Brief Dispatch from Washington, DC, where Mike Mills and I are enjoying the Future of Music Coalition’s Tenth Annual Policy Summit. There have been highlights aplenty, old connections rekindled with people we only see once or so a year, along with new friends and faces as this thing seems to have a constant turnover as … Continue reading Brief Dispatch from Washington DC – 2010
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Quick Postcard From Nashville – 2010
Some favorite things about these last few days: -getting to hear some of the songs really taking shape now that the mixing’s underway; –Anton Corbijn arriving and watching him work– guy has an amazing eye, and more, and his new movie, THE AMERICAN, opens tonight, 9/1/10, nationwide For the rest, please go here.
Quick Postcard from Berlin – 2010
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
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.
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