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R.E.M: New Album Features Eddie Vedder & Patti Smith

November 5th, 2010 | No Comments

COLLAPSE INTO NOW OUT SPRING 2011

R.E.M.

R.E.M. have revealed that
the title of their 15th studio album will be Collapse Into Now. The album will be released in
Spring 2011 by Warner Bros. Records.

The band re-teamed with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, who produced the band’s
acclaimed previous album Accelerate, to make Collapse Into Now. R.E.M. and Lee recorded the
album in New Orleans at the Music Shed and in Berlin at the famed Hansa Studios. Additional recording and mixing
were done at the venerable Blackbird Studio in Nashville.

In an interview with Spin, Mike Mills revealed that three
of the twelve tracks off the upcoming album will feature Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and
Peaches. Vedder sings on “It Happened Today,” Patti Smith lends her vocals to “Blue,” and Peaches guests
on an unnamed track.

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Members of R.E.M. Team Up On SF Giants Song “Panda & The Freak”

October 28th, 2010 | No Comments

NEW ALBUM VOL. 2: HIGH AND INSIDE DUE OUT FEB. 2011

You may have heard it in AT&T park already this season, but on the heels of the Giants’ commanding seizure of
game 1 of the 2010 World Series last night, baseball-themed rock outfit The Baseball Project have released
Â“Panda & the Freak.Â” Comprised of Bay Area native and Giants fan Scott McCaughey (R.E.M., The Minus 5,
Young Fresh Fellows), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3), Peter Buck
(R.E.M.) and Linda Pitmon (Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, Smack Dab, Golden Smog) the band’s resume is as
undeniable as their baseball knowledge. Â“Panda & the FreakÂ” will appear on their new album Vol. 2: High
and Inside due out in Feb. 2011 on Yep Roc Records.

Â“Panda and the FreakÂ” celebrates the long history of amazing baseball nicknames, concentrating on Giants ace
Tim Lincecum and the ninja-like skills of big man Pablo Sandoval. Take a listen below and click
here to
grab the song on iTunes.

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R.E.M. Live DVD

September 15th, 2010 | No Comments

FEATURES NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE FROM THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
PERFORMANCE

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New West Records announces R.E.M. Live From Austin, TX, the latest DVD release from the acclaimed PBS Austin
City
Limits (ACL) television series, available October 26, 2010. Taken from R.E.M.’s ACL concert, which has been
edited
into an hour TV show, the DVD contains an extended performance including three songs never aired on the original
broadcast. The 17 songs have been re-mixed and re-mastered in LPCM stereo and DTS-HD 5.1 surround sound to
provide the highest-quality concert DVD available.

Recorded on March 13, 2008, R.E.M. Live From Austin, TX, captures R.E.M’s debut ACL appearance. The performance
features more than an hour of songs spanning the entire career of these Rock N’ Roll and Georgia Music Hall Of Fame
inductees. It includes songs from their most recent album, Accelerate, as well as such classic hits as “Losing
My Religion” and “Man On The Moon.”

Tracklist:
1. Living Well Is The Best Revenge
2. Man-Sized Wreath
3. Drive

4. So. Central Rain (previously not broadcast)
5. Accelerate
6. Fall On Me (previously not broadcast)
7. Hollow Man
8. Electrolite
9. Houston
10. Supernatural Superserious
11. Bad Day
12. Losing My Religion
13. I’m Gonna DJ
14. Horse To Water
15. Imitation Of Life (previously not broadcast)
16. Until The Day Is Done
17. Man On The Moon

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Sat Eye Candy: R.E.M.

July 31st, 2010 | No Comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF THE BEST ROCK DRUMMERS OF ALL TIME

Bill Berry, former drummer and co-founder of R.E.M., turns 52 today. We wanted to take a loving look back at the band when he filled the drum chair. There are LOT of fans who really miss Berry and the energy and percussive creativity he brought to this band. There’s no denying things have been strikingly different since his retirement from their ranks and music in general in 1997.

Damn, the man really can hit the skins!

Often this band is at their best when they swim methodically through thick atmosphere.

Hey, check out these young men at a tiny lil’ club in North Carolina!

Next, the lovely, measured MTV Unplugged version of a standout off Murmur.

A song about throw-up at least according to Stipe. Warning: Sound very low but worth it for the cheeky interview segment and one of their best b-sides live.

One of the only times Berry has performed with his former bandmates since his departure was at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2007. It’s scary-funny how much of a difference his presence makes and how much this feels like such a band. Never underestimate the power of a great drummer.

Since we’re snagging tracks from back in the day, here’s a nifty live version of a great Fables track that really highlights what Berry brought to the band’s sound.

We conclude with a sweet ass triple-play that begins with their snotty tear through Aerosmith’s “Toys In The Attic.” We miss you, Bill. Really. A lot.

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David Wild: My Very, Very Sorry Playlist for Chris Brown

July 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Now that Brown has pleaded guilty to felony assault and apologized to his fans, I wanted to offer him this very sorry little playlist.

Therese Borchard: Sleep Is Sanity

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Thanks to James Bishop’s Optimism Software, I’ve become meticulous about my sleep hygiene this summer. I go to bed every night between 9:30 and 10:00…