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Last time The USA elected a new president, in 2008, the band was on the last fortnight of their touring career—a fun night was had by all in Santiago:

As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Out Of Time, go inside the studio to hear a clip from Michael’s vocals for “Losing My Religion.”

“Michael Stipe stops in mid-sentence. Something is bothering him. “I’m gonna fix your collar,” he says. “It’s gonna drive me crazy. I wouldn’t think of anything but your collar for the rest of my life.” He stands up, walks around the table from his side to mine, and – as every fibre of my being … Continued

Website TulipFrenzy.com calls Alejandro Escovedo’s new release, Burn Something Beautiful, one of the highlights of 2016. With Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, and Alejandro at the helm, what’s not to love? Check out the article here

UDiscoverMusic has posted the first installment in their series, R.E.M. Album By Album. The first entry–including music, videos, history, and visuals–covers the IRS years and can be viewed at https://uDiscover.lnk.to/REM-TheEarlyYears    

Peter’s interview with music site Aquarium Drunkard is now live. Check it out here:   Peter Buck :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview  

A wondrous miscellany…

Watch Mike discuss the upcoming OUT OF TIME Anniversary reissue as well as his Concerto for Video, Rock Band, and String Orchestra in this video:

Burn Something Beautiful, the new album from Alejandro Escovedo hits stores and digital outlets on Friday, October 28th. It just so happens that the Texas rocker’s latest album has some major R.E.M. connections. Both Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey not only co-wrote the albums songs and play on it, but they also produced it.

Mike’s concerto is featured at the Guardian.com today. Check out the full article here:   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/27/rem-mike-mills-classical-music-concerto

As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Out Of Time, Michael discusses the lyrics to “Losing My Religion.”

Watch NRK’s documentary on “Losing My Religion” at nrk.no/rem

“We wanted to be famous – but on our own conditions!”

Birgit Fuss of Rolling Stone Germany interviews Michael for the latest issue’s cover story on Out Of Time (including a 7″ cover mount single):

Peter’s new band with Corin Tucker, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, and Bill Rieflin is called Filthy Friends, and they premiered a great track, “Despierta,” at 30 Days, 30 Songs today. Said Filthy Friends: “We wrote ‘Despierta’ a couple of years ago, before Trump announced his candidacy, as a sort of forecast for where the country might be changing culturally … Continued

I’m sitting here on the Oregon coast, watching the storm of the century blowing past my window. This is the second storm of the century this week, so I’m not sure where that leaves us, but I’ll carry on. Y’all might have noticed that R.E.M. had a live version of “World Leader Pretend” appear on … Continued

From Rollingstone.com: “Beethoven and I share a birthday,” Mike Mills says with a laugh. “I have a big bust of Ludwig on my piano glaring at me to practice more.”