ITEOTWAWKI: No Grammy Nods
I didn't expect R.E.M. to head the list of Grammy nominees this week. I gave up expecting the awards to truly reflect what's good in music a long time ago.…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…