Tag: R.E.M.

R.E.M. announces expanded 25th anniversary “Up” reissue with “Party of Five” live set

R.E.M. announces expanded 25th anniversary “Up” reissue with “Party of Five” live set

R.E.M.’s reissue campaign celebrating the 25th anniversaries of the its albums continues with the expanded reissue of Up, the band’s first post-Bill Berry album.

New releases: R.E.M., Cindy Wilson, Elizabeth Fraser, Catherine Wheel, Stone Roses, Ocean Blue

New releases: R.E.M., Cindy Wilson, Elizabeth Fraser, Catherine Wheel, Stone Roses, Ocean Blue

This week’s new releases include vinyl reissues from R.E.M., Catherine Wheel, The Stone Roses and The Ocean Blue, plus a new album from The B-52s’ Cindy Wilson.

Listen:  Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck cover Kevn Kinney’s “MacDougal Blues”

Listen: Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck cover Kevn Kinney’s “MacDougal Blues”

Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck seemingly have been joined at the musical hip since McCaughey started his tenure as a R.E.M. sideman in the mid-’90s.

Out this week: R.E.M. vinyl reissues, plus The Beat Farmers and The Stranglers

Out this week: R.E.M. vinyl reissues, plus The Beat Farmers and The Stranglers

This week’s new releases include two titles apiece reissued on vinyl by R.E.M. and The Beat Farmers, plus a 4CD collection from The Stranglers.

R.E.M.’s “Strange Currencies” gets new video, digital EP thanks to song’s use in “The Bear”

R.E.M.’s “Strange Currencies” gets new video, digital EP thanks to song’s use in “The Bear”

R.E.M.’s 1994 single “Strange Currencies” features prominently — and repeatedly — in the new second season of FX’s hit streaming show “The Bear.”

Check out this newly resurfaced, 40-minute post-Replacements interview with Bob Stinson

Check out this newly resurfaced, 40-minute post-Replacements interview with Bob Stinson

When Steve Birmingham launched “The Dewey Berger Show” on Minneapolis public-access TV in 1994, he conducted his first sit-down interview with Bob Stinson.

R.E.M.’s out-of-print “Around the Sun,” “Collapse Into Now” to be reissued on vinyl

R.E.M.’s out-of-print “Around the Sun,” “Collapse Into Now” to be reissued on vinyl

Craft Recordings this summer will reissue two of R.E.M.’s out-of-print latter-era albums on heavyweight audiophile vinyl in both black and color pressings.

Michael Stipe releases Earth Day benefit single “Give Me A Hand” with Gaelynn Lea

Michael Stipe releases Earth Day benefit single “Give Me A Hand” with Gaelynn Lea

Michael Stipe has released a handful of new songs over the last few years, and he adds to that small but growing collection of solo material with “Give Me a Hand.”

Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe reflect on “Murmur” anniversary: “40 years is a looong time”

Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe reflect on “Murmur” anniversary: “40 years is a looong time”

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.’s iconic first album Murmur, a record that’s widely considered among the best rock debuts.

New book “Maps and Legends” promises comprehensive history of R.E.M.

New book “Maps and Legends” promises comprehensive history of R.E.M.

The story of of one of college rock’s most foundational bands is told anew in John Hunter’s hefty biography “Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.”

New podcast digs into KCRW host Deirdre O’Donoghue’s ‘lost’ SNAP! archives

New podcast digs into KCRW host Deirdre O’Donoghue’s ‘lost’ SNAP! archives

A new 10-part podcast series from California public radio mainstay KCRW celebrates ’80s college-rock era host Deirdre O’Donoghue and her archive of in-studio performances.

The dB’s early singles, demos compiled on ‘I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978–1981’

The dB’s early singles, demos compiled on ‘I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978–1981’

The new label Propeller Sound Recordings next month will release a 23-song compilation of rare and obscure early material from jangle-pop progenitors The dB’s.

R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ to receive 25th anniversary deluxe reissue

R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ to receive 25th anniversary deluxe reissue

R.E.M. will continue its deluxe album reissue series this fall with an expanded 25th anniversary edition of New Adventures in Hi-Fi, the record the band made while touring 1995’s Monster and the final LP recorded before co-founder Bill Berry left the band. Full details and tracklists right here.