R.E.M.

Band of the Day (10.27.09): RICHARD HAWLEY

source: MOG

His collaborations are to die for. Hawley has also done tremendous session work. His collaborations include R.E.M., the Arctic Monkeys, Nancy Sinatra, and Elbow. There was almost one with Morrissey's live band too, for which Hawley auditioned as a guitarist, but was rejected after he starte...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Album Review : Reckoning (Deluxe Edition)

source: Rolling Stone

Artist: R.E.M. Album: Reckoning (Deluxe Edition) Review: "Murmur" is the more inventive of R.E.M.'s early albums, but their second disc, the powerful Reckoning, established the band as bona fide leaders of the new American indie-rock underground. Drummer Bill Berry shines here, propellin...

Published Mon, Jun 8

“Pepper” Reminds Me Of Getting Into Bands Past Their Prime

source: Idolator

Do people ever get into a band later in their careers?  R.E.M. is a good example, as they seemed to attract waves of new fans at different points in their discography, and those new fans were not always interested in the releases that predated their discovery of the band.  And evergreen artists...

Published Mon, Apr 20

All That R.E.M. Can't Leave Behind

source: NYT > R.E.M.

Members of band REM reflect on 14-year collaboration that has won popularity among young listeners while holding on to original fans; newest album is In Time: Best of REM. 1988-2003; photos

Published Thu, Mar 19

Memorable Concert Moments

source: MOG

That happened during the show: Every time the band stopped playing at the end of a song, some young guy would jump and scream at the top of his lungs, "Play 8 Miles High!!!" He did it every single time they stopped and the entire show Michael Stipe- who had a pretty full head of hair (back then) t...

Published Tue, Mar 10

My Main Problem: R.E.M.'s "Accelerate" Review

source: YouTube

Review of the album "Accelerate", released 2008 by the band R.E.M. from Athens Georgia. Produced by Jacknife Lee and R.E.M. Overall 4* rating Key Tracks: Supernatural Superserious, Hollow Man, Sing for the Submarine, Living well is the Best Revenge Subscribe to get bi-weekly video reviews fr...

Published Thu, Jan 22

Hitchcock And Venus 3 Say Goodnight To Oslo

source: Chart Attack

Goodnight Oslo follows 2006's excellent Ole! Tarantula and features the return of R.E.M.'s Peter Buck (guitar), Scott McCaughey (bass) and Bill Rieflin (drums) as Hitchcock's backing band. Feb. 13 Bury, England @ The Met Feb. 16 Brighton, England @ Komedia

Published Tue, Jan 6

BEST OF 2008: Backstage #2 R.E.M.

source: entertainment/music(weblogs.newsday.com)

2. R.E.M. (June 14, Nikon Theater at Jones Beach): “Welcome to R.E.M. Survivor 2008,” Michael Stipe said, as the band took the stage in the middle of a vicious thunderstorm. The lightning strikes, the sheets of rain, the appropriate use of “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” all contributed to a...

Published Fri, Jan 2