R.E.M.

Album Review : Live At The Olympia

source: Rolling Stone

Artist: R.E.M. Album: Live At The Olympia Review: In 2007, R.E.M. spent five nights with fans in a Dublin theater, test-driving songs for last year's Accelerate. This two-CD/one-DVD document captures intimate, occasionally great performances; if Michael Stipe sometimes sounds like he's r...

Published Tue, Oct 13

"American Idol" Has Big Love For The Beehive State (And Bunnies) [Idolator's American Idolatry]

source: Idolator

THE HAPPIEST STATE IN THE WHOLE U.S.A.: Yes, Salt Lake City was a happy place, with R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" airing underneath the opening scenes of grinning Utes and a guy dressed as a bunny and lots of polite responses to rejection and lots of pearly white teeth and an overall vibe that Rand...

Published Wed, Jan 28

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

R.E.M.: "Living Well Is the Best Revenge"

source: cnettv.cnet.com

The post-Bill Berry R.E.M. has at times seemed confused about its larger purpose, but new LP "Accelerate" employs a time-tested cure: simplify ... cnettv.cnet.com

Published Sun, Jan 18

Podcast: Last Call 2008

source: Selective Service

Download: “Time To Pretend” - MGMT (mp3) Right-click/control-click link to download) Download: “Accelerate” - R.E.M. (mp3) Right-click/control-click link to download) Download: “Strange Overtones” - David Byrne and Brian Eno (mp3) Right-click/control-click link to download)

Published Thu, Jan 1

R.E.M's Accelerated Comeback

source: NPR

Singer Michael, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills came together in Athens, Ga., in 1980 to form the group R.E.M. This year, the band released Accelerate, its 14th album. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Singer Michael, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills came together in...

Published Wed, Dec 31

Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Kanye West Among Musicians We're Most Thankful For

source: MTV News Latest Headlines

R.E.M. Why We're Thankful: R.E.M. could've easily rested on their laurels and put out another boring album, but they didn't. Accelerate was not a return to form, but it was a return to quality. The album sounded urgent and of-the-moment, with political lyrics about the fragile state of the econom...

Published Wed, Nov 26

Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Kanye West Among Musicians We're Most Thankful For

source: mtv.com

R.E.M. Why We're Thankful: R.E.M. could've easily rested on their laurels and put out another boring album, but they didn't. Accelerate was not a return to form, but it was a return to quality. The album sounded urgent and of-the-moment, with political lyrics about the fragile state of the econom...

Published Wed, Nov 26