Artist: R.E.M.

The Decemberists en vivo en KCRW.Morning Becomes Durante su presentación en el programa de radio Morning Becomes Eclectic  de la KCRW , The Decemberists presentaron un cover a la canción "Cuyahoga" original de R.E.M. El grupo de Portland rindió un pequeño homenaje a una de su bandas favoritas. Esta reinterpretación de "Cuyahoga", así como toda la sesión completa, la pueden ver a continuación. Estas fueron las canciones que Colin Meloy y compañía interpretaron ese día. "Cuyahoga" "Don’t Call it All" "Rise to Me" [...]

Everything will kill you, eventually. Pay enough attention to media reports and you'll discover that consuming just about anything will lead to your early demise. You've upgraded your diet and added lots of broccoli? Be careful, because too much will lead to kidney issues. Brown rice is your new staple? Watch out, that stuff can contain a lot of hidden [...]

In the grand scheme of their career, R.E.M.'s sixth studio album has somewhat faded into the background. Released in 1988, it fell between their final days as an independent act with the much revered Document and their transition to one of the biggest bands in the world with Out Of Time and Automatic For The People . Yet, while it may have not been on repeat in some households (this one included), this latest reissue is proof that absence has made the heart grow fonder and proves that the record sits comfortably amongst [...]

R.E.M.'s major label debut, Green , was released on Election Day in 1988. It was a canny move from a political band, making their mark on the public consciousness on the very day the Reagan administration turned into the first Bush administration. The record also happened to be the band's entry into the big leagues, going from a small-town Southern band with a knack for jangle guitar and art-punk posturing into a world conquering behemoth that would become one of the most popular bands of the 902s. While the album itself is [...]

In March 2010, Big Star' s Jody Stephens honored late band mate Alex Chilton with an impromptu all-star performance of the band's 1978 classic, Third (later Sister Lovers ), during South by Southwest. Later that year, Stephens unearthed the album's original scores and began staging a handful of shows across the country, featuring a shifting lineup of performers and singers, along with a full orchestra. Now, the project has announced two new performances for Chicago (June 28th) and New York City (June 30th). Stephens will be on skins for both outings and [...]

There's a lot that can be read into the title of R.E.M.' s 1988 major label debut. One can look at Green as a proud defense of the Athens band's growing left-wing ideology, or perhaps as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the lucrative contract it signed with Warner Bros. But looking back on the record 25 years later, the title might best be taken as an earnest acknowledgement of new beginnings, where a well-respected band turns a corner from its past and ventures eagerly into the musical unknown. Taken as such, R.E.M. couldn't have stumbled across [...]

A few of my favorite new releases this week, including new stuff from Bibio, Small Black, Vampire Weekend, and Wild Nothing.  As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for more new music. Bibio// Silver Wilkinson web // facebook // twitter // soundcloud //iTunes The Handsome Family// Wilderness web // facebook // twitter // soundcloud // shows // iTunes Kisses// Kids in L.A. [...]

R.E.M. "Get Up" (Live in Greensboro, SC, 1989) A lot of songs that implore the listener to “do something” with their lives can seem awfully smug and self-satisfied, but R.E.M.’s “Get Up” side-steps that trap by making it clear from the start that the singer is addressing himself as much as the audience. The lyrics are intentionally vague about what Michael Stipe wants us all to do, but the basic point is abundantly clear: No matter who we are or what we do, we need to resist the empty comforts of apathy and become active members [...]

• R.E.M. - Get Up

Yesterday, Pearson Sound released his first EP this year; a four-track release titled  REM.  The EP will arrive as a follow-up to 20122s  Untitled/Footloose  12-inch on David Kennedy's own Pearson Sound label, and despite the misleading PEARS24 catalogue number, this will be only the second single to come out on the eponymous imprint. The London-based producer is releasing it digitally and on 12-inch. It's already copped support from Benji B and Gilles Peterson, and keen-eared fans (like me lol) would have already heard some radio love on Rinse FM's Hessle Audio show. It's his first solo record since September's  [...]

• PearsonSound - REM

A pair of big-selling 1980s albums from either end of the rock spectrum get the deluxe reissue treatment, one the then-emerging indie-rockers R.E.M. and the other the confirmed pop-rock stars Huey Lewis and the News. Meanwhile, the Del-Lords (a shambolic delight, one of America's many answers to the Clash) offer a triumphal reunion; and Randall Bramblett (best known for his [...]

If 19872s Document heralded the moment when R.E.M. started to get away from us, the follow up Green confirmed things: This wasn't going to be our little secret anymore. Still, for all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth among the college-radio hipsters (ahem!), Green was really more of a bridge between the two worlds than a destination. Sure, tracks [...]

Checa dos videos en vivo de R.E.M., "Stand" y "Get Up" (Live In Greensboro, 1989) La próxima semana, R.E.M. celebrará el 25 aniversario de su álbum de 1988, Green , con el lanzamiento de una edición de lujo del disco el 14 de mayo a través de Rhino Records . Además del álbum reemasterizado y una variedad de extras, el disco doble estará acompañado por una película que recoge la actuación que ofreció la banda de Athens, Georgia, en noviembre de 1989 en Greensboro, Carolina del [...]

Next week,  R.E.M. will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1988 album, Green , by releasing a deluxe edition reissue on May 14th via Rhino Records. In addition to the remastered album and an assortment of other goodies, the two-disc release will be accompanied by a tour film that collects live performances from the band's November 10th, 1989 concert in Greensboro, NC. As a preview, the band's dropped two cuts with "Stand" and "Get Up", the latter of which contains one remarkable rat tail - courtesy of Mr. Michael Stipe! Watch 'em below. [...]

The press release for Deerhunter's Monomania included the cryptic line describing the record as "avant garde(?) but only in context not form." It's a confounding statement meant to confuse and add spectacle, though neither are necessary. Such is the way of  Bradford Cox , Deerhunter 's enigmatic frontman who has grown into his own as both rock star and entertainer. His artsy tendencies have been traded in for his love for American music, making Monomania a mix of not [...]

So I want to focus a little more on these Alternative Album Grammy Winners that I'm playing for bonus songs on the Countdown. So I think, on the first Monday of every month, I'm going to do a little retrospective poll related to the album from the proceeding month. April's album was Beck's Odelay Please answer the following questions in the comments section. (If you don't have an answer, feel free to skip the question) 1. What is your favorite track on Odelay ? (cool! i [...]

"There's a sucker born every minute" -- David Hannum Yawn...the last few releases in R.E.M.'s 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition series have been extremely lackluster and the band's new EP, "Live in Greensboro", which is a companion piece to the forthcoming Green reissue (out May 14th), doesn't fail to disappoint. "Live in Greensboro" is being marketed as "featur[ing] a handful of performances from the Greensboro show that, due to space constraints, are not found on the [ Green ] Deluxe Edition". While the implication is that this EP [...]

Robert Pollard is an indie rock legend. As the driving force behind the Dayton, Ohio group Guided by Voices , his output has not only been of exceptional quality, but exceptionally prolific. English Little League is the band's 20th studio album since their formation in ’83 – and making twenty LPs in that amount of time is no mean feat, especially if you discount their recent 6-year hiatus. They were most celebrated at the midpoint of the ‘90s, when they put out modern classics such as [...]

Iggy and the Stooges were in cracking form on The Colbert Report last night, making them the latest in a long line of bands who've appeared as guests on Stephen Colbert's long-running satirical chat show. Of all the late-night hosts on TV, Colbert seems to get the most amusing interviews and performances out of musicians; here are a selection of The Colbert Report 's very best musical moments. You're more than welcome. [...]

We've been big fans of Bob Weir's fantastic Weir Here since it debuted last year. The semi-regular web variety show, which is broadcast live from Weir's TRI Studios, has featured members of the Grateful Dead and its extended family swapping stories and performing a mix of tunes. During a recent episode, the former Bobby & The Midnights lead singer revealed that he will take the show on the road this fall, where he will be joined by Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), Jonathan Wilson, Jay Lane (Primus), Jason Crosby and Jeff Chimenti (Furthur, RatDog), as [...]

• Third Man Records - Jack White in the Record Booth - Coal Miner's Daughter

About two months ago, my iPod shuffle landed on The Black Crowes' "A Conspiracy" as I was running around the Tan in Melbourne, and I had one of my increasingly semi-regular '90s moments. They were, after all, some of the best years of my life so far. As flashbacks of Bill and Hillary Clinton filled my head, I remembered that Atlanta's Robinson brothers and company were my second-favorite rock & roll group of the decade (and the genre's top squawkers, high above Sheryl Crow and Counting Crows), and promptly spent the next 24 hours or so listening [...]