always exciting to have your work recognized, when it’s for
Jeff Calder of The Swimming Pool Q’s interviews the poet Coleman Barks this Sunday August 9 at 8 PM on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s literary show Cover-to-Cover (including WUGA in Athens and other stations statewide). Barks is the internationally renowned translator of the Sufi poet Rumi. It’s a special
Mike’s interview with Mark Radcliffe airs on BBC Radio 2 tonight between 9-10PM (local time); the interview will be available beginning tomorrow in the BBC Radio 2 archive for a week…
One of the effects of the end of summer vacation is that one relishes reading all the leisure stuff possible–books, magazine, papers, the web. Well, these are my three favorite Opinion pieces I have come across here on the morning we head for home:
National Division: Frank Rich on the
Can you believe it has been almost four years since Hurricane Katrina and then Rita rocked the Gulf Coast? One clear message in the wake of these storms is that New Orleans and South Louisiana need to have natural storm defenses, like wetlands, barrier islands and cypress swamps to
Heading into the weekend, we’ve come across some more outstanding reviews of the Reckoning Deluxe Edition, in particular those by The Guardian and Times Online. Read all of the very latest reviews and interviews in the remhq.com PRESS section.
Also, earlier in the week,
Further to last week’s report on the upcoming US tour featuring the Minus 5, The Baseball Project, and the Steve Wynn IV, we can now confirm that Mike Mills will be pinch-hitting for Peter at the Baseball Project’s show at the La Lunera Festival on August
Scott McCaughey reports that he and Peter will be hitting the road in August and September in support of The Minus 5’s latest record, Killingsworth, and (Scott added) fans are in for a real treat because it will actually be “Three bands in one!” also featuring The Baseball Project (check
For a non-touring/non-recording summer, things are somewhat lively at HQ, with the RECKONING 25th DELUXE EDITION re-issue, the RECKONING SONGS FROM THE OLYMPIA Digital EP and the upcoming LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA Double Live Record coming in October keeping us busy and on our
We’ve just posted some great video footage of the band in Dublin, filmed back in July 2007 by Vincent Moon and Jeremiah of ninetynights, Six Days, and takeawayshows fame. The brief film, a montage of “Pretty Persuasion,” “Harborcoat,” and “Second Guessing,” dovetails really
As we approach the Independence Day holiday weekend here in the States, our thoughts can’t help but harken back (somewhat ironically) to Dublin where exactly two years ago, the band spent five nights at the venerable Olympia Theatre rehearsing new songs for what would eventually become ACCELERATE while also rolling