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Written by Laurence
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 20:20 |
R.E.M. WORKS ON NEW ALBUM, SHARES IN-STUDIO PHOTOS R.E.M. is working on a new album! Now, before you fanboys/girls get too excited, speculating as to whether or not the new offering will top Accelerate, pale in comparison to both the recent and forthcoming reissues, and so on, note that the band's currently amidst the "early, early demo days" for the album. All we know at the moment is where the band was recently recording and who it's been working with. David Bell from R.E.M's office sent Paste the following statement and photos:
"This past week, Peter Buck and Mike Mills of R.E.M. spent a few days with producer Jacknife Lee in Portland's Jackpot Recording Studio. It is early, early demo days for the next record, which is still a ways away. Also involved last week were longtime confederates Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey, as well as noted engineer/producer Tucker Martine." |
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Written by Laurence
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 20:14 |
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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 the clip just below the news from 6-9-84 for a glimpse of R.E.M. Live circa Reckoning). In addition, Reckoning and R.E.M’s 1983 debut album Murmur will be simultaneously reissued on audiophile quality 180 gram vinyl in their complete original packaging.
On the Deluxe Edition’s bonus disc, the band performs eight of Reckoning’s ten songs at the Aragon as well as “Gardening At Night” from 1982’s Chronic Town EP and “Radio Free Europe,” “9-9” and “Sitting Still” from Murmur. |
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Written by Laurence
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Saturday, 18 April 2009 21:29 |
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 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:
MTV UK (MTV HITS): 23.00 hours
MTV Australia: 23.00
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Written by Laurence
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Monday, 06 April 2009 22:37 |
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 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!
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athensmusic.net (from the band's 25th anniversary)
To commemorate the occasion, we thought it would be fun to highlight some recent changes in the video viewing of R.E.M. on the internet. As many of you are probably aware, official Warner years R.E.M. videos have disappeared from You Tube due to a high-level battle over business terms between You Tube/Google and Warner Music. As the old African proverb goes: Wapiganapo tembo nyasi huumia (Swahili). When elephants fight the grass gets hurt (English). And as Neil Young recently wrote on his website, it is a fight worth fighting over the principle of fair artists compensation.
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