Our good friend Sandra-Lee Phipps is holding her annual R.E.M. print sale to coincide with the holiday season. These are custom printed editions of photographs from the early days of R.E.M. taken in Athens, GA. As she says on her site, “These photographs are part of my collection of archival images of the band R.E.M. that I … Continued
What’s the one holiday hymn or hit you can’t get enough of? Michael weighs in with his choice at the link below: http://bit.ly/2Lfb76u
“I have no hierarchy between high art, low art, not-art, nature, manmade—they’re all the same to me. My early fascination with folk art and what we now call outsider art—to me it was all equal to the greatest paintings or sculptures ever made in the Renaissance.” ~Michael Stipe Check out Michael’s interview with ARTnews which takes an … Continued
Peter has a new album out called Beat Poetry For Survivalists which he collaborated on with Luke Haines of the Auteurs.
A few days before the release of Monster’s 25th anniversary edition, Michael Stipe and Mike Mills stopped by YouTube Space New York for an in-depth, live-to-audience conversation with special hosts Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation, Big Little Lies) and Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Between Two Ferns), who also host a dedicated R.E.M. podcast called … Continued
It’s the One day Countdown to the premiere of Monster Talk, filmed at @YouTube Space NY! Tune in tomorrow, November 22, at 5pm BST / 12pm EST via @YouTube Music: https://found.ee/rem-youtube-monster-r
“I’ve loved The Monkees from the date I first heard them all the way up to today. It was an incredible honor to co-write a song with Scott McCaughey for The Monkees and the title track to boot! I only had the pleasure to meet Mike, Mickey and Peter, but they were as much of … Continued
OMG Blog has posted an excellent interview with Michael and writer Kevin Heggs (@Kevinheggs on IG) in which the pair discuss Michael’s new solo project, R.E.M.’s recent reissue of 25th Anniversary edition of Monster, glam rock, Michael’s support of Extinction Rebellion, and a whole lot more. Here’s an excerpt: “Despite his apparent radio silence, Michael Stipe has … Continued
How different is the new 25th anniversary remix of R.E.M.’s Monster compared to the classic? Explore our A/B tool to find out: https://monster25.remhq.com/
Our great friend and former tour manager Bob Whittaker has an amazing and critically acclaimed documentary film, Return to Mt. Kennedy, which, after a successful festival run over the last several months, is now available to stream. We’re all really proud of the work Bob has done over the years, both for the band and in … Continued
Mike and Michael unboxing video! This was last month in Stockholm when we first saw the actual vinyl and boxed sets of #Monster25: Watch the video here It’s a beautiful package indeed and that blue is awesome. Pick up your copy: https://found.ee/rem-monster25-r
Peter has produced a Lou Reed tribute EP by John Cameron Mitchell and @musicofEYELIDS called Turning Time Around. Watch the video for “Waves of Fear”: http://bit.ly/2WKqmJb
The 25th anniversary edition of Monster is officially out now! Buy it, stream it, or download it here: https://found.ee/rem-monster25-r #Monster25
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Mike was in New York this week to talk to media about the upcoming release of the Monster 25th Anniversary reissue, #Monster25. Listen to his conversation with Sirius XM’s John Fugelsang.