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DAVID BOWIE Right now, it feels as if the solar system is off it’s axis, as if one of our main planetary anchors has lost it’s orbit.  That said—I am certain that wherever Bowie is now—I want to be there someday. —Michael Stipe

Happy Birthday to Michael who was born on January 4, 1960.    

Here’s a sheet in Michael’s handwriting with song titles and lyric snippets, etc from Monster… (with marginalia)

We’re less than a month away from the 2016 Todos Santos Music Festival in Baja, Mexico.  The LA Times has an article on the festival including comments from Peter about the early days & the latest iteration. Check it out here.

Check out Peter’s interview with the San Diego Union Tribune in which he talks about the upcoming Todos Santos Festival which gets going in January:   San Diego Union Tribune

Happy birthday wishes to the incomparable Mike Mills!  

The band has entered into a multi-year, worldwide licensing agreement with Concord Bicycle Music for their catalog recorded from 1988 to 2011. “The band and all at REMHQ are very happy to be joining with Concord Bicycle Music for this next phase of curating and extending R.E.M.’s recorded legacy,” said longtime R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs in … Continued

‪#‎MichaelStipe‬ autographed these archival limited edition watercolor prints by artist Jackie Dorsey who signed and numbered 20 of them. A portion of the proceeds from sales benefit Nuçi’s Space, a musicians’ support and resource center in ‪#‎AthensGA‬. The prints are available for $600; for each print sold, $300 will be donated to Nuci’s Space. Contact the artist … Continued

Here’s another anniversary weekend Anton Corbijn shot, this one of Anton by Bertis Downs, April 2012, in ‪#‎Dresden‬ where there was both a Corbijn exhibit and screening of the full ‪#‎REM‬ Film Project.

Today is a very special anniversary for R.E.M. On December 12, 1990, a Dutch photographer by way of London, who had already made a name for himself photographing a wide spectrum of bands including Joy Division, Depeche Mode, and U2, travelled to sleepy Athens, GA, to shoot R.E.M. for the first time.

If you’re looking for a great gift for the music fan in your life, Under The Radar has some outstanding choices in this year’s Gift Guide including R.E.M. Throwback Tees. Check it out here!

Happy birthday to Peter Buck… warmest wishes from all of us at HQ.

Still searching for the right gift idea for yourself or an R.E.M. fan you know? Look no further. Three acclaimed photographers who chronicled the band’s career in the 1980’s have special offers currently available: Michael Plen Longtime friend and colleague Michael Plen took these shots, portraying some key early R.E.M. history—never before available for sale. The … Continued

Michael, Mike and others around here have signed this petition fromMoveOn.org, and we thought you might want to know of it too: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-republican-governors

Tunes & Thoughts is one unique way for Athens to celebrate its diversity through music and friendship. Two friends sharing some tunes and thoughts— a song-for-song swapping of music and attempts to surprise each other, and maybe the audience too. As the country struggles to mend its racial division, Tunes & Thoughts helps us recognize … Continued