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  • Buren Fowler, former Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ guitarist and R.E.M. sideman, 1959-2014

    Buren Fowler, former Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ guitarist and R.E.M. sideman, 1959-2014

    • 9 March 2014
    • Obits
    • 3 comments

    Buren Fowler — who played lead guitar in Southern rock act Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ from 1988 to 1993 after working as Peter Buck’s guitar tech and an occasional second guitarist on two R.E.M. tours — passed away Friday night, according to messages posted to both Drivin’ n’ Cryin’s official website and Facebook page.

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  • New releases: R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Suzanne Vega, The Verlaines, Shane MacGowan

    New releases: R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Suzanne Vega, The Verlaines, Shane MacGowan

    • 17 February 2014
    • New Releases
    • 0 comments

    This week’s new releases include the second solo album from R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, as well as a new studio record from Suzanne Vega, a reissue of the debut album from New Zealand’s Verlaines and a reissue of a Shane MacGowan & The Popes live CD/DVD set.

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  • R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releasing second vinyl-only solo album, touring with Alejandro Escovedo

    R.E.M.’s Peter Buck releasing second vinyl-only solo album, touring with Alejandro Escovedo

    • 12 February 2014
    • Album News, Tour Dates
    • 4 comments

    Peter Buck is back with his second solo album, another vinyl-only release — ambitiously titled I Am Back To Blow Your Mind Once Again — that he’ll support with a short round of dates later this month in the Midwest and South opening for and then backing roots-rocker Alejandro Escovedo

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  • Watch The Dream Syndicate’s 15-minute jam with Peter Buck, John Paul Jones in Mexico

    Watch The Dream Syndicate’s 15-minute jam with Peter Buck, John Paul Jones in Mexico

    • 30 January 2014
    • Festivals, Video
    • 0 comments

    Peter Buck this month hosted his third-annual Todos Santos Music Festival in the southern Baja region of Mexico, a week-long event that featured performances by The Minus 5, Live’s Ed Kowalczyk, Drivin’ N Cryin’, The Dream Syndicate and, of course, Buck himself.

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  • New releases: The Fall, The Replacements, Peter Buck, John Foxx, The Icicle Works

    New releases: The Fall, The Replacements, Peter Buck, John Foxx, The Icicle Works

    • 19 August 2013
    • New Releases
    • 0 comments

    This week’s new releases include ‘5 Albums’ box sets from The Fall, The Icicle Works and Buffalo Tom, plus a 95-track digital ‘box set’ from The Replacements, the second album from Peter Buck’s Tired Pony, a new EP from John Foxx and Jori Hukkonen, and a vinyl reissue of Elvis Costello’s Brutal Youth.

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  • Peter Buck: R.E.M. may release fan club singles ‘in a big box set for charity one day’

    Peter Buck: R.E.M. may release fan club singles ‘in a big box set for charity one day’

    • 13 August 2013
    • Box Sets
    • 10 comments

    Each year from 1988 to 2011, R.E.M. mailed a special holiday single to every dues-paying member of its fan club, a total of 24 singles that featured Christmas songs, covers, live tracks and originals, spread across 7-inch vinyl for the first 10 years, then alternating between CDs, DVDs, vinyl and VHS.

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  • New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Cult, Peter Buck, The Style Council, Frank Black

    New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Cult, Peter Buck, The Style Council, Frank Black

    • 15 July 2013
    • New Releases
    • 0 comments

    This week’s new releases include the Pet Shop Boys’ second new album in a year (‘Electric’), plus an expanded reissue of The Cult’s ‘Electric,’ a repress of Peter Buck’s 2012 vinyl-only solo debut and a new monkey-themed 7-inch, a collection of Style Council albums and a reissue of Frank Black’s ‘Oddballs.’

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  • Video: R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills play ‘Superman’ in Portland

    Video: R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills play ‘Superman’ in Portland

    • 5 June 2013
    • Reunions, Video
    • 1 comment

    As we noted over the weekend, the former members of R.E.M. seemed to go out of their way to avoid staging a full reunion Saturday night at Peter Buck’s wedding in Portland, Ore., as all four ex-bandmates took the stage to perform at the Wonder Ballroom at one point or another — just never all at once.

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  • R.E.M. carefully avoids actual reunion as all 4 members play Peter Buck’s wedding

    R.E.M. carefully avoids actual reunion as all 4 members play Peter Buck’s wedding

    • 2 June 2013
    • Reunions
    • 7 comments

    There very well could have been a full-fledged R.E.M. reunion in Portland, Ore., on Saturday night as all four members of the defunct college-rock superstars performed after Peter Buck’s wedding. But, by all appearances, they managed to avoid such headlines, just barely, by not actually sharing the stage together.

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  • R.E.M.’s Peter Buck to release ‘monkey concept single,’ re-press solo debut

    R.E.M.’s Peter Buck to release ‘monkey concept single,’ re-press solo debut

    • 17 May 2013
    • Single News, Vinyl
    • 2 comments

    Peter Buck plans to release something he’s calling a new “monkey concept single” in the coming weeks on vinyl label Mississippi Records as well as re-press his 2012 solo debut — but without the song “LVMF,” because he only cleared its profane Sonny Boy Williamson sample for the album’s first 2,000 copies.

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  • R.E.M.’s ‘Murmur’ turns 30 today — hear a dozen demos of tracks off classic album

    R.E.M.’s ‘Murmur’ turns 30 today — hear a dozen demos of tracks off classic album

    • 12 April 2013
    • Digital Music, Milestones
    • 9 comments

    It’s a nearly unparalleled landmark in the history of ’80s college rock: R.E.M.’s peerless debut album, Murmur, was released on April 12, 1983 — exactly 30 years ago today. Today we celebrate this milestone by looking back at the building blocks of the album we know and love.

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