We’ve just posted an audio clip in the Extras section of Mike playing Warren Zevon’s “Excitable Boy” with Widespread Panic during their recent concert in Atlanta. Listen to Mike relive some of the past glories of the Hindu Love Gods right HERE…
On January 12, 2010, at 4:53pm local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, approximately 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. Tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people are feared dead, as the capital city has been devastated. You can help. Make a donation to one of these incredible and long-standing
Scott McCaughey talks about ACCELERATE, Live At The Olympia, the Baseball Project, and R.E.M.’s next record in this insightful interview with Lumino Magazine…
National education, research and advocacy nonprofit organization Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has launched an online comments tool to help artists, labels and fans file comments with the Federal Communications Commission as it considers adopting formal rules on net neutrality–the principle that protects the open internet.
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Michael, Jem, and Guy speak to Terry Gross about Vic Chesnutt in the following interview:
According to hotpress.com, Peter is currently working with Gary Lightbody in Portland on the Snow Patrol frontman’s new side-project Tired Pony. Also among the ranks are Jacknife Lee, Scott McCaughey, Iain Archer, Richard Colburn of Belle and
Atlanta’s Dave FM interviewed Michael to coincide with his January 4th birthday and you can listen to it here.
Also read these articles which mention Michael’s big day:
Happy Birthday Michael!
Mike joined Widespread Panic onstage at Phillips Arena in Atlanta on December 30th for a rousing version of (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville. Check out the video below:
Mike also guested on Panic’s cover of Warren
Here’s a photo of Michael and Vic Chesnutt at the 2009, Carnegie Hall Tribute to R.E.M (photo by Bobby Bank).
Earlier this evening, Michael spoke with Weekend Edition’s Guy Raz about the tragic passing of Athens musician Vic Chesnutt. Please visit NPR’s website to listen to the interview.
“We have lost one of our great ones.”
-Michael Stipe
Constellation Records Website has posted the following press release:
Surrounded by family and friends, Vic Chesnutt died in Athens Georgia this afternoon, Friday 25 December at 14:59.
In the few short years that we knew him personally, Vic transformed our sense of
From everyone here at REMHQ–Peter, Mike, Michael, Bertis, Kevin, Chris, Sarah, Mercer, David, Amy, and DeWitt… Happy Holidays! We’ll see you in the New Year.
A QUICK RECAP OF 2009
It’s been another whirlwind “off” year for R.E.M with a couple of stellar reissues, a live album, a concert-documentary, and, last
The big news from camp R.E.M. over the weekend is the official launch of the R.E.M. iPhone app, an absolute must for all iPhone-carrying-R.E.M. fans and, we might add, one that is absolutely FREE. What a great deal and what a great phone app, if we don’t