REM

A few months ago, I expressed disappointment with R.E.M.'s release plans for this year. I thought the live disc with the Reckoning re-release would be from the 2007 Dublin working…

The band put out their second reissue this week as a new treatment of "Reckoning" hit the stores on Tuesday. The new disc also includes a concert from the ensuing…

I have procrastinated posting this, but the boys of R.E.M. - well two of them at least - have started the process that will hopefully lead to the follow-up to…

So R. E. M. has a little update on their web site. They apparently are not recording or touring in 09. I didn't think they would tour, but thought from…

I didn't intend to go a whole week between posts. Really. I have lots of stuff to write about, but just never took the time. I finished a book this…

Next week, a very special event will take place in New York as at least 20 artists gather to honor R.E.M. with a tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. This is…

Even if the news crossed the wires where you live, you might not have noticed. Randy Bewley died this week after suffering a heart attack while driving in Athens, Ga.…

Peter Buck participated in a great Q&A recently with Mojo about the deluxe edition of Murmur released late last year. I always love these things with Peter because he always…

I finally got my hands on a copy of the deluxe reissue of Murmur, which also features a 1983 concert on the second CD of the set. I asked for…

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.…