The internet does like to throw up the most surprising facts sometimes: Bear admits to shitting in the woods . That sound you can hear in the far distance is an undiscovered Indian tribe in the Amazonian basin agreeing that it must be a slow news day for Yahoo News.
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Ah, the dog days of August, when the news cycle is so slow, Michael Stipe's profession that he "very publicly despise[s]" George W. Bush is worthy of a headline. I suppose it could be worse, though—he could be coming out for the 38,584th time . [ 6music ]
Somewhat oddly, Michael Stipe is guesting on NuNationwide this evening. Adrian Chiles - freshly back from Beijing - asks Stipe about the Olympic legacy in Atlanta: Have they forgotten about the Olympics? "Yeah, pretty much... I know The rents went up and didn't come back down again..." TVAM veteran and Tory teddybear hugger Giles Brandereth has delivered a report on rich people who give away their fortunes rather than pass the money on to their kids. Christine Blakeley says how much she admires people who give money secretly; Giles says that entrepreneurs [...]
More than a little misleading in both their band name and album title, Philadelphia's Milton & the Devil's Party present their sophomore set How Wicked We've Become, a sweet and often deceptively haunting album of unapologetic jangle pop. One that, while hardly original, hardly sounds dated. Considering how both singer/songwriter Daniel Robinson and guitarist Mark Graybill [...]
Por casi 10 años, el fotógrafo Steven Sebring ha seguido a la grandiosa Patti Smith alrededor del mundo, filmándola a intervalos durante sus conciertos, su vida diaria y sus reuniones con amigos como Bob Dylan y Michael Stipe (¡quién no quisiera tener esta clase de amigos!). Steven ha reunido todo este material en un documental llamado Patti Smith: Dream of Life , el cual se estrenará el próximo 6 de agosto en la Ciudad de Nueva York. Sin [...]
top of the evening! just got done watching this great 9 piece doc on pfork tv on the 80's music/art scene in athens. definitely worth your time if only for the michael stipe portion admitting that he can smell ants. least.useful.talent.ever. here is the new video for the gutter twins' "idle hands." Tags: athens , greg dulli , mark lanegan , michael stipe , pitchfork tv , rem , the gutter twins , video
E' stato rilasciato il video di "Man-Sized Wreath", terzo singolo estratto dall'ultimo album dei R.E.M. " Accelerate ". Il clip è stato concesso in anteprima assoluta al portale spinner.com e in seguito diffuso tramite il sito ufficiale della band. E' pensato e realizzato dalla design house canadese Crush , la stessa che aveva già curato quello del precedente " Hollow Man ". A Michael Stipe e soci deve piacere proprio tanto il miscuglio di immagini e computer-grafica, il risultato effettivamente è di impatto visivo notevole. Lo trovate dopo il salto. [...]
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Soundchecks often serve as safe zones for musicians, a place where they can feel free to goof off and take chances that might not be suitable for an audience of people who've paid big money to hear straight versions of their favorite songs. R.E.M., however, is a bit less precious about the moment's sanctity; the band's 1996 album New Adventures In Hi-Fi is partially comprised of music recorded at soundchecks, and more recently, the band opted to share a peculiar version of their song "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" recorded before a concert in Dresden. [...]
yelle a cause des garcons (booster remix) hot chip one pure thought (toddla t remix) nirvana smells like teen spirit (divide & kreate remix) mgmt electric feel the cribs men's needs (css remix) the new pornographers the spirit of giving michael stipe in the sun (feat. joseph arthur)
I haven't done a covers post for a while. Or at least, I don't think I have. I could be wrong. Either way, I don't have much time tonight so essentially this is a lazy post. A filler, if you like, as I'm in a bit of a rush packing a small bag, wrapping birthday presents and trying to work out the route I need to take to get to Bristol for a friend's 30th birthday celebrations tomorrow. So I hope you excuse me just this once. So where do we start? Well, [...]
I just took this picture in my backyard -- it's of the hill of the junior high school right behind my house. These three kids have been out there snowboarding for hours, now that the snow has stopped and it's a gorgeous sunny day (28 degrees, but gorgeous). I love Colorado. Backyard snowboarding. I keep amassing new Christmas tuneage to share, or else discovering something I had forgotten, buried in the depths of my iTunes. I figure I'll spill 'em now because it's my last chance for about 11 months. [...]
It's not the sort of intervention that's really going to do much for your reputation: it might be nice for someone to stand up and say "Thom Yorke's not as gloomy as you might think", but when that someone is Michael Stipe - hardly known for his appearances on Hollywood Squares - it's not really that convincing: "Thom in person is not as cheerless as the media like to portray him. We have suffered the same thing for years, just because my band's music leans towards the darker emotions. "I'm happy to [...]
If this was Vietnam, we'd have had a few decent albums of anti-war music by now. As it is, musicians are only now slowly coming together to say "this Iraq thing... maybe it's not going quite as well as it could be, yeah?" Leading off with a big anti-war protest in New York are http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200 60223/music_nm/antiwar_dc">Mic hael Stipe, Bright Eyes, Rufus Wainwright, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Devendra Banhart and Peaches . A pretty impressive line-up, although for some reason they elected Casey Spooner spokesperson: "It is impossible not to react to the current state [...]
Michael Stipe and Chris Martin have put their heads together and come up with a way to raise funds for the Katrina victims. They're produced a version of In The Sun which will go out in this week's Grey's Anatomy - presumably Boston Legal was busy; it'll then be stuck up on iTunes is an eyewatering range of styles and mixes. Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne and James Iha are also involved; remxing will be done by Black Eyed Peas Will I Am and Justin Timberlake. All cash raised will go to Mercy Corps. [...]
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