Dear R.E.M.: Happy birthday! Today, you turn 30 years young — a milestone birthday that might make your car insurance a wee bit cheaper and keep you from being carded as often. On April 5, 1980, you played your first show at a church in Athens, Georgia. Back in those days, you were a ragged […]
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New R.E.M., Neil Young vinyl available this weekend at the WFMU Record Fair
We just got some exciting news from the folks at Warner Brothers announcing that they will have a booth at the annual WFMU Record Fair, happening this weekend in New York City. Music fans will have first crack at getting their hands on the new vinyl edition of R.E.M’s Live At the Olympia in Dublin/39 […]
The Monday Morning Mix – I’m Gonna DJ – 8/31/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: Today, we welcome our good pal Annie Zaleski with a stellar mix. […]
The Monday Morning Mix – House of Dub Winterfest 92 – 8/17/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? A Note From Matt: Today’s mix comes from ATV’s own Kevin Brennan – As many […]
DXism – An R.E.M. tribute you won’t want to miss
A continuing series of helpful advice, humorous observations, questions about life, and obscure movie quotes and musical references, as posted by Scene Magazine staff writer D.X. Ferris on Twitter. Follow @dxferris for daily doses of the magic. Today’s DXism: Tonight @ Beer Wild Heaven, the ultimate R.E.M. bro-down throwdown! A Limp Bizkit tribute to REM: […]
Quick Hits: Material Issue, Bruce Springsteen, Career Advice for Aging Rockers, Neil Diamond
Oh internet friends of mine, it’s been a looooong time since we’ve done one of these Quick Hits type of posts. I’m getting ready to point my car towards Michigan for night #2 of the J. Geils Band reunion shows in Detroit, happening Saturday night. The band are reuniting for a pair of shows in […]
DXMas….a different kinda holiday mix tape for your listening pleasure
Assuming that you’re not drunkenly passed out from too much of that “special” eggnog, here’s some more special holiday musical cheer for your ears. A few years back, I received a suspiciously labeled package in the mail with my address scratched semi-illegibly on the face of the package. While I would normally mark “return to […]
It’s an R.E.M. Monster, I tell you!
Hey kids, How’s the conclusion of ye olde humpa day going for you all? Me, pretty darn fantastic. I’m at my favorite place to be – HOME. I’m working on figuring out ways to get paid, without having to leave the house. In the meantime, here we are. I’ll start with a fun bit of […]
R.E.M.’s new album is great, and the past few sucked, right? Well….
Thanks to Bob Lefsetz for getting my attention with a mention of this: It’s always fun to call out a major print magazine, and The Huffington Post does just that with this great article that looks at the Rolling Stone review history for recent R.E.M. albums starting with the current CD Accelerate. link It’s sarcasm […]