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Written by Laurence
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Monday, 11 February 2008 15:55 |
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 R.E.M. AND FRIENDS AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL
R.E.M. & Friends
Kick Start 60 Years of the
ICA Celebrations with
Royal Albert Hall Show, March 24th
With Robyn Hitchcock, Foals, Duke Spirit
One week prior to the release of Accelerate, R.E.M. will perform their first ever show at London’s Royal Albert Hall to celebrate 60 years of the ICA.
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Written by Laurence
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Saturday, 09 February 2008 02:14 |
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 SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS ROUNDUP
Here's the first wave of blogreaction to Supernatural Superserious which has been streaming on various sites around the internet, including, of course, yours truly:
Sonic Slang
Shufflebeard
Discord/Harmony |
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Written by Laurence
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Saturday, 09 February 2008 01:00 |
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 HELLO FROM R.E.M. HQ!
On Monday, February 11th, we will announce details of R.E.M.'s forthcoming European
tour on remhq.com. On that same day we will also e-mail fan club members with details
of an exclusive Fan Club ticket pre-sale which will take place on Tuesday, February 12th,
at 9:00AM (GMT).
PLEASE HAVE YOUR PASSWORD READY
coming your way on Monday, February 11th!
To participate in the Fan Club pre-sale, members will need their e-mail address and
password.
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Supernatural Superserious Premiere |
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Written by Laurence
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 13:52 |
 PREMIERE: R.E.M.: "SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS" [STREAM]
"Supernatural Superserious" may be a pleasant surprise for R.E.M. fans fearing the band's 14th studio album would be yet another dispensable entry in their catalog. It's a sharp, compact rock song that's softer than Monster, but nowhere near as soggy as Around the Sun. Producer Jacknife Lee-- you know him from Snow Patrol, Editors, and Bloc Party albums-- makes each element stand out, suggesting the democratic sound of the band's I.R.S. years. Mike Mills inhabits the low and high ends with a pulsing bassline and high careening backing vocals, while Peter Buck's guitars scribble around in the middle, pushed along by a double-time drum beat. There's even a little old-school jangle in the background. Sure, Stipe still telegraphs the song's underlying be-yourself sentiment-- a lamentable tendency since Up-- and sure, he's been writing this same bridge for a while now, but he sounds rougher and more urgent here than he has in a while, he and Mills creating an intricate vocal weave on the chorus hook. R.E.M. are still a corporate band, but on "Supernatural Superserious" they sound like an interesting corporate band, with renewed energy and sense of purpose.
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