R.E.M. CONCERT-DOC AIRS TWICE TODAY ON SUNDANCE


Be sure to tune into Sundance Channel today for Vincent Moon’s concert-documentary This Is Not A Show. The film will air twice today (12 Noon and 6:00 PM ET). There will be an encore performance Sunday March 7th at 6:35 PM ET. For more information please visit

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R.E.M. ALBUM GIVEAWAY ON SUNDANCECHANNEL.COM


To celebrate the upcoming screenings of THIS IS NOT A SHOW today and Sunday, Sundance Channel will be giving away copies of R.E.M. Live At The Olympia to 20 lucky viewers. Show times are 6:00 PM EST today and 6:35 PM EST Sunday, March 7th. For more information

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SUNDANCE CHANNEL TO AIR THIS IS NOT A SHOW IN MARCH


The Sundance Channel will air Vincent Moon’s concert-documentary THIS IS NOT A SHOW three times in March with broadcast dates on Monday, March 1 at 12:15 PM (followed by another airing that same day at 6:00 PM) and a third on Sunday, March 7th at 6:35 PM. Please be

WEEKEND REPORT FROM CHRONIC TOWN


The latest news on the band is that they will be back in the studio again this April, reconvening for another series of sessions after the early tracking that took place at the Music Shed in New Orleans back in November 2009. Peter, Mike, and Michael will be

HAITI SINGLE OUT NOW!


The Helping Haiti charity single for “Everybody Hurts” is now out in stores in the UK and also available for digital download. All proceeds go to benefit Helping Haiti and The Disasters Emergency Committee.

Click HERE to download the single from one of the following digital outlets: iTunes, Nokia,

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HELPING HAITI CHARITY SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FEB. 7TH


The Helping Haiti charity single for “Everybody Hurts,” which premiered on British breakfast shows this morning, will be available for digital download on February 7th and in stores on February 8th (UK only). The song features vocal performances by twenty-one different artists including Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Mariah

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BURN BRIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT


While rummaging through his voluminous record and book collection the other day, Peter came across a rare copy of the book Life: How To Live, the basis for R.E.M.’s song “Life And How To Live It” from Fables Of The Reconstruction. Given Peter’s discovery of the book (above

WEEKEND ROUNDER


Various websites report that “Everybody Hurts,” the charity single put together by Simon Cowell for Haiti relief, is coming along nicely and will be released on February 7th. As we indicated in this story, proceeds from the single will go to two efforts: the Helping

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BASEBALL PROJECT PLAYS BENEFIT IN CHICAGO (PHOTOS)


This past Thursday, the Baseball Project–Peter Buck, Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, and Linda Pitmon–played a show at the House of Blues in Chicago to benefit Cubs Charities. The event is put together yearly by the Cubs TV broadcasters Len Kasper and Bob Brenly, coordinated as part of

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MICHAEL’S PHOTOS FEATURED IN PAPERMAG


Papermag.com has a series of Michael’s photos featured this month.

According to Michael, “These pictures are source material, part of a sculpture project of mine that will unfold over the next year. I was obsessively staring at corners when in Paris this past October. That’s when it really started.