Mike will be joining the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 5, for performances of his Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and Orchestra with good friend and virtuoso violinist Robert McDuffie. In the first half of the concert, the orchestra will perform new arrangements of R.E.M.’s music. “R.E.M. Explored” promises to be a captivating … Continued
Fun time at Michael Stipe’s art show at the ICA Milano–excited to be here & witness the wonder! -Bertis
A fresh update from Michèle Noach has just arrived from Vadsø, where the coolest, tiniest music festival high in the arctic, is running from March 14-16: “The first night of Snow Station Vadsø headlines with The No Ones, which features Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey (R.E.M., Filthy Friends, Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows) as well … Continued
Michael is on the cover of the new issue of Esquire Italia, now available on newsstands. Read an excerpt from the interview here.
Mike, Peter and Scott to play Snow Station Vadsø next month. @snowstationvadso grew out of an artist residency that Michèle Noach was invited to in Arctic Norway, nine years ago. It started as a small group of musician friends joining her there for a fairly impromptu two nights of music, with some art on the … Continued
Michael has contributed these handwritten “Nightswimming” lyrics to an online auction to support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières, Doctors Without Borders, specifically in Gaza. You can bid on the Nightswimming lyrics through March 2nd here.
R.E.M.’s hit “Losing My Religion” was released #onthisday in 1991 as the lead single from OUT OF TIME. The track peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts and scored the band two GRAMMY Awards. Check out the recently-upgraded HD music video!
“The people who truly love R.E.M. know that they were the best band in the world but tend to have trouble articulating why… It wasn’t what they did but how they did it.” – Michael Idov In this outstanding article for GQ, writer Michael Idov chronicles his pilgrimage to Athens to catch up with Michael … Continued
Thursday night’s Murmur tribute show at the 40 Watt was one of those nights when we’re all blessed to call Athens home. Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and friends sounded great playing Murmur from start to finish along with all of Chronic Town and select tracks from Reckoning, Fables, Lifes Rich Pageant, Out of Time, and … Continued
🇮🇹 25 years ago, this month, R.E.M. played the legendary 1999 Sanremo Music Festival in Italy on the coast near the border near France. For the only time, a rite of passage in that beloved country. UP was ascendant: “Daysleeper” and “Lotus” were the setlist. The band was curious and amused, and everyone survived, helped … Continued
Awesome Gambineri cartoons accompanying the Letters To the Editor regarding the extensive profile of Michael in December.
Michael’s recent conversation and Q&A with Caroline Corbetta for Domusweb in which they discuss Michael’s ICA Milano exhibition “I have lost and I have been lost but for now I’m flying high” is available to read HERE.
GQMagazine has a conversation with Michael about clothes and some of his favorite looks throughout the years. Read it here.
Peter joined Revolutions Per Movie (in front of live audience at Cinema 21 Theatre) to discuss the documentary ‘R.E.M. by MTV,’ his early years devouring music, moving to Athens, his first impressions of his bandmates, the surprises of seeing Michael grow as a performer, their relationship with the press, answering fan mail (including Chris reading … Continued
Bill, Peter, Mike, and Michael are beyond thrilled to have received news this morning that they are entering the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen & Walter Becker, as well as non-performing songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Timothy Mosley (p/ka Timbaland), Dean Pitchford. When it’s all said and done, it’s always been about … Continued