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Michael Rehearses at Carnegie Hall

Bertis sent this photo from the road of Michael and pianist Paul Cantelon rehearsing David Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes” at Carnegie Hall…

Mike To Join All-Star Cast Performing Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers in April

Mike will join members of Wilco, Yo La Tengo, and Kronos Quartet on 4/27 at the Alex Theater in Los Angeles to perform Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers with Jody Stephens. Other musicians performing include Mitch Easter of Let’s Active, Robyn Hitchcock, Semisonic’s Dan Wilson, Chris Stamey of the dB’s, Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer (also of … Continued

Chris Bilheimer Profile

R.E.M.’s longtime art director is profiled in this video: http://helmlife.com/2016/03/14/the-story-behind-the-reid/

Peter Buck’s Rolling Stone Interview

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck discusses the band’s extensive archive, his friendships with his fellow members and why he’s happy to be done with major labels.   On September 21st, 2011, singer Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills and guitarist Peter Buck of the Athens, Georgia–born rock group R.E.M. issued a statement on their website, declaring that they … Continued

The Making of R.E.M.’s Iconic “Losing My Religion” Video

From Rollingstone.com: Twenty-five years ago, R.E.M. released Out of Time, which eventually sold over four million copies in the United States and transformed longtime college radio darlings into a mainstream concern. It was the album’s first single “Losing My Religion” that definitively turned the group to artistic and commercial leaders of the burgeoning alternative rock movement. Up until … Continued

Pitchfork.com: An Oral History of R.E.M.’s Out Of Time

From Pitchfork.com: R.E.M.’s 1991 LP Out of Time might not be their masterpiece, but it’s arguably their most important album for the way it broke them on mainstream radio, reaching far beyond the commercial potential displayed on 1988’s Green. Out of Time was an LP that redefined R.E.M. as both artists and icons of pop culture, one … Continued

R.E.M. Inks Deal With UMPG

Three months after R.E.M pulled their famous catalogue from Warner Bros to sign with Concord Music Group, the band has inked an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with UMPG. That means leaving behind a long-standing publishing agreement with another WMG company, Warner/Chappell. The new deal with UMPG was agreed between the band, their long-time manager Bertis … Continued

USA Today Podcast: 1991’s OUT OF TIME

Twenty-five years ago this month, R.E.M. released what would become it’s biggest breakthrough album. Though the Georgia band has already graduated from college-rock darlings to major-label stars with the release of Green three years earlier, it’s 1991 album Out of Time took R.E.M. to new heights. Fueled by hit singles Losing My Religion and Shiny Happy People,Out of … Continued

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