I love this new article.
Excerpt: The star, of course, was Michael Stipe. His hair was cropped and dyed blond. Pinned to his jacket were a selection of wristwatches. And written backwards across his forehead was the word "DOG". These days I might be inclined to roll my eyes. At 16, I thought he was a riddle wrapped inside an enigma all bundled up in mystery, which was surely what I was supposed to think.
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Some R.E.M. love for Feeling Gravity's Pull
Started by stipeeyes, Nov 23 2012 12:18 PM
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Posted 23 November 2012 - 12:18 PM
MS to Me: Where else could antelopes jump off tall buildings and submarines be fueled by melody?
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 04:08 AM
"Falling in love with a group is usually a gradual process: you hear, you like, you hear more, you listen closely, you start to love. A few times it happens in an instant.."
Great article Denise. I discovered R.E.M. in the early 90's then I went back and got their pre 90's records one by one.
Great article Denise. I discovered R.E.M. in the early 90's then I went back and got their pre 90's records one by one.
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......as birds take wing they sing through life, so why can't we....
......as birds take wing they sing through life, so why can't we....
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Posted 24 November 2012 - 11:05 AM
Here's the photo (and caption) REMHQ is running in conjunction with their link to this article:
Peter, Sid Griffin (Long Ryders), Rick Gershon and Greg Sowders (Long Ryders) at Long
Ryders / Hammersmith Palais show in 1985. Paisley Underground meets the pride of Athens ....
Peter, Sid Griffin (Long Ryders), Rick Gershon and Greg Sowders (Long Ryders) at Long
Ryders / Hammersmith Palais show in 1985. Paisley Underground meets the pride of Athens ....
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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