Mike & Michael sat down for a chat with Ross Golan in NYC last year on @AndTheWriterIs on the occasion of the 25th anniversary release of Monster–they covered a lot of ground from the early Athens scene through Monster’s release. Listen here. #andthewriteris
Watch the 21st Anniversary re-broadcast of the documentary for “A Stirling Performance” on YouTube here: https://found.ee/REM-StirlingYT. Subscribe to the R.E.M. Youtube channel for the latest updates: http://found.ee/REM-youtube-r
On July 19th – 21st, 1999, R.E.M. played three nights of concerts at Stirling Castle, Scotland. No band this globally renowned had played Stirling Castle before. These concerts were documented in “A Stirling Performance.” As well as interviews with the band , the documentary offers an affectionate insight into the historic city & charming people … Continued
Michael is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Masthead Magazine where he talks about a topic we can all relate to: “self.” “I believe the difficult but necessary changes we are in the midst of now will bring us closer to a version of ourselves as caring, community-based, empathetic creatures, with a … Continued
CBC Radio interviewed Michael and Aaron Dessner of Big Red Machine about their new single, “No Time For Love Like Now” today and you can listen to it here.
“I discovered Big Star through Peter Buck’s record collection. They had made two of the best records ever made by a band, as far as I’m concerned.” – Mike Mills Rolling Stone has premiered the Craft Recordings episode of The Memphis Masters on Big Star, which includes interviews with Mike and Jody Stephens of Big … Continued
“Every time that we played Glastonbury I think the band really stepped up. It’s such an august, and such a beloved, and such a legendary event that whatever stars are aligned for us, personally and as a group, we managed to show the best of ourselves at each of the shows we played there.” – … Continued
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival this weekend, the BBC has announced plans to showcase “some of the greatest Glastonbury performances since BBC broadcasts began in 1990”, including highlights from R.E.M.’s headline performances. Tune in from 8PM this Sunday 28th June, live on BBC Two TV & on BBC iPlayer. More details: … Continued
Tuesday night, Michael & Big Red Machine (Aaron Dessner) shared this music video for “No Time for Love Like Now” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Check out this review from RollingStone.com about the performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRWgIFE0CJ0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3ms_Z0OsNi6x1Fo97u2BhKoWXCY-8loZMFBHHm8hnMSBeHWp0Pj2BIT6c
Check out this great interview with Mike and David O’Brien of The Athletic, on sports, fandom, rock ‘n’ roll, learning to play the banjo during quarantine, and a lot more.
Michael will be a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night (6.23) for a performance of the new single “No Time For Love Like Now” with Aaron Dessner of Big Red Machine and The National. The show airs at 11:35e/10:35c. Hope you can tune in! https://bit.ly/jmstonightshow
“Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn” premieres Thursday, 6/18 at 9pm EDT on HBO with an apropos song from R.E.M. in the soundtrack.
We’re so pleased to share a powerful new song from Michael Stipe & Big Red Machine, out now on 37d03d.com. The collaboration came about when Aaron Dessner shared a folder of new Big Red Machine music with Michael last year.
To celebrate the Top 100 R.E.M. Most Played Live Songs Countdown, Chris and Darryl from the R.E.M. Timeline caught up with Bertis Downs to discuss the No.1 played song “The One I Love” & the band’s “amazing live history.”
Sometime in 1991, Nikki Sudden, the great musician-songwriter-rockstar, was living at my house in Athens. In between recording an album, doing some shows and roaming the town, he recorded some of my favorite pieces of music from my collection.