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PETER, MINUS FIVE ROCK FOR SCHOOL


Thanks to Scott McCaughey for the following update:

The Minus 5, sporting yet another one-time-only line-up of Peter Buck, Scott, current M5 drummer Ezra Holbrook, Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Dave Depper (Norfolk & Western, Loch Lomond, Jolie Holland), and Rebecca Gates (Spinanes), performed at a benefit for the LEP (Leadership &

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RECKONING ANNIVERSARY REISSUE WITH BONUS DISC DUE OUT IN JUNE


On June 23, 2009, Universal Music will release Reckoning – Deluxe Edition (I.R.S./A&M/UMe), a two-CD set, featuring the original album remastered, plus a bonus disc of a previously unreleased concert recorded during the band’s “Little America” tour at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on July 7, 1984 (broadcast on WXRT) (see

MTV GREECE CONCERT AIRS FRIDAY


A one-hour version of R.E.M.’s European Tour finale from the original Olympic stadium, Panathinaiko “Kallimarmaro” in Athens, Greece (the concert which launched MTV in Greece) will be re-broadcast worldwide on Friday, April 24th. Please check the program schedule just below the video clips for a time in your area:

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PETER IN ATHENS FOR NORMALTOWN FLYERS ANNIVERSARY


Tonight, Peter will join the Normaltown Flyers for their 30th anniversary show at the Melting Point in Athens. The Flyers, longtime fixtures at Athens institution Allen’s in the Normaltown district, are expected to be joined by numerous friends and fellow musicians, including Peter, throughout the night.

WEEKEND UPDATE: MTV TO BROADCAST EUROPEAN TOUR FINALE WORLDWIDE AND MORE


On Friday, April 24th, a one-hour version of R.E.M.’s monumental European Tour finale from Athens, Greece, will be re-broadcast worldwide by MTV. Please check the program schedule just below the video clip for a time in your area, and, as always, consult local listings for the latest information:

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R.E.M. BACKS TURTLE IN GREAT TURTLE RACE


On Thursday, April 16, eleven leatherback sea turtles will embark upon an epic adventure from their feeding areas off Canada’s Atlantic coast to breeding sites in the warm tropical waters of the Caribbean. As they journey the more than 6,000 KM from the Atlantic to the Caribbean, the

HAPPY BIRTHDAY R.E.M.


Happy Birthday R.E.M. April 5th, 1980, marked the first time Bill, Peter, Mike, and Michael played in public and here we are in the years (see historical links just below). . . well done guys and we only hope for many more years of friendship, fun and music!

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: PETER TOURS WITH ROBYN HITCHCOCK


Throughout the month of April, Peter will be touring with Robyn Hitchcock and his Venus 3 compatriots–Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin–(click here for dates). The Washington Post has a nice article on the band which you can read here, and thanks to the power of

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ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE VENUS 3 ON TOUR IN THE USA


Peter, never one to sit still for long, embarks this week on a tour of the U.S. with Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3. The group features Peter on trusty Rickenbacker and lots of 12-string too, fellow R.E.M. band-types Bill Rieflin on drums and Scott McCaughey on bass, and

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MORE PHOTOS FROM CARNEGIE HALL


Check out these photos of the band at Carnegie Hall in New York City; all photos: Bobby Bank (for more information on Bobby Bank’s work, please visit his website for details…)

CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE RECAP


Billboard.com reports that the R.E.M. tribute at Carnegie Hall was a night to remember, featuring an eclectic mix of performances from the band’s catalog by the 20 artists on the bill last night.

We hope to have photos from the show later today, so please stay tuned. In

A GATHERING OF GRUNTS AND TWEETS…


For those of you who have not ventured into the instantaneous world of tweets, via twitter.com, we thought you might like to see a blow-by-blow twitter of the events from Carnegie Hall as twittered by our friend and colleague Ethan Kaplan of the Warner Technology Department