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.”
Tag: R.E.M.
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.
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
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 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. 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.
R.E.M. reissuing original ‘Radio Free Europe’ Hib-Tone single for first time in 40 years
R.E.M. will reissue its debut single “Radio Free Europe” for the first time in 40 years this summer, pressing up new 7-inch vinyl copies of the original Hib-Tone version of the song released in 1981 — and different than the re-recorded version that appeared on 1983’s Murmur. Full details right here.
