R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Rock 

The One We Love: Peter Buck at 65

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Steve Wynn

Reeling in the years with the guitar legend from R.E.M., Tuatara, Filthy Friends, The Baseball Project and a ton of other bands you should be listening to

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Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk 

ALBUMS: Exceptional Dry Cleaning Service

May 24, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 16 Lovers Lane, 4AD, Dry Cleaning, English Settlement, Fables of the Reconstruction, John Lydon, New Long Leg, Phoebe Waller Bridge, R.E.M., Radiohead, The Bends, The Go-Betweens, The Queen is Dead, The Suburbs, Wire, XTC

Believe the hype about New Long Leg, the debut album by this young and profoundly distinctive South London quartet

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North Americana Southern Rock 

ALBUMS: The Steel Wheels of The Steel Woods

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, album, album review, All Of Your Stones, Blackberry Smoke, Georgia Satellites, Jason Cope, R.E.M., The Black Crowes, The Steel Woods

With All Of Your Stones, these Southern rock revivalists share passion with a purpose

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Near Wild Heaven: Out Of Time Turns 30

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Losing My Religion, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Near Wild Heaven, Out Of Time, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Shiny Happy People

Was the biggest R.E.M. album also their best?

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Indie Rock Pop Power Pop 

Ken Stringfellow: The First American Artist To Tour in 2021

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Barcelona, Castellon, Concerts, Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Madrid, Quarantine, R.E.M., Spain, The Posies

The Posies guitarist gives us a quick update on the final date of a brief sojourn through Spain

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop 

ALBUMS: Strumming and Thrumming Left of the Dial

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment 1983-1987, 2020, Barbara Manning, Captured Tracks, R.E.M., Salem 66, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground, Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987, The dB's, Various Artists, Various Artists Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

The overlooked mid-80s American College Rock movement finally gets its salute with Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987

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Hard Rock Holiday 

Tis the Season to Celebrate With the Pearl Jam Holiday Singles

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Todd Sliss 0 Comments Boom Gaspar, Christmas, Christmas Singles, Eddie Vedder, Jack Irons, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Neil Finn, Pearl Jam, R, R.E.M., Stone Gossard, Ten Club, Tim Finn, U2

Looking back on one of the greatest fan club perks in rock history

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 14: December 2020

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Million, Blag Dahlia, Corin Tucker, Famous Quotes, Filthy Friends, Glenn Mercer, J. Geils Band, Jack Douglas, Jay Geils, Jim Sullivan, John Lennon, Peter Buck, R.E.M., SLEATER-KINNEY, The Dwarves., The Feelies, Walking on Thin Ice, Yoko Ono

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk 

PYLON: The Art Students Who Took Their Fun Seriously

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments “Cool”, Athens, Chomp, Curtis Crowe, Georgia, Gyrate, Michael Lachowski, New West Records, Pylon, Pylon Box, R.E.M., Randy Bewley, The dB's, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

A stacked new box set offers the most complete look at the band who helped put Athens, GA, on the map

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Rock 

Hindu Love Gods at 30

October 20, 2020October 24, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andrew Slater, Bill Berry, Georgia Satellites, Giant Records, Hindu Love Gods, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Prince, R.E.M., Virgin Records, Warren Zevon

Looking back at the time Warren Zevon and R.E.M. got together to cover Prince and the blues, only to be released as a Hindu Love Gods album three years later

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adblock Alternative Rock Pop 

I’m Your Fan: A Tribute to A Tribute

September 14, 2020November 30, 2020 Jim Caligiuri 1 Comment 33 1/3 Series, Fatima Mansions, Hal Willner, House of Love, I’m Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, John Cale, Juliana Hatfield, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, R.E.M., The Pixies

A new 33 1/3 book explores an overlooked and out-of-print homage to Leonard Cohen

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Festivals Music Journalism 

WATCH: Earth Day 1990 Concert Highlights

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 000 Maniacs, 10, 10000 Maniacs, Earth Day, John Denver, Michael Stipe, Michelle Shocked, Natalie Merchant, R.E.M., The Indigo Girls, Ziggy Marley

Watch R.E.M., The B-52’s, John Denver and others perform in Manhattan and Washington DC 30 years ago today

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Alternative Rock Industrial Pop Progressive Rock Remembrance 

Remembering Bill Rieflin

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bill Rieflin, Chris Connelly, Fkea, King Crimson, KMFDM, Krist Noveselic, Martin Atkins, Ministry, R.E.M., Revolting Cocks, RIP, Robert Fripp

R.E.M., Mike Patton, Ministry, Robert Fripp, Krist Noveselic and more honor the passing of a modern rock giant

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Music Journalism 

WATCH: Michael Stipe Returns To The PSA Life For Coronavirus Warning

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Michael Stipe, R.E.M.

The former R.E.M. singer parlays the revival of an old hit single to raise awareness on the dire importance of social distancing

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Radio Records 

Music In A Time Of Coronavirus

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Achoo, “Another World, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me, “Isolation, “No Sex, “Sick Again, “Sick as a Dog, “Sick Things, “So Alone, “State of Confusion, “The Lonesome DJ, “Too Sick To Pray, “Touch Me, “Ventilator Blues, “You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days, “You Sound Like You’re Sick, ” “Le Freak (Freak Out), ” Antony and the Johnsons, ” Buzzcocks, ” Chic, ” Gilbert O’Sullivan, ” Golden Earring, ” Ramones, Aerosmith, Alex Chilton, Alice Cooper, Corona, Coronavirus, I’m Sick, Johnny Thunders, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Muddy Waters, MUDHONEY, Naturally, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Sparks, The Kinks, The Police, The Specials, Too Much Joy, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

10 songs that speak to the uniqueness of a once-every-hundred-years situation

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