Scott McCaughey’s Secret Revealed at Salon.com
Check out this great article on our friend Scott McCaughey at salon.com
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“Dark Globe” 7″ Record Store Day Release
R.E.M. will be a part of Record Store Day once again and this time around we’ve got a special treat: a 7″ marbled brown vinyl 45 RPM of “Dark Globe” performed by both Syd Barrett and R.E.M. as part of the “Side by Side” series.
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The Baseball Project Returns to Cooperstown in May
The Baseball Project returns to Cooperstown, NY, for a concert onMay 16 at the Grandstand Theater as part of the Cooperstown Concert Series in conjunction with the Baseball Hall of Fame. Check it out here.
New Minus 5 Album Out Today!
New Minus 5 album out today! DUNGEON GOLDS, a new improved 12-song compendium of tracks from last year’s megabox Scott The Hoople In The Dungeon Of Horror, is released Tuesday March 10 on CD and LP on Yep Roc Records. Peter is heavily featured on the Scott McCaughey-helmed project. Other
OUT OF TIME: The Most Politically Significant Album in US History
R.E.M.’s OUT OF TIME is touted as the most politically significant album in the United States in this article and podcast about the Longbox
Music Groups Celebrating Net Neutrality Victory
Michael Welcomes the Slingshot Festival to ATH
“Welcome to ATH 2015 – the curve just changed again with SLINGSHOT.” ~ Michael Stipe
Check out SLINGSHOT, the new music, electronic art and tech festival in Athens, Georgia. Lots of amazing performers this year!
Gianni Sibilla Looks Back at R.E.M.’s Version of “Wicked Game”
On February, 25th, 1995 I went to see R.E.M. playing the Assago Forum, near Milan. Imagine my surprise when I was at the concert of my favorite band, and they unexpectedly covered one of my favorite songs of that time.
I’ve always loved “Wicked game.” I’ve loved it ever since
Follow Michael’s Film Picks for Apartamento on Instagram This Week
Apartamento’s Instagram will feature five film recommendations by Michael this week. Keep up with it all week to get Michael’s picks: here
Special Screening of R.E.M. BY MTV at Cat’s Cradle Apr. 10 to Benefit the Public Justice Foundation
R.E.M. JOINS OTHER ARTISTS IN STANDING UP FOR NET NEUTRALITY
We’re proud to stand with our fellow artists in support of real net neutrality. Read the LETTER we sent to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler before the FCC’s vote on open internet rules this Thursday.
Special Screening of R.E.M. BY MTV at Cat’s Cradle Apr. 10 to Benefit the Public Justice Foundation
Setlist from 1983 Show at Shea Stadium
Our friend from way back when, Laura Levine, took many now-iconic photographs of the band in the early to mid-1980s. She happened upon this and sent it along–a setlist which thanks to a hunch and a little easy sleuthing abetted by the estimable Remtimeline.com (thanks Chris Hartstonge) had
Terry Carlson: An Encomium
On Saturday, 7 February, the King of Cotton, Mr. Frequently Left Behind himself, Terry Carlson left us all behind. ‘TC’ (as he was known to many) passed away at his home in Moose Lake, MN–just south of the Great White North. Details list the cause as complications from diabetes, an
Minus 5 Set to Release New Album in March
The Minus 5 has a new album, Dungeon Golds, out March 10 on Yep Roc Records. It features #PeterBuck as well as Jeff Tweedy, various members of the The Decemberists, Linda Pitmon, Ian McLagan, and Bill Rieflin. You can preorder it now on CD and LP, with free