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Read Variety’s article on the MOMA screening & Q & A

Kevin O’Neil & Jeff Montgomery reveal the #Automatic25 listening party t-shirt at REMHQ.

HQ friend Jeff Montgomery has been attending R.E.M. album release listening parties since the first one for Automatic For The People back in 1992. Since 2004, he’s been involved with every listening party, helping to organize & put them on, in addition to emceeing the live auction events, among the many other tasks associated with … Continued

Joseph Arthur and I found ourselves in Todos Santos totally randomly this week, so we did what guys like us do: play guitar and write songs. Friday we performed a four song-set at a benefit for Los Bomberos, the local firemen. Saturday we did an impromptu benefit for the Palapa Society at the Todos Santos … Continued

This is a photo of Joseph Arthur and me with some local beauty queens in Todos Santos. We played a benefit for the local volunteer fire fighters. Tomorrow, Saturday, we are playing at the Todos Santos Inn at 8:30. It’s a free show, but donations to the Palapa Society are encouraged. See ya’ll there! ~Peter photo by … Continued

With the official release date for the 25th Anniversary Reissue of Automatic For The People just less than a month away (November 10), here’s the Unboxing Video for the Deluxe Edition! #Automatic25 Pre-order: http://found.ee/REM-automatic25-r  

Day 2 of New York Press: coming soon CBS Saturday Morning with Anthony Mason. Less than a month until #Automatic25 is out for real.  

The first part of the New York City press tour has wrapped— The Big Interview with Dan Rather, coming soon to television and the web. Stay tuned—a good time was had by all. And #Automatic25 is released a month from today. Bertis  

Peter’s self-portrait is featured in this month’s Mojo magazine and we’ve got it here for your viewing pleasure!    

Listen to “Devil Rides Backwards,” Automatic’s “Great Lost Track” – available to stream or as an instant grat. single with the #Automatic25 album preorder. “…the album’s great lost track – talked about by fans the world over down the years, but never previously heard – is The Devil Rides Backwards On A Horse Called Maybe. Although unfinished, … Continued

Well, Automatic For The People was released 25 years ago today— the band at one of their many creative peaks. No tour that year but a really great record full of songs that mattered then and still matter now. And the fun of the #Automatic25 reissue has been going back into the archives, tapes and photographs, and … Continued

Watch Peter and Corin talk about toothpaste, Cheez Whiz, and Justin Bieber… https://www.facebook.com/Pitchfork/posts/10155642089241000

Following the death of rock icon Tom Petty last night, Coldplay invited former REM guitarist Peter Buck on stage to perform a cover of ‘Free Fallin’ in tribute. Check it out below.  

I’m sorry to note the passing of Cedell Davis, legendary blues man. I had the honor of making a record with him and touring with him in 2001. He was the real thing, a part of a lineage that stretches back to Robert Johnson. The month long tour we did was an experience that I will never forget.

Michael wants everyone to know that the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is changing the world through music! They will be touring 5 states in the south this fall. For tickets and more information visit www.sfgmc.org #lavenderpentour #sfgmc #gaymenschorus