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…
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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
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE MILLS!
Happy birthday wishes from all of us here!
FIND OF THE WEEK: GA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
This photo was taken by Chris Bilheimer of the exhibit he designed and installed to coincide with R.E.M.’s induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
NICE NPR FEATURE ON MUSIC PICK BY KCRW’S ANNE LITT
A nice feature this morning on NPR featuring our old friend Anne Litt of KCRW and her latest favorite music discovery–Jagwar Ma from Sydney Australia. More at NPR.org.
NEW MOUNTAIN STAGE DOCUMENTARY
One Sunday morning almost 23 years ago, R.E.M., on what became a six-year break from actually touring, descended on the great state of West Virginia–and appeared for the fairly new Public Radio show Mountain Stage. Others on the bill were friends of the band, including Billy Bragg and Robyn
JOSEPH ARTHUR TO PERFORM AT THIRD ANNUAL TODOS SANTOS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Hotel California and Vaso Loco, LLC, a company formed by former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, have announced the addition of Joseph Arthur to the lineup for the third annual Todos Santos Music Festival, a seven-day music event benefiting local charities. The festival will be held in Todos Santos, located in
WATCH TIRED PONY’S ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW PERFORMANCE
Tired Pony was on the Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier today. Watch the clip of their performance of “All Things All At Once” here.
A LOOK BACK AT 12-12-12
A year ago today, Michael was busy in NYC, and a nice blogpost at slicingupeyeballs.com sums up the day and music.
MIKE MILLS AND ROBERT MCDUFFIE, FRIENDS FROM MACON, GA DAYS, AND STILL
My old friend Robert McDuffie has been accomplishing amazing things since we were in choir together as teenagers. I hope to join him in an endeavor in the near future. Meanwhile, here are some of the things he’s been up to.
Rome Chamber Music Festival at romechamberfestival.org; also
CATCH TIRED PONY ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW FRIDAY
Tired Pony, featuring Gary Lightbody and Peter Buck, will be on the Ellen Degeneres Show tomorrow afternoon. Please be sure to check your local listings for air time and visit ellentv.com for more information.
NELSON MANDELA: 1918-2013
All of us were admirers of this complicated and great man and although we never had a lot of contact with him, there was this one time, in London in May of 2001 on the promotour for REVEAL. The band played a wet Trafalgar Square for South Africa Freedom Day