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R.E.M.: Collapse Into Now

“Hey now, take your pills,” Michael Stipe sings pensively on “Überlin.” “Hey now, make your breakfast.” If the cadence of those lines and the melody of that song remind listeners of R.E.M.’s 1992 single “Drive,” the resemblance is certainly intentional. The band’s 15th album, Collapse Into Now, is littered with references to their mighty back catalog.  read more

R.E.M., Belle and Sebastian Members Contribute to Snow Patrol Side Project

Last year certainly had its fair share of supergroups, but 2010 is already making efforts to keep up. Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has drafted quite a team of musicians for his latest side project, Tired Pony. The album, which Lightbody has described as “country-tinged” will feature R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, Belle and Sebastian drummer Richard Coburn, Iain Archer and his wife, singer Miriam Kaufman, and producer Garret “Jacknife” Lee....  read more

R.E.M. Working on New Album, Michael Stipe Working on Beard

A couple days ago, R.E.M released two short videos filmed by a covert/hirsute Michael Stipe. Haphazardly focusing the camera on the occasional electric guitar or amplifier, Stipe meanders through the rooms where his band is recording its 15th studio record. According to Pop Candy, Grammy Award-winning Jacknife Lee is producing the new album, still in its early stages. Not many other details are known at the moment, but you can watch Stipe’s Blair Witchy cinematography below:...  read more