ITEOTWAWKI: Getting Closer
Three months ago, I expressed my wish that R.E.M. wouldn't wait until spring to release their new album. They indicated that they had finished work so I wondered why they…
ITEOTWAWKI: Info Overload
Well, a lot has happened since I last focused my geekery on R.E.M.'s upcoming album. The band has announced a release date (March 8), posted the track listing and released…
A Grand Theatre Indeed
I wanted to include video I shot with this post, but that will have to wait until later. I did include someone else's file at the bottom and will add…
ITEOTWAWKI: Acceptance
With several months to wait before R.E.M. releases its next album, I have decided to take one simple approach to the release - I can't change it so why worry?…
ITEOTWAWKI: The Anticipation Begins
We have known for a while that R.E.M. was working on its 15th studio album. The guys had reportedly finished the bulk of the work earlier this year. Now we…
ITEOTWAWKI: Remaking R.E.M.’s 1998-2004 Releases
I haven't done an R.E.M.-themed post for a while. I did receive the Live at the Olympia CD for my birthday and am excited about the upcoming 2011 release, but…
ITEOTWAWKI: Leakage
We have just a short time until the remastered version of Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M.'s third album, hits the stores. The bonus goodie for this one will be a…
Poor Steve Wynn
I feel bad for Steve Wynn. Not the casino mogul, but the musician. Wynn led a band called Dream Syndicate in the 1980s and has carved out a nice solo…
ITEOTWAWKI: New Fables
Earlier this month, R.E.M. announced the remastered version of "Fables of the Reconstruction," the third of the band's early albums to get this treatment. Like the first two, this July…
ITEOTWAWKI: New and Improved
As the glow of the 30th anniversary celebration wore off, we got news from REM HQ that the band had headed back into the studio to work on the next…