The Batali Inquisition: Michael Stipe
In which Michael talks about which side he sleeps on, the last thing he ate, and his favorite Olympics’ event! Read the interview here!
News
Article on Todos Santos Music Festival: Blurt Online
Check out this article on the Todos Santos Music Festival at blurtonline.com.
Postcard From Todos Santos
The third incarnation of Peter Buck’s creation, the Todos Santos Music festival, is off to a rocking start and could just turn out to be the best one ever . . . I am pretty sure it will. The sun is hot, the music amazing, the drinks are cold
Find of the Week: Slane Castle, 1995
Slane Castle, Ireland. July, 1995, (L-R): Tabitha Soren, Michael, Aidan Quinn, Johnny Depp.
Photo: Katherine Downs
Later that night, a lost classic, Try Not To Breathe.
Find of the Week: Document Posters
A series of Document posters make up this week’s “Find of the Week”:
Happy Birthday Michael!
Happy Birthday wishes to Michael today!
WSJ Feature: Peter Buck on Music and Travel
Peter recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal about music, travel, and touring. Read the article here.
Odyssey Online Feature on Jim McKay Film Festival
Odyssey Online, the news magazine of Clarke Central High School in Athens, has a great feature on Jim McKay’s recent film festival in the Classic City. The story includes interviews with Jim as well as Michael Stipe. Watch it here.
“I’m Not Sure All These People Understand”: Tribute to “Nightswimming”
Paul Thomas is a professor of education at Furman University and a prolific thinker, scholar and blogger– his main blog is The Becoming Radical.
Here, he offers a tribute to some “Nightswimming,” along with Snow Patrol’s recent Belfast cover of that classic from AFTP…
Video: Michael Wishes Patti Smith a Happy Birthday at Webster Hall Show in NYC
Watch the following clip in which Michael is in on the fun and birthday wishes for Patti Smith at a recent performance at Webster Hall in NYC:
Video: Snow Patrol Covers “Nightswimming” at Alzheimer’s Research Benefit Show in Belfast
Snow Patrol performed a great cover version of R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming” in Belfast at an Alzheimer’s Research Benefit show on December 30th. Watch the video…
Mike in NYC for New Year’s Day Show with Joseph Arthur
Mike will be in New York City for a New Year’s Day gig with Joseph Arthur at City Winery. Mike was recently on tour with Joseph for a series of shows that concluded on December 16th, so this promises to be a great one-off night.
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Classic Flashback: The Pier in Raleigh
A classic lost in the mists of time–from a few years ago at The Pier in Raleigh:
POSTCARD FROM A FAN: REFLECTIONS ON THE FAN CLUB
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Postcard from a fan: Reflections on the fan club
December comes now and its bittersweet to travel to the mailbox and not find an Xmas single from my favorite band R.E.M. As the weather got cold every year, I always looked forward to that
A Reflection on the R.E.M. Fan Club Holiday Package in This Season of Light…
With the holiday season officially upon us now, we wanted to share a special personal reflection from a longtime R.E.M. supporter from Baltimore with a unique connection to the band and fan club. In the following, Adam Rosenberg, a member of R.E.M.’s fan club for many years, muses on the