Friends heading to Chicago this week A true highlight in R.E.M. world lately has been the use of some chestnuts from the band’s canon in the hit Hulu TV show The Bear. We especially enjoyed the gifted people there who did a special version of R.E.M.’s Strange Currencies as Season 2 kicked off last summer. … Continued
🇦🇹 🎸 🎤 In 2008, this was the first day of the last European tour of the band’s career, starting in Salzburg at the Frequency Festival, touring quite a lot of favorite places and some new ones, and ending two months later in the old Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece. The hillside setting outside Salzburg … Continued
“I thought I’d landed in a hippy cowtown,” says Michael Stipe, of his first months as an art student in Athens, Georgia. “I was an urban punk rocker, and Athens seemed beige and granola; it took me a while to find my ‘people’.” Read the Guardian’s piece on Athens art-rockers Limbo District with contributions from … Continued
We recently read that Les Ban Douches, the totally underground (and in fact subterranean) rock club where R.E.M. played its first-ever show on the European continent, had become a swanky boutique hotel. That got us to thinking about some of the hotels the guys stayed in once they started spending lots of time in Europe … Continued
Just in from Anthony Mason, producer at CBS Mornings: “Happy almost fourth! We are re-airing the first R.E.M. piece tomorrow morning in the 8 o’clock hour”We hope you can tune in and check it out!
A long delayed Postcard From the Road: Twenty five years ago right now, R.E.M. and Wilco were in London, touring behind UP for R.E.M. and Wilco’s Summerteeth. This one was the second of two nights at the fabled Earls Court, a massive historic arena that seemed like a hundred years old (it wasn’t, built 1935, … Continued
“I think it was maybe a moment for R.E.M. and the UK where we had kind of been forgotten or pushed aside by younger bands, and that was a particular moment at Glastonbury where I think we pulled ourselves back to the front of the line and actually proved, this is what we’re capable of. … Continued
Check out episode 009 of The Singers Talk as Michael and host Jason Thomas Gordon discuss the many facets of being a vocalist. It’s a fascinating conversation… Listen Here.
Mike recently sat down with Rick Beato for a conversation about R.E.M.’s “journey and creative process,” stories behind the songs, and Mike’s insights on the evolution of the band’s music. A must! Watch it on YouTube
Part two of the CBS Mornings interview the band did with Anthony Mason including scenes from last night’s induction ceremony where Berry, Buck, Mills & Stipe performed an acoustic version of “Losing My Religion” photo credit: L. Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame
Tonight the band will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in NYC. This morning, their interview with CBS Mornings’ Anthony Mason aired. Check it out here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1qjo0Oz1qw
Make plans to tune in tomorrow morning for the band’s interview with CBS Mornings’ Anthony Mason ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday evening. The segment should air around 8:00AM EDT.
Happy Songwriters Hall of Fame week everybody— major congratulations to Bill, Peter, Mike and Michael joining such esteemed company with the great songs they wrote over the years: https://bit.ly/3KIgoSo photo: Anton Corbijn
“I’m super excited to talk to Janeane—I’m a giant fan and it’s the first time we’ve had the opportunity to do a conversation together.” This Wednesday, June 12 at 8:00 PM, Michael will be talking about his upcoming solo album, his new photo book, and what’s coming next, & whatever else comes up at SVA … Continued
On April 5, 2024, @bertisdowns spoke “In Conversation” with Alex Maiolo on stage at the Tallinn Music Week conference in Tallinn, Estonia 🇪🇪 Click here to listen to this fascinating discussion about recording, touring, and the ethos that guided the band’s business decisions and how “R.E.M.’s strategic decisions inspired a generation of artists like Radiohead, … Continued