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Sixeyes (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Why? is the band and Yoni Wolf is the singer who moves between the friendly vibe of REM's Michael Stipe and the earnest and idiosyncratic indie nerd calling card of They Might Be Giants. The band's latest record is Eskimo Snow and boasts, "This Blackest Purse" a terrific song, with a simple melody and dense detailed lyrics. this blackest purse [ mp3 ] eskimo snow (Sock Hop...
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ineedmyfixashley | 12/07/2009
... a good mother. I feel a good sense of satisfaction in most areas of my life at the moment.” Michael Stipe and Gina Gershon also attended the screening.
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Google Maps Mania (Free subscription) | yesterday
R.E.M. iPhone App R.E.M. have released a new iPhone application that includes an interactive guide to the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia using Google Maps. The map examines some of the locations in Athens that have been important to the band's career. These include the location of the band's first gig at the Church Steeple, Wuxtry Records, where Michael Stipe first met Peter Buck...
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Austinist (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Vic Chesnutt is an esteemed songwriter who has worked with many artists, though in the past these have most notably been with South-centric folks like Widespread Panic and Elf Power , with whom he has recorded albums, and R.E.M. ’s Michael Stipe, who has produced his work in the past. For his last two records, though, Chesnutt reached north. He signed to Constellation records,...
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MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | yesterday
... yesterday as part of the Royal Variety Performance, a concert that also featured Miley Cyrus and Michael Bublé. The Gaga performance was the centerpiece of the show, as she played a piano that was suspended in mid-air while singing "Speechless," a new song from her just-released EP The Fame Monster . In a nod to John Lennon , she told the attendees, "Let me hear you rattle your jewelry!"...
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Mike Tidmus : Blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
A flowchart to determine what religion you should follow (graphic: holytaco.com via GrrlScientist ) Don’t let not having a chosen god (or gods) to worship spoil your holiday season. Here’s a helpful flowchart to assist you in making up your mind and beginning to make those critically important plans for your post-life lifestyle … or not. [ distant sound of Michael Stipe singing Choosing...
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Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... around him,” Sim remembers. “I kept staring and thinking, ‘Is that . . . that can’t be?’ ” It was: Michael Stipe. Hear It Now: xx is out now. In our Breaking video, check out the video for the xx’s sparse “Basic Space.”