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
Click on the HARBORCOAT banner on the right hand side of the site to listen to the track from the forthcoming four-song digital E.P., RECKONING SONGS FROM THE OLYMPIA. The E.P. will be available on July 7th, but in the meantime you can pre-order your copy by clicking the large
It has been brought to our attention that not all digital versions of the RECKONING DELUXE EDITION include a downloadable version of the album’s liner notes and art. To rectify this, we’re making them available HERE, so, if you’ve purchased a digital version and didn’t receive the
On July 7th, look for Reckoning Songs From The Olympia, a 4-song digital ep, available for download at iTunes and other online outlets. The Live release, which comes quickly on the heels of the Reckoning Deluxe Edition (released June 23rd), includes “Harborcoat,” “Letter Never
Be sure to in to Atlanta’s Dave FM throughout the day today for “Day of Reckoning,” a special program composed in honor of the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s second album and in conjunction with the release of the Deluxe Edition. The program features interviews with Mike Mills who discusses
Athens is noting the release of the deluxe anniversary edition of Reckoning with a 30-minute retrospective of rare 1984-era video footage of interviews and live footage from the band’s archives. The collection is screening at Cine beginning on Tuesday, June 23 as one of the RockDocs film components of this
On June 23rd Atlanta’s Dave FM will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Reckoning with a special radio/internet program called “Day of Reckoning.” “For those who’ve been fans of R.E.M. from the beginning,” said Dave FM Director of Programming, Scott Jameson, “this retrospective will
Many have probably heard the sad news of the terrible fire at the Georgia Theatre this morning in downtown Athens, just a block away from where we work at REMHQ. We have enjoyed a really good relationship with the wonderful people at the Theatre all these years, and our