ITEOTWAWKI: Celebration
R.E.M. has unabashedly supported Barack Obama from very early on. When I saw them in June less than an hour from D.C., Michael Stipe very openly talked about how much he wanted Obama to win. That pissed off some people […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Tour Resumes
R.E.M. gets back on the road tonight with a show I would love to see. The Old 97s are opening for the band which will make for a hell of a fun evening. I really wonder what kind of set […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Murmur Anniversary
Twenty-five years, seven months and two weeks after R.E.M. released Murmur, its first full-length studio album, an anniversary special edition will come out. The release is scheduled for Nov. 25. As an R.E.M. geek, I can’t wait for this. The […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Lost and Found
Because I have been a bad blogger lately, I will only have one post dedicated to Peter Buck’s 360 JetGlo Rickenbacker guitar. In the time since my last R.E.M. post, someone stole and then returned this iconic symbol of the […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Going South
I had read a while back that Peter Buck said R.E.M. would tour through November. Since their European tour only goes through October 4, I hoped they would come back through the U.S. When they added dates in Mexico City, […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Tour Plans
My hopes to catch R.E.M. again this year seem to be looking up. They have announced two North American shows and hint at more coming. The band will play the New Orleans Voodoo Music Festival on October 26th after wrapping […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Common Bond
So I bitched enough about the set list in my most recent post, I think. I’ll now share one of those moments that only get you jazzed if you are a total geek for a band. Two-thirds of the way […]
I Loved the Show, But …
I had a really good time at the R.E.M. concert I saw last week. I have to say that first because some of the things I say later might sound like I am complaining. I will be. I just want […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Heaven
The band has played three legs on the show, and I already wonder if I have died and gone to heaven. Because these are set lists that just defy earthly thinking. Last night in L.A., they not only played Pretty […]
ITEOTWAWKI: Tour Time
Tonight’s the night. I know the band has played a few live shows already, but R.E.M. starts its summer tour for real tonight in Vancouver. To say I am excited is an understatement. I won’t get my chance to see […]