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The World’s Greatest Performance Artist?


Here’s an interesting article we wanted to share with references to the great Andy Kaufman and another performer who has been in the news of late:   Read it…

IN SUPPORT OF BERNIE SANDERS — MICHAEL STIPE (Complete and Unedited Q & A)


Here is the complete and unedited Q&A about Michael’s support of Bernie Sanders which ran in Rolling Stone earlier: IN SUPPORT OF BERNIE SANDERS   —MICHAEL STIPE  When did you first hear about Bernie Sanders and under what circumstances? I became aware of Sanders because of his ‘outsider-insider’ position in congress.  He’s the senator who … Continued

Michael Stipe: Bernie Sanders’ Appeal & Honesty Are Perfect For Now


From Rolling Stone: Michael Stipe first heard about Bernie Sanders after the then-Vermont representative voted against the Patriot Act, shortly after 9/11. “I became aware of his ‘outsider-insider’ position in Congress,” Stipe tells Rolling Stone in an email. “He’s the senator who has consistently voted the way I would if I were a politician, and who has stood … Continued

Looking Back at the Video for “Losing My Religion”


Tarsem Singh was chosen by the band to direct the video for “Losing My Religion,” the lead single from OUT OF TIME. It was one of the most significant in the band’s career—”Losing My Religion” received nominations in 9 categories at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards and won 6: Video of the Year, Best … Continued

“Losing My Religion” Anniversary


Today is the anniversary of the release of “Losing My Religion,” the first single from R.E.M.’s OUT OF TIME, the band’s seventh album and second on Warner Bros. Records. The song reached #4 on the Billboard singles chart, the band’s highest charting single in the USA and the “song of the summer” all over ‪#‎Europe‬. … Continued

Mike Gets Busy in LA


Mike had a busy weekend in LA where he played with Steve Wynn and friends at McCabe’s Guitar Shop on Valentine’s after joining Steve for “Let Us Go On The Way” at the Wild Honey Benefit for The Autism Think Tank and Children’s Music Fund on Saturday…   Check out the video here

50 Years of Live Music at Montreux Jazz


The band’s extended love for the area around Lake Geneva began in 1995 when Bill Berry’s brain surgery occasioned a month-plus on the shores both in Switzerland (Lausanne) and in France (Evian les Bains). We got to know the late great impresario and founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival Claude Nobs, and he had us … Continued

Mike to Play Two Shows with Steve Wynn & Friends in LA & SF


Longtime R.E.M. friend Steve Wynn has a pair of shows coming up on the West Coast this week which fans will not want to miss. He’ll be playingMcCabe’s Guitar Shop in LA and also The Chapel in San Francisco accompanied by Linda Pitmon, Mike Mills & Robert Lloyd. “I think they’ll be a couple of … Continued

Watch R.E.M. By MTV Feb. 3rd on MTV Live


R.E.M. By MTV, Alexander Young’s fascinating documentary chronicling 30 years of the band’s history, airs at 7:00pm EST on MTV Live (formerly Palladia) this Wednesday, February 3rd.  R.E.M. By MTV tells the band’s story in their own words, through three decades of performances and interviews R.E.M. gave to MTV channels in the USA and around … Continued