Bring on the Season! Watch The Baseball Project’s Set From SXSW
The Baseball Project were in Austin last week and put on quite a show at SXSW. Bring on the season and check it out here!
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Watch the Trailer for Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
The good people at recordstoreday.com have posted the official trailer for Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions at Vimeo. Check it out here!
Mike Mills and Marilyn Carino: “I’m Your Puppet”
When I was growing up, I loved AM radio. I listened to my little Sinclair Dino the Dinosaur transistor radio everywhere: riding my bicycle, playing baseball, even under my pillow at night. My life’s soundtrack began with songs like The Monkees’ “Last Train To Clarkesville”, Brenton Woods’ “Gimme Little Sign”,
St. Patrick’s Day Feature: R.E.M. Live in Dublin!
In celebration of St. Patrick’s day, here’s a live video of the band performing “I Took Your Name” in Dublin, Ireland, at the Point Depot in 2005 (from “R.E.M. Live”). So put on your green and sing along:
R.E.M. GO ACOUSTIC FOR THE PEOPLE ON RECORD STORE DAY!
R.E.M. delivered two knockout performances on MTV’s Grammyî and Emmyî award-winning “Unplugged” series, the first in 1991 and the other in 2001, giving them the unique distinction of being the only band to headline the series twice. Surprisingly, audio from both shows has never been available, making these some of
R.E.M. GO ACOUSTIC FOR THE PEOPLE ON RECORD STORE DAY
R.E.M. delivered two knockout performances on MTV’s Grammyî and Emmyî award-winning “Unplugged” series, the first in 1991 and the other in 2001, giving them the unique distinction of being the only band to headline the series twice. Surprisingly, audio from both shows has never been available, making these some of
A Look Back at the Rock the Vote Motor Voter Petition
One of the more memorable moments in politics for R.E.M. was the Rock the Vote petition for the Motor Voter– resulting in their early 1993 invitation to the White House for the signing in early 1993. Thanks to Jeff Gold for sending this podcast telling the background story on that
Find of the Week: “The One I Love” Video Shoot Schedule
This week’s Find of the Week is the schedule for “The One I Love” video shoot…
Higher Res image available here
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The Minus 5 Show This Friday in Portland!
The Minus 5 will be back in action this Friday, March 7th, at the Doug Fir Lounge, Portland at 9 p.m. with The My Oh Mys and Deepest Darkest. As Scott McCaughey pronounces, “It’s a Friday, it’s the Doug Fir, it’s the Minus 5!!! We hit the trifecta!”
Find of the Week: Green Poster Notes
Here’s the latest from the HQ treasure trove: Michael’s notes for one of the posters from Green.
Peter and Alejandro Wow Athens… Tour Wraps Up in Atlanta Tonight
Peter and Alejandro Escovedo brought their tour through Athens last night, and in the words of Drive By Truckers main man Patterson Hood it was “Truly an evening for the Ages.” Peter kicked off the night with a blistering set culled from his two solo records and then joined
Welcome to Athens Peter Buck!
We are all psyched to hear your new songs live, and the show with Alejandro Escovedo tomorrow night at the GA Theatre will be great fun…
–The HQ team
Video: Mike Plays with Members of Widespread Panic at Charity Event in Orlando
This past Saturday, Mike was in Orlando at the House of Blues where he joined John Bell, Sunny Ortiz, and JoJo Hermann of Widespread Panic for a few songs at the 15th Annual Hannah’s Buddies Charity Classic concert. The concert raised funds for the fight against Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Peter’s Tour With Alejandro Escovedo Rolls Along: Next Up Ohio & Georgia!
Peter’s current tour with Alejandro Escovedo has been going great according to reports on Alejandro’s facebook page. Next up: shows in Kent and Cincinnati, Ohio, followed by homecoming shows this weekend in Athens and Atlanta. Please check out our Facebook Events Page for ticket
New Michael Jaffe Novel…
Our old friend Michael Jaffe, who has chronicled some R.E.M. doings all the way back to the Automatic era, has a new novel out–“When Blackness Was a Virtue”
He sent us this interesting blogpost from largeheartedboy.com.
Back in his days at Sports Illustrated, Michael enjoyed the fondness of Mike MIlls