Really great to be here on many levels– one of the world’s great cities and only being here a little while (like anywhere) really lets one get a sense of what the town is really like– neighborhoods, people, customs and traditions, how people live and work and play here, not to mention why so many … Continue reading Quick Postcard from Berlin – 2010
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All Memories are Local – 2010
I decided to think of 30 places meaningful to the band over the years– so what follows is not by any means comprehensive– no way it could be that. It is more of a memory exercise, aided occasionally by the amazing chronology of R.E.M. performances found at R.E.M. Timeline — but rather than just listing … Continue reading All Memories are Local – 2010
Thanksgiving Roundup – 2009
As the band and office prepare to break for a few days for the Thanksgiving holiday, here’s a quick roundup of some of the things going on in and around camp R.E.M.: 1) Work on New Album Begins: For the rest, please go here.
Postcard from CPH/KBH – 2009
Where I am here briefly for the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival, which screened THIS IS NOT A SHOW the short feature we did from the Dublin shows. I’m having a good time in this stately old European capitol and from here I go to Kristiansand, Norway, for an annual academic conference that I normally have … Continue reading Postcard from CPH/KBH – 2009
POSTCARD FROM ATHENS, OCTOBER 27, 2009: OLYMPIA DAY
Well, LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA is finally out worldwide and hopefully you will find it wherever you are looking online, in a record shop, or some other retail experience. It has been a real labor of love getting this one up and out, as it is somewhat of a different animal– live, specific to a … Continue reading POSTCARD FROM ATHENS, OCTOBER 27, 2009: OLYMPIA DAY
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