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Why You Trying To Second Guess It?: R.E.M.’s Reckoning at 35

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, Athens, Begin the Begin: REM's Early Years, Bill Berry, binaural, Fables of Reconstruction, IRS Records, Joe Boyd, Let's Active, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reckoning, Robert Dean Lurie

Saluting the follow-up to the Athens band’s legendary debut, and a chat with Begin the Begin author, Robert Dean Lurie, about the band circa 1984

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Strength Beyond Strength

April 10, 2019April 12, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments IRS Records, Mike Peters, Record Store Day, The Alarm

On the eve of an exciting new archival live album for Record Store Day and a generous deluxe edition of the original LP, we look back at The Alarm’s 1985 classic Strength