Pagesix.com: Elton John and Michael Stipe are calling for the equal rights of transgender inmates following claims that a transgender woman was mistreated at a Georgia prison.
Read the full article here
Check out Mike’s interview with Rollingstone.com and get his insights on the upcoming Major League Baseball season.
Scott McCaughey reports to HQ as he and Mike, along with Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon, head to Florida for the Baseball Project’s spring training tour.
“The Baseball Project has packed up the van in Athens and is heading south. You know when you see ‘R.E.M./ Athens’ stenciled on those road
Check out this great article on our friend Scott McCaughey at salon.com
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.
Visit recordstoreday.com for more
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! 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
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
“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!
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
Apartamento’s Instagram will feature five film recommendations by Michael this week. Keep up with it all week to get Michael’s picks: here
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.